LEBANON, Tenn., Aug 07, 2007 (BUSINESS WIRE) --

CBRL Group, Inc. ("CBRL" or the "Company") (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported comparable store sales for its Cracker Barrel Old Country Store(R) restaurants and gift shops for the six-week period ending Friday, August 3, 2007, the final reporting period of the Company's 2007 fiscal year.

-- Comparable store restaurant sales increased 1.6% from the comparable six-week period last year, with approximately 1.9% higher average check primarily due to an average menu price increase of about 2.0%.

-- Comparable store retail sales were up 1.5% from the comparable six-week period in fiscal 2006. Excluding the impact of one additional porch sale day in the same period of fiscal 2006, the sales increase was approximately 2.8%.

Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 562 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states.

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SOURCE: CBRL Group, Inc.

CBRL Group, Inc.
Investor Contact:
Diana S. Wynne, 615-443-9837
Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
or
Media Contact:
Julie K. Davis, 615-443-9266
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