Cracker Barrel's plant-based sausage patty sparks backlash

Cracker Barrel's Facebook page doesn't normally spark much discussion, but that changed when the company said this week that it is adding a plant-based sausage patty to the restaurant chain's menu. 

Suddenly, customers swarmed the page, with some calling the decision a "crock" and "garbage" and vowing never to return. By Thursday morning, the Facebook post had drawn more than 7,000 comments, compared with the usual 100 or so replies to a typical Cracker Barrel post. 

"Are you kidding me? Who do you think your customer base is?" one person wrote. "I still order the double meat breakfast and it's not even on the menu anymore."