Cracker Barrel has made some refreshing changes to its menu. For the first time 51 years, the family-friendly chain will be serving beer and wine at 600 of its 660 stores in the U.S. by July 2021.

MILLER PLACE N.Y. —Rockelle Corp., licensee of such quick-service brands as Chock full o’Nuts, Blimpie and Surf City Squeeze, has purchased the 80-year-old Stewart’s Original Root Beer ...