Dickey's Barbecue Pit

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Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
Company type Private
Industry Restaurant Franchising
Genre Fast Casual
Founded1941;84 years ago (1941)
Dallas, Texas
FounderTravis Dickey
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas
,
U.S.
Number of locations
457 (May 2020) [1]
Area served
Key people
Laura Rea Dickey CEO
Jay Rooney CFO [2]
Renee Roozen CAO
Products Slow smoked meats, such as beef brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs, Polish sausage, and various types of side dishes
RevenueIncrease2.svg US$322 million (2019) [1]
OwnersDickey family
Number of employees
4,765 [1]  (2019)
Parent Dickey's Capital Group
Website dickeys.com

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is an American family-owned barbecue restaurant chain based in Dallas, Texas, [3] [4] [5] [6] and is a subsidiary of Dickey's Capital Group.

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Since Travis Dickey established the restaurant in 1941, [7] it has become the largest barbecue franchise in the United States and worldwide. [8]

History

In 1941, Travis Dickey founded Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Dallas, Texas (original location: 4610 N Central Expy, Dallas, Texas, which is still in operation as of 2017 [9] ). The restaurant began franchising in 1994. [10] [11] Roland Dickey Jr. was appointed CEO of the restaurant chain in 2006. [12] Technomic named Dickey's Barbecue Pit the "Fastest-growing restaurant chain in the country" in 2012. [13] That year, QSR Magazine included Dickey's Barbecue Pit on its list of "Best Franchise Deals." [14]

Dickey's Barbecue Pit established its Barbecue, Boots & Badges Foundation (Now The Dickey Foundation [15] ), a charity foundation for law enforcement officers and firefighters, in November 2014. [16] Fast Casual included the restaurant on its list of "Top 100 Movers and Shakers: Restaurants" in May 2014. [17]

In 2015, Ernst & Young recognized Roland Dickey Jr. as Entrepreneur Of The Year Award Winner in the Southwest Region. [18]

In 2017, Laura Rea Dickey was named chief executive officer of Dickey's Barbecue Pit. She managed under the umbrella of Dickey's Capital Group, the parent company of Dickey's Barbecue Pit brand. [19]

In 2018, the company opened its first international location at the Yas Mall in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. [20] This location resulted from a franchising deal with operator Serenity Hospitality, based in Abu Dhabi. In a collaborative effort, the company and Dickey's customized its menu for locals, adding offerings such as smoked lamb and beef sausages. [21] The second international location opened in Dubai in March 2019. [22] [23]

The first Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Singapore opened in its Central Business District in March 2021. The franchise is a ghost kitchen concept in the Central Kitchen Co., a contactless food court across from the city's Cross Street Exchange. [24]

In April 2021, the chain expanded to Japan, starting in Tokyo, with plans to open a restaurant in every major city in the country. [25] The Tokyo restaurant is located in the Kamiosaki District of Shinagawa-ku and offers limited dine-in seating as well as takeout and third-party delivery. It will be operated by the Japan Barbecue Franchise Company's owner, Sunsheng (Jason) Lin. [26]

In April 2022, the chain expanded into Canada, starting in Edmonton, Alberta. The restaurant offers a wide variety of Halal options and is owned by local entrepreneurs Mohammed Hussain and Sadia Khan. [27]

The chain has seen a number of years of declining sales and shuttered locations, dropping to 385 open restaurants in May of 2024 from an apparent high of 571. [28] [29]

Key people

Operations

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is a fast-casual restaurant that serves beef brisket, pulled pork, pork ribs, Polish sausage, spicy cheddar sausage, hot link, and chicken. [10] [30] The restaurant chain smokes its meat on-site over wood-burning hickory pits. [31] Additionally, Dickey's Barbecue Pit serves home-style sides including fried okra, jalapeño beans, green beans with bacon, waffle iron fries, barbecue beans, Caesar or garden salad, macaroni and cheese, corn on cob, and onion tanglers. [31] The same recipes have been used since the restaurant was established in 1941. [31]

Franchising

The restaurant began franchising in 1994. [10] By January 2017, Dickey's Barbecue Pit Franchise had more than 483 restaurant locations in 43 states. [32] The restaurant hosts "Barbecue U," an intensive, three-week session for franchise owners and operators. [12] Dickey's Barbecue Pit customizes franchise restaurants based on location.

Dickey's differentiates its franchise from other restaurant franchise companies by offering what it calls "six revenue streams", listing them as: Dine-In, Catering, Online Ordering, Outside Delivery, Retail Items, and Holiday Meals. [33]

The New York Times reported on an investigation that alleged people "were enticed to purchase franchises based on misleading financial information provided by the company, often putting them under water on their restaurants before they even opened." and that "people alleging misrepresentations and deception going back more than a decade, surfaced in complaints and comments filed with the Federal Trade Commission, in lawsuits and in news articles." [34]

See also

References

  1. 1 2 3 "Find your local Dickey's Barbecue Pit location". Dickey's Barbecue Pit. Retrieved 2020-05-25.
  2. 1 2 Luna, Nancy (Mar 27, 2019). "Dickey's promotes Jay Rooney to new CFO role". Nation's Restaurant News . Archived from the original on March 28, 2019. Retrieved March 28, 2019.
  3. ↑ Godin, Eileen (November 20, 2014). "Dickey's Barbecue Pit makes mouths water in Plains Township" . Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  4. ↑ Sorich, Sonya (January 7, 2015). "Dickey's Barbecue Pit opening Rocklin restaurant" . Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  5. ↑ Tanyeri, Dana (27 September 2012). "Q&A with Richard Phillips, Vice President of Development, Dickey's Barbecue Pit". Archived from the original on 2 April 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  6. ↑ Abril, Danielle (January 23, 2014). "Dickey's to open 100 locations in southern California". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  7. ↑ "Lincoln's fourth Dickey's Barbecue Pit opening Thursday". February 18, 2015. Archived from the original on February 21, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  8. ↑ "Dickey's Barbecue Brings in Record Thanksgiving Sales". December 14, 2012. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  9. ↑ "Dickey's Barbecue Pit Calls For Artwork Submissions to Be Featured as a Mural on Original Location". November 14, 2016. Archived from the original on November 19, 2016. Retrieved November 18, 2016.
  10. 1 2 3 Brown, Andrea (May 30, 2014). "Dickey's Barbecue Pit does brisket, smoked meats right" . Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  11. ↑ "Dickey's Barbecue Pit". April 2010. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  12. 1 2 Spaeth, Merrie (9 June 2010). "Dickey's Texas Barbecue Aims to Conquer the Country" . Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  13. ↑ Maze, Jonathan (July 22, 2013). "Technomic: 2012 Was A Good Year For Restaurants". Archived from the original on June 15, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  14. ↑ Smith, Daniel P. (July 2012). "2012's Best Franchise Deals". Archived from the original on March 8, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  15. ↑ "The Dickey Foundation".
  16. ↑ "Dickey's New Charity Benefits Police Officers, Firefighters". February 9, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  17. ↑ "Top 100: Restaurants – Dickey's Barbecue Pit". February 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  18. ↑ "Dickey's CEO named Southwest Region Entrepreneur Of The Year". July 2, 2015. Retrieved October 5, 2016.
  19. ↑ "Dickey's Reorganizes Executive Team". Nation's Restaurant News. January 3, 2017. Retrieved January 6, 2017.
  20. ↑ "Dickey's Barbecue Pit now open at Yas Mall". Abu Dhabi Confidential. October 22, 2018.
  21. ↑ Innovates, Dallas (2018-10-31). "O Canada: Dallas-Based Dickey's Barbecue Pit is Going Global » Dallas Innovates". Dallas Innovates. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  22. ↑ "Dickey's to open four more Dubai stores in 2019". Caterer Middle East. Dec 24, 2018. Archived from the original on 2019-05-11. Retrieved May 28, 2021.
  23. ↑ "Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens second Dubai location". www.fastcasual.com. 2019-03-20. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  24. ↑ "Dickey's Barbecue Opens in Singapore". QSR magazine. 22 March 2021. Retrieved 2021-05-28.
  25. ↑ "Dickey's Barbecue Pit Makes its Highly Anticipated Japan Debut". Restaurant News. Archived from the original on 13 May 2021. Retrieved 13 May 2021.
  26. ↑ "Dickey's plants flag in Japan". www.fastcasual.com. 2021-05-13. Archived from the original on 2021-06-10. Retrieved 2021-06-10.
  27. ↑ "Dickey's Barbecue Pit to open first Canada location". Verdict Food Service. 2022-04-19. Retrieved 2022-05-27.
  28. ↑ Jonathan Maze (December 11, 2024). "Dickey's sales plunge, and franchisees pay the price". Restaurant Business. Archived from the original on 2024-12-17. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  29. ↑ "The Largest Barbecue Chain in the Nation Just Closed 30 More Locations—Here's What That Means". Yahoo Life. 2024-12-16. Retrieved 2024-12-16.
  30. ↑ Freedman, Brian (July 16, 2014). "Dickey's Barbecue Pit, or, when local chefs do great things to national chains". Archived from the original on July 16, 2014. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  31. 1 2 3 Foster, Drew (August 26, 2014). "Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens in Kennewick Aug. 28". Archived from the original on April 2, 2015. Retrieved March 5, 2015.
  32. ↑ Ruggless, Ron (January 24, 2017). "The Power List 2017: Roland Dickey Jr" . Retrieved June 1, 2017.
  33. ↑ "Dickey's BBQ Franchise". June 26, 2019. Retrieved June 26, 2019.
  34. ↑ "They Bet Their Future on Barbecue Dreams. Many Lost Everything". June 3, 2025.
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