Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ : CBRL) is a $2.4 billion market cap company that operates its namesake restaurants and retail stores side-by-side in 626 locations across 42 states in the U.S. The stock has risen 27% over the past 12 months, aided by improving financial performance and positive earnings surprises. Despite a negative impact from the severe winter weather during its fiscal second quarter (ended January 31, 2014), the company maintained its full year EPS guidance of $5.60-5.80 for its fiscal year 2014. Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. (NASDAQ : CBRL) has been mired in an ongoing battle with activist investor Sardar Biglari, whose diversified holding company, Biglari Holdings (NYSE : BH ), is its largest shareholder with a 19.9% stake. In addition to seeking board seats, Biglari had called for a $20 per share special dividend last year; all of these proposals were voted down by other shareholders.