The Cracker Barrel restaurant in Jackson has closed, and company officials said the restaurant on Interstate 55 has struggled to recover after the pandemic. The company decided to close the Jackson location after evaluating the performance of Cracker Barrel restaurants, and the company said in a statement, “The decision to close a store is not taken lightly.” “We will assist our affected employees and managers during the transition, including offering them job opportunities at our nearby location in The Pearl.” Signs were raised on Monday to alert visitors to the permanent closure. Truck loaded with Cracker Barrel branding. “Our sincere thanks go out to our employees who worked so hard to keep our fireplace glowing and to the guests who dined with us, celebrated with us and made us a part of Jackson.” The water crisis last fall in Jackson also affected the restaurant, which was closed for several days, the company said. Jackson, the council needs to have some serious discussions about keeping businesses in town. That comes with a variety of different things, primarily public safety.” Vaught said the city also needs to see what can be done to fill in the now empty buildings along the I-55 corridor.
Jackson’s cracking barrel is closed.
Company officials said the restaurant on Interstate 55 has struggled to recover after the pandemic. The company decided to close the Jackson location after evaluating the performance of the Cracker Barrel restaurants.
“The decision to close a store is not one we take lightly,” the company said in a statement. “We will assist our affected employees and managers during the transition, including offering them job opportunities at our nearby location in The Pearl.”
Signs were raised on Monday to alert visitors to the permanent closure. Truck loaded with Cracker Barrel branding.
“We sincerely thank our employees who have worked so hard to keep our stove glowing and to the guests who have dined with us, celebrated with us and made us a part of the Jackson community for over 30 years,” the company said. .
The water crisis in Jackson last fall also affected the restaurant, which had to close for several days.
Jackson City Council President Ashby Foote said the council needs to have some serious discussions about keeping businesses in the city.
“Jackson has to do its best to attract restaurants to locate in Jackson,” Foote said. “And other companies too. This comes with a variety of different things, primarily public safety.”
Foote said the city also needs to see what can be done to fill in the now empty buildings along the I-55 corridor.
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