NASHVILLE, Tenn. (WSMV) - Cracker Barrel is pushing back against a billboard that was put up in West Nashville this month, which reads: “Fire the CEO.”
The restaurant released a statement to WSMV4 saying that the billboard was put up by Sardar Biglari.
Biglari is the CEO of Steak ‘n Shake and also runs Western Sizzlin’ and Maxim Magazine.
“This billboard was put up by a man named Sardar Biglari, who runs Steak ‘n Shake, Western Sizzlin’, and Maxim Magazine, and is exactly the sort of stunt we would expect from him,” Cracker Barrel said.
“For fourteen years, our shareholders have rejected his self-serving campaigns against Cracker Barrel. Launching personal attacks from billboards to attempt to disrupt a business like Cracker Barrel is not what serious or well-intentioned investors do a