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title: "Trending this week: Biscuit Belly acquires Maple Street Biscuit Company"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/06767b7a-1b8d-4a5e-abc4-5845667c1e46
source: "Nation's Restaurant News"
original_url: https://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/trending-this-week-biscuit-belly-acquires-maple-street-biscuit-company
category: "Bakery & breakfast"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Bakery & breakfast"
topics: ["Finance & M&A"]
published: 2026-07-29T19:37:34.000Z
modified: 2026-10-31T13:16:43.504Z
image: https://eu-images.contentstack.com/v3/assets/bltea7aee2fca050a19/bltab2d3904df98116c/6a6a58a6b9c69a3ddef6f04a/nrn_trending_0729.png?width=720&quality=80&disable=upscale
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# Trending this week: Biscuit Belly acquires Maple Street Biscuit Company

**TL;DR:** Biscuit Belly has acquired 34 Maple Street Biscuit Company locations from Cracker Barrel, tripling its unit count. The acquired locations will be rebranded as Biscuit Belly over the next 18-24 months.

*originally published in Nation's Restaurant News on 2026-07-29. [Read the original](https://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/trending-this-week-biscuit-belly-acquires-maple-street-biscuit-company).*

## Story

This week on Nation's Restaurant News, the top story was “Biscuit Belly acquires Maple Street Biscuit Company.” Louisville, Kentucky-based bunch concept Biscuit Belly has acquired Maple Street Biscuit Company, a subsidiary of Cracker Barrel. Terms of the deal were not disclosed. The acquisition adds 34 Maple Street locations to Biscuit Belly’s footprint, more than tripling its growth. Those locations will be converted to the Biscuit Belly brand throughout the next 18 to 24 months, with conversions starting in the Cincinnati and Richmond, Virginia, markets.

In other news, Chili’s Grill & Bar is giving its restaurants a new look as the chain looks to build upon its three-year comeback campaign. With the goal to “make Chili’s more Chili’s,” the renovations take inspiration from Chili’s restaurants of the past, including its original location in Dallas, while adding some modern touches.

Also, nearly 12 months after backlash to a new logo tanked its sales, Cracker Barrel is on a roll. In an update Monday, the family-dining chain said same-store restaurant sales were down 2.5% year over year through the first 11 weeks of the current quarter, while same-store retail sales were up 0.5%.

## Entities

- unit expansion (topic)
- QSR (sector)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- acquisition (topic)
- cincinnati (location)
- rebranding (topic)
- Richmond (location)
- Biscuit Belly (company)
- Cracker Barrel (company)
- Chili's Grill & Bar (company)
- Maple Street Biscuit Company (company)
- Biscuit Belly acquisition of Maple Street Biscuit Company (deal)

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Originally reported by Nation's Restaurant News (https://www.nrn.com/casual-dining/trending-this-week-biscuit-belly-acquires-maple-street-biscuit-company). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/06767b7a-1b8d-4a5e-abc4-5845667c1e46).