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Cracker Barrel has provided training and resources to minority employees What's a "minority employee"? --John (talk) 06:36, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

I've wikilinked the first instance of minority in the lede to Minority group. But as for the term "minority employee", that's an accurate term. I can't think of a way to reword it without the sentence becoming clunky. Silverseren^C 09:50, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Sequence

I gather from a glance at the FAC that sections were switched around; unfortunately we now have "In further attempts to rebuild its image,[49] the firm has provided a scholarship through the National Black MBA Association,[50] and job skills programs and sponsorships with 100 Black Men of America[49][51] and the Restaurant and Lodging Association.[52]" coming before the reader has read the accounts of the various controversies. This is less than optimal on a FA! --John (talk) 06:46, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Good catch. The reorganization in the middle of FAC was something we didn't think to re-check over to make sure the switched wording was proper. I've now reworded the sentence, so I hope it reads better. Silverseren^C 09:51, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Well done

I find the topic not so interesting, but I read about a third of the article and scanned the rest because it is well-written and flows well. I learned things about the store that I did not know, and not just about the controversy, but about the store's roots, and the gas pumps. I thought I remembered they had gas pumps in the South, but someone said "no, they've never had them." I bet the newer stores in the West never had the pumps. And so, it was worth my time. One should be able to find well-written articles about any topic in an encyclopedia, good job. --150.135.210.72 (talk) 22:56, 11 January 2013 (UTC)[reply]