Cracker Barrel Reports Rejection of Proposed Nominations of Biglari-Cooley, Says Mitchell to Retire

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. ("Cracker Barrel" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CBRL ) today announced that the Board received notice from Martha M. Mitchell that she will retire from the Cracker Barrel Board of Directors at the end of her current term and will not stand for election at the 2013