US restaurant and retail chain Cracker Barrel Old Country Store has rolled out a seasonal autumn menu platform across participating nationwide locations, introducing a series of value-focused Crispy Homestyle Chicken deals starting at US$9.99.
Running from 18 August through 18 October 2026, the short-run limited-time offering (LTO) couples value-tier menu engineering with seasonal daypart expansions and family-focused promotions to drive guest footfall and transaction frequency during the back-to-school trading window.
Menu and Chicken Lineup
The promotional push centres on expanding the brand's core poultry architecture, introducing customisation tiers spanning loaded and sauced variations alongside entry-level price positioning.
The new Crispy Homestyle Chicken platform features four distinct menu additions:
🍁 Maple Bacon Homestyle Chicken: Crispy Homestyle Chicken topped with melted Colby cheese, crispy bacon, sweet maple glaze, and a cool ranch drizzle.
🧅 BBQ Smokestack Homestyle Chicken: Crispy Homestyle Chicken stacked with crispy bacon, fried onions, melted Colby cheese, and sweet barbecue sauce.
🌶️ Nashville Hot Homestyle Chicken: A spicy variation featuring Cracker Barrel's signature Nashville Hot seasoning.
🍯 Honey Butter Homestyle Chicken: Crispy Homestyle Chicken drizzled with sweet honey butter for a sweet-and-savoury profile.
Each chicken entry is offered as an entrée served with two Country Sides and a choice of buttermilk biscuits or corn muffins, or formatted as a sandwich served on a toasted buttermilk bun with Duke's Real Mayonnaise, pickles, and one Country Side.
Breakfast Innovations and Seasonal Desserts
To support morning daypart traffic and multi-occasion dining, Cracker Barrel is expanding its breakfast cabinet with apple-and-caramel-infused LTOs served alongside eggs and breakfast meats:
🥞 Sweet Cream Caramel Apple Pancakes: Pancakes topped with warm fried cinnamon apples, rich caramel drizzle, and sweet vanilla cream sauce.
🍞 Sweet Cream Caramel Apple French Toast: French toast topped with fried cinnamon apples, caramel drizzle, and sweet vanilla cream sauce.
The seasonal platform also incorporates beverage and dessert line extensions:
🍰 Apple Cobbler Cheesecake: A new seasonal dessert combining classic apple cobbler flavour profiles with cheesecake.
🥕 Carrot Cake: A returning guest-favourite layered dessert SKU.
🍏 Granny Smith Apple Beverages: Returning Granny Smith Apple Tea and Granny Smith Apple Mimosa, alongside the new Sweet Honey Latte.
Sarah Moore, Chief Marketing Officer at Cracker Barrel, stated that the seasonal campaign was developed to simplify mealtime decision-making for family households facing busy autumn schedules, pairing accessible price points with familiar comfort food profiles.
The multi-category seasonal platform will operate across participating Cracker Barrel locations nationwide through 18 October 2026.
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