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Opinion Cracker Barrel leaders understand an often-forgotten truth of the internet

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Updated August 9, 2022 at 6:57 p.m. EDT|Published August 9, 2022 at 5:44 p.m. EDT
A Cracker Barrel restaurant in Sterling, Va., in November 2017. (Deb Lindsey For The Washington Post).
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One doesn’t normally expect controversy over a corporate Facebook post. Then Cracker Barrel decided to offer vegan sausage.

“Discover new meat frontiers,” the company wrote in the post announcing this exciting news. “Experience the out of this world flavor of Impossible Sausage Made From Plants next time you Build Your Own Breakfast.”