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Shareholders Cannot Afford to Allow Chairman David Goebel to Remain as a Director at Jack in the Box – Asserts Biglari Capital
This Campaign Is About David Goebel’s 17-Year Record of FailureSAN ANTONIO, Feb. 13, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Biglari Capital Corp. (“Biglari Capital”), the largest shareholder of Jack in the Box Inc. (NasdaqGS: JACK), with a 9.86% ownership stake, today issued the following statement in response to JACK’s latest shareholder letter: David Goebel’s 17 Years of Failure Cannot Be Disguised as “Expertise” David Goebel has had 17 years to prove that his restaurant experience benefits JACK’s sharehold
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