Couche-Tard acquiring Cracker Barrel stores

LAVAL, Que. — Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. has an agreement to buy 53 stores in Louisiana for an undisclosed price. The stores currently operate under the Cracker Barrel banner. All but one of them sell fuel under the Shell, Chevron or Cracker Barrel brand names and 12 include quick-service restaurants. Last week, the Laval, Que.-based Couche-Tard, operator of the Circle K and Mac’s brands, announced the biggest deal in its history — a US$4.4 billion friendly acquisition of CST Brands.