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UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549


FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934


Date of Report (date of earliest event reported):   December 4, 2007


CBRL GROUP, INC.

 
Tennessee
0-25225
62-1749513
(State or Other Jurisdiction
(Commission File Number)
(I.R.S. Employer
of Incorporation)   
  
Identification No.) 
                                                                                                              
305 Hartmann Drive, Lebanon, Tennessee 37087

 (615) 444-5533


Check the appropriate box if the Form 8-K filing is intended to simultaneously satisfy the filing obligation of the registrant under any of the following provisions:

[  ] Written communications pursuant to Rule 425 under the Securities Act (17 CFR 230.425)

[  ] Soliciting material pursuant to Rule 14a-12 under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14a-12)

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 14d-2(b) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.14d-2(b))

[  ] Pre-commencement communications pursuant to Rule 13e-4(c) under the Exchange Act (17 CFR 240.13e-4(c))


Item 7.01.  Regulation FD Disclosure.

On December 4, 2007, CBRL Group, Inc. issued the press release, which is furnished hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and incorporated by reference as if fully set forth herein, announcing the comparable store sales for its Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® restaurants and gift shops for the four-week period ending Friday, November 30, 2007.


Item 9.01.  Financial Statements and Exhibits.
 
(d)  
Exhibits.

           See Exhibit Index immediately following signature page.


SIGNATURE

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

                                                                                     
Dated:  December 4, 2007   CBRL GROUP, INC.
     
     
  By: /s/ N.B. Forrest Shoaf
  Name:
N.B. Forrest Shoaf
  Title: Senior Vice President, Secretary
    and General Counsel
     

 
 
 
 
                                                              
                                                                                    EXHIBIT INDEX
 
Exhibit No.                                                                           Description
 
99.1  
Press Release issued by CBRL Group, Inc. dated December 4, 2007 (furnished only)
 

 


 
pressrelease.htm
Exhibit 99.1
 
 
 
 
[CBRL GROUP, INC. LOGO]
POST OFFICE BOX 787
 
LEBANON, TENNESSEE
 
37088-0787
 
 
C B R L   G R O U P,   I N C.

 
Investor Contact: Diana S. Wynne
  Senior Vice President, Corporate Affairs
  (615) 443-9837
   
Media Contact: Julie K. Davis
  Director, Corporate Communications
  (615) 443-9266
                           
CBRL GROUP REPORTS INCREASED NOVEMBER COMPARABLE STORE SALES

LEBANON, Tenn. – December 4, 2007 -- CBRL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL) today reported increased comparable store sales for its Cracker Barrel Old Country Store® restaurants and gift shops for the four-week period ending Friday, November 30, 2007.  The sales are compared with comparable weeks, not the prior-year fiscal period, as a result of the 53rd week in the fiscal year ended on August 3, 2007:

·  
Comparable store restaurant sales increased 2.5%, with approximately 3.6% higher average check primarily due to an average menu price increase of about 3.8%.   Traffic declined approximately 1.1%.
·  
Comparable store retail sales were up 4.4%.

Headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, CBRL Group, Inc. presently operates 570 Cracker Barrel Old Country Store restaurants and gift shops located in 41 states.

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