No matter which cracker barrel you choose to dine, one man, larry singleton, has certainly had hand his hand in putting a personal touch on the decor that surrounds you. Since 1979, he has been in charge of furnishing every single cracker barrel old country store in the nation with authentic memorabilia from our nations past. View larry singleton s profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Inside cracker barrels treasure trove nashville post. Larry accompanied his parents on antiquebuying trips as a child, started working at the decor warehouse in 1980, and. Larry singleton decor manager decor manager cracker barrel. Today, the couples son, larry singleton, is still in charge of finding unique, regional decorations for new restaurant locations. My favorite day to eat at cracker barrel is sunday, for the daily special we call sunday chicken. The cracker barrell has antique buyers that roam the countryside to find items to decorate their restaurants. In 1969, danny evins opened the very first cracker barrel in lebanon, and he asked the singletons to furnish it with antiques. Larry singleton has spent the past 30plus years traveling back in time, from the 1800s up through the 1940s, 50s, sometimes dipping into the 60s.
Cracker barrel antiques warehouse cracker barrel antiques. There are currently 649 cracker barrel locations across the united states. This man is behind every single antique you see in cracker. Today, the collection has outgrown the singleton homethe tens of thousands of items are meticulously categorized and housed in cracker barrel s decor warehouse, located at the companys lebanon headquarters. Recapturing americas good ol days one piece at a time. Now, he is the purveyor over an enormous warehouse at cracker barrels headquarters in lebanon, tennessee. Larry singleton eugene, 46 christiana, tn background.
Singleton tells his family has been an integral part of cracker barrels fabric, gathering antiques for the company since 1969. Join larry singleton, cracker barrels decor warehouse manager, on a virtual tour of the warehouse in lebanon, tennessee. These five decor items are in every cracker barrel its. Larry singleton has an unusual job finding local and regional artifacts for new cracker barrel locations. Cracker barrel old country store home kodak, tennessee. But cracker barrel is about more than its old country store image and head merchant laura daily is making sure of it. Where does cracker barrel get all that stuff hanging on the. Today, there are 650 cracker barrels in 45 states, with roughly 1,000 antique items per location. From there, finding antiques for the restaurants spiraled into a.
I spoke with cracker barrel decor manager larry singleton, whose parents, the owners of a lebanon antique shop, furnished the first cracker barrel in 1969. Cracker barrel old country store gift shop springdale. Their epic cracker barrel quest brings them to california. Celebrating a 50th anniversary, just like thousand trails by lynn and cele seldon theres simply no other roadside stop in the nation quite like a cracker barrel old country store and, just like thousand trails, they happen to be celebrating their 50th anniversary this year officially september 19th, to be exact. Welcome to cracker barrel old country store cracker barrel. Delish spoke to larry, as well as cracker barrels vp of culinary and menu. Tour cracker barrels lebanon, tennessee headquarters. Singleton went to work for cracker barrel shortly after his brotherinlaw, dan w. Cracker barrel old country store updated their cover photo. Here, daily discusses how shes positioning cracker barrel s retail strategy for a multigenerational audience and offers. Its cracker barrel s tradition of taste served up in dishes that are better for you, and better every day. Larry singleton, cracker barrel s decor warehouse manager, and his team are.
Victorville officials with californias first cracker barrel old country store gave high desert job seekers a sneak peek of its new store and culture. The four along with warehouse manager larry singleton have more than 100 years of combined service with cracker barrel. Meet the man who finds cracker barrels decor its a. Procurement for cracker barrel old country stores 26,000squarefoot antiques warehouse is overseen by decor manager larry singleton, whose family has been in charge of sourcing antiques for the restaurant since it first opened in 1969. Walking into a cracker barrel restaurant kind of feels like walking into your.
Cracker barrel old country store new american restaurant. Larry singletons childhood weekends spent antique hunting with his parents prepared him to inherit the job he has held since 1979. Cracker barrel has a collection of 90,000 antiques that help fashion a homespun feel in their old country stores. The retail area customers enter when they come in the front door is predesigned and other parts of the store are decorated depending on the area. Cracker barrel is closely watching how the coronavirus covid19 outbreak evolves and are making decisions about business operations and precautionary health measures for employees and guests with the intention of caring for everyone like family. In a 26,000 square foot warehouse in lebanon, antiques are handpicked and stored by larry singleton and his family. Cracker barrel s decor manager has been with the company. Meet larry singleton, the man in charge of buying antiques for.
Larry singleton runs cracker barrels decor warehouse. Eventually they passed the job to their son, larry singleton, who continues the unique task of finding local and regional artifacts for new cracker barrel locations across the country. Talking cracker barrel antiques with larry singleton. Procurement for cracker barrel old country stores 26,000squarefoot decor warehouse is overseen by decor manager larry singleton. Watch ben and erin napier meet our former decor manager, larry singleton, and learn a little bit about why we choose the unique artifacts on the wall in each location. Find musthave items from cracker barrel s extensive online assortment, including rocking chairs, quilts, pancake mix, peg games, and more. Meet the man who hunts down all of cracker barrels antiques. Click to share on facebook opens in new window click to share on twitter opens in new window. Besides fantastic food, one of the greatest lures for fans of cracker barrel is the restaurant chains authentic downhome, country aesthetic. Contact us cracker barrel phone number cracker barrel. Singleton sources authentic memorabilia for the 650 cracker barrel. Larry singleton has perfected the art of the old country.
See how all the fun, authentic keepsakes are chosen and stored for cracker barrel old country stores and restaurants. Back in the early days, the singletons would store their finds in larry s grandparents bedroom. The antiques at cracker barrel old country stores are realand larry. When cracker barrel founder dan evins opened the first store a. Evins, opened the first cracker barrel store on september 19, 1969. Procurement for cracker barrel old country stores 26,000squarefoot decor warehouse is overseen by decor manager larry singleton, whose family has been in charge of sourcing antiques for the restaurant since it first opened in 1969, writes the articles author caroline collins mcenzie. Why americana never goes out of style san gabriel valley. Cracker barrel old country store has always been a homeawayfromhome for guests.
Where america eats, and remembersamerica may 16, 2012 by simon kelly more out of curiosity than hunger, i found myself having breakfast this morning at the cracker barrel old country store and restaurant, you know, the one located conspicuously off route 50 eastbound. Larry singleton s parents, don and kathleen, decorated the very first cracker barrel. Larry singleton in lebanon, tn 1 records found whitepages. Procurement for cracker barrel old country stores 26,000squarefoot decor warehouse is overseen by decor manager larry singleton, whose family has been in charge of sourcing antiques for the restaurant since it first opened in 1969. Cracker barrel old country store antiques relicrecord. Meet larry singleton, the man in charge of buying antiques. Cracker barrels antique buyer carries on the family.
Larry singleton the desert way with jaylyn and john. Cracker barrel rolls out its southern charm with sneak. The warehouse is the domain of larry singleton and has been since 1981. Meet the man in charge of buying antiques for cracker barrel larry singleton has perfected the art of the old country score. The antiques at cracker barrel old country stores are realand larry sources each and every one of them, along with a staff of. How cracker barrel restaurants picks its antiques robert w price. As more and more cracker barrels began to open, the singletons joined the cracker barrel team as our fulltime designers. Together with the culinary team and merchants the people who stock the gift shop you walk through upon entering any restaurant, larry helps create the cracker barrel.
Larry singleton, cracker barrel decor manager, specifically brought in items familiar to victorville and surrounding communities such as the route 66 and big bear signs. Talking cracker barrel antiques with larry singleton southern living. View larry singletons profile on linkedin, the worlds largest professional community. Larry singleton takes us behind the scenes at the cracker barrel. If you lived in californias high desert, and got a craving for cracker barrel s southern specialties, you had to plan for a. Take a tour inside the cracker barrel decor warehouse. The antiques in cracker barrels are 100 percent real and larry singleton is in charge of finding them. The new victorville cracker barrel will be this couples. When cracker barrel founder dan evins opened the first store a converted gas. Just left the brooksville cracker barrel for the last time. View phone numbers, addresses, public records, background check reports and possible arrest records for larry singleton in lebanon, tn. This man is behind every single antique you see in cracker barrel.
When youre in the mood for lighter cracker barrel favorites, remember that our. When the singleton family first started the enterprise, they stored appliances, art, and other items in his grandparents bedroom, he tells. His late mother and father, kathleen and don singleton, were the original pickers for cracker barrel, as they collected the antiques that went into the stores. Today, the couples son, larry singleton, is still in charge of finding unique regional artifacts for new restaurant locations. Where does cracker barrel get all that stuff hanging on. Whitepages people search is the most trusted directory. Cracker barrel cofounder dan evins was so pleased with their work that he hired them to furnish all his subsequent restaurants. In 1969, danny evins opened the very first cracker barrel in lebanon, and he asked. Back when the first cracker barrel opened, founder dan evins asked don and kathleen singleton, a couple who ran a local antiques store, to help him decorate the space in the style of an old country store. Walking into a cracker barrel restaurant kind of feels like walking into.
Cracker barrel decor bringing our interior to life cracker barrel. In fact, they were the decorators of the first cracker barrel location in lebanon. Cracker barrel decor bringing our interior to life. Larry singleton decor manager decor manager cracker. Larry singleton, and learn a little bit about why we choose the unique artifacts on the wall in each location. In the beginning, we were storing stuff we bought in my grandparents bedroom, says larry. Evins, a sales representative for shell oil, initially developed the restaurant and country store concept as a way to sell more gas. See cracker barrels antiques warehouse in lebanon, tennessee.
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