{"id":479002,"date":"2021-04-20T09:34:54","date_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:34:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dickeys-barbecue-pit-drives-impressive-franchise-development-in-q1\/"},"modified":"2021-04-20T09:34:54","modified_gmt":"2021-04-20T13:34:54","slug":"dickeys-barbecue-pit-drives-impressive-franchise-development-in-q1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.marketnewsdesk.com\/index.php\/dickeys-barbecue-pit-drives-impressive-franchise-development-in-q1\/","title":{"rendered":"Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Drives Impressive Franchise Development in Q1"},"content":{"rendered":"

\nWorld’s largest barbecue concept signs 67 franchise deals and opens 60 new locations in first quarter
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Dallas, April 20, 2021 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — As the world\u2019s largest barbecue restaurant franchise<\/a>, Dickey\u2019s Barbecue Pit is continuing to spur tremendous growth across the globe with a successful franchise development performance in Q1.<\/p>\n

Throughout the first quarter, the Texas-style barbecue brand signed 67 franchise agreements to its pipeline throughout Colorado, Florida, Texas, Washington, California, Tennessee, Arizona, Michigan, Montana and Oklahoma. Among the deals, existing franchisees in Cincinnati, Ohio and Southern California signed on to further expand their Dickey\u2019s portfolio.<\/p>\n

Along with executing several development deals, the family-owned franchise opened 60 new locations across 13 states in Q1. Additionally, Dickey\u2019s celebrated the revitalization of its non-traditional franchise model when its 95th<\/sup> convenience store location opened in Carrollton, Texas.<\/p>\n

\u201cWith 80 years of operation under our belt, Dickey\u2019s continues to show why we\u2019re the largest barbecue franchise in the world,\u201d said Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO of Dickey\u2019s Capital Group<\/a>. \u201cInterest among new and existing franchisees is remaining at an all-time high because we\u2019ve been proving that we\u2019re an innovative brand with staying power for the past eight decades. We had an incredible development performance this quarter, and we look forward to carrying this strong momentum into the rest of 2021.\u201d<\/p>\n

To learn more, follow Dickey\u2019s on Facebook<\/a>, Instagram<\/a> and Twitter. Download the Dickey\u2019s Barbecue Pit app<\/a> from the Apple App Store<\/a> or Google Play<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\n About Dickey\u2019s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. <\/strong>\n <\/p>\n

Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the world\u2019s largest barbecue concept, was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey. For the past 80 years, Dickey\u2019s Barbecue Pit has served millions of guests Legit. Texas. Barbecue.\u2122 At Dickey\u2019s, all our barbecued meats are smoked onsite in a hickory wood burning pit. Dickey\u2019s proudly believes there\u2019s no shortcut to true barbecue and it\u2019s why they never say bbq. The Dallas-based, family-run barbecue franchise offers several slow-smoked meats and wholesome sides with ‘No B.S. (Bad Stuff)’ included. The fast-casual concept has expanded worldwide with two international locations in the UAE and operates over 500 locations in 44 states. In 2016, Dickey\u2019s won first place on Fast Casual\u2019s<\/em> \u201cTop 100 Movers and Shakers\u201d list and was named a Top 500 Franchise by Entrepreneur<\/em> in 2018. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has also been recognized by Fox News, Franchise Times, The Wall Street Journal, QSR Magazine, Forbes Magazine<\/em> and Nation\u2019s Restaurant News<\/em>. For more information, visit\u00a0www.dickeys.com<\/a>.\u00a0<\/p>\n

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