vindication

Cracker Barrel fan who helped launch revolt over ill-advised makeover says backtrack feels like vindication

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Cracker Barrel fan who helped launch revolt over ill-advised makeover says backtrack feels like vindication

Cracker Barrel Old Country Store is calling off its makeover. After months of customer outrage over revamped logos, redesigned dining rooms and lower food quality, the Tennessee-based restaurant chain announced Tuesday that it’s suspending its store remodels and doubling down on the food that made it famous. “You’ve shared your voices in recent weeks, not just on our … Read more

For Swedish professor and his tiny biotech, Alzheimer’s drug means vindication and a fortune

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For Swedish professor and his tiny biotech, Alzheimer’s drug means vindication and a fortune

Last month, word spread that a drug was finally shown to slow Alzheimer’s disease, and overnight a 73-year-old Swedish professor made $350 million. The lucky man, Lars Lannfelt, was not particularly famous. He had done pioneering work on the disease, but it was in the 90s and belonged to a sub-field that, after a litany … Read more