NASHVILLE, Tenn.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 27, 2003--Today, Inflow Inc., a leading provider of outsourced data center and managed hosting services for companies with critical applications, announced the addition of new customer, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc.
Founded in 1969, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store(R) is headquartered in Lebanon, Tennessee, and operates 484 full-service "country store" restaurants and gift shops in 41 states.
Until recently, Cracker Barrel Old Country Store (Cracker Barrel) had been hosted by a major web-hosting provider, which announced plans earlier this year to exit the managed hosting service provider market. Under the new agreement, Inflow will host and provide a full suite of managed services for Cracker Barrel as well as for its parent company, CBRL Group, Inc., and CBRL's other subsidiary, Logan's Roadhouse, Inc.
"We selected Inflow after having completed a thorough review of all the options," said Lisa Wentzell, Systems Manager for Cracker Barrel. "Inflow was able to clearly demonstrate their ability to deliver premium quality managed hosting services at reasonable prices."
"Inflow and the Nashville team are very proud to have Cracker Barrel as a client," said David Klements, general manager for Inflow-Nashville. "We have worked very hard to establish ourselves as the best hosting option for middle-Tennessee based companies with mission-critical IT systems. This agreement is a strong validation of our position in the market."
As the upcoming holiday season is the busiest time for Cracker Barrel's web and e-commerce sites, both the Cracker Barrel and Inflow staff worked very closely together over the past few weeks to ensure a seamless transition into the new data center.
"It's great to know that Nashville area businesses have Inflow's world-class data center and hosting services right in our backyard," said Wentzell.
About Cracker Barrel Old Country Stores, Inc.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. is a wholly owned subsidiary of the publicly held CBRL Group, Inc. (Nasdaq: CBRL). Cracker Barrel was established in 1969 in Lebanon, Tennessee.
Cracker Barrel was recently named "Chain of the Year" by Restaurant Hospitality magazine in recognition of its strong growth strategy, high customer satisfaction, exceptional leadership, solid reputation and operational excellence. For 13 consecutive years, Cracker Barrel has been named "Best in Family Dining" in an independent, national consumer survey conducted by Restaurants and Institutions Magazine.
Each Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is modeled after a 1900-era country store, featuring old photographs, antiques, memorabilia, and a real woodburning fireplace with a stone hearth to add a warm cozy touch to the dining room. The restaurant serves up hearty meals of such comfort foods as meatloaf and homemade chicken n' dumplins, and the biscuits are made from scratch using an old family recipe. The retail store has over 2,700 gift items including accessories for the home, old-fashioned candies, books on audio, nostalgic items, and children's games and puzzles.
Cracker Barrel Old Country Store, Inc. operates over 480 company-owned locations in 41 states. Every Cracker Barrel is open seven days a week with hours Sunday through Thursday, 6 a.m. - 10 p.m., and Friday and Saturday 6 a.m. - 11 p.m.
About Inflow
Inflow provides facilities-based IT solutions to companies with critical business and network applications. Founded in 1997, Inflow opened its first Internet Data Center (IDC) in June 1998 and currently serves more than 800 customers from its IDCs in 12 markets throughout the U.S. Leveraging its expertise in application, network and datacenter management, the company is able to deliver the most reliable, secure, scalable and cost-effective outsourcing solutions available. Core services are offered within Inflow's three primary lines of business: Application Hosting and Management, Business Continuance and Disaster Recovery, and Enterprise Datacenter Management. In its sixth year of business, Inflow generated approximately $50.7 million in total revenues last year. Investors include Meritage Private Equity Funds, Centennial Ventures, Telecom Partners, Spire Capital Partners, The Halyard Capital Fund, GE Capital and PNC Equity.
Inflow has recently received ISO 9001:2000 certification. Lloyd's Register Quality Assurance (LRQA), a worldwide leader in quality systems evaluation, concluded that Inflow should be registered to ISO 9001:2000 as it has successfully completed audits for Inflow's Quality Management System. ISO 9001:2000 is an international standard of quality. Less than one percent of companies in the U.S. are registered or certified to ISO 9001:2000.
