May 24, 2013

Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Dickey's Offers New Lip Smackin' Healthy Menu Options

Dickey's Barbecue is getting ready for swimsuit weather and barbecue season. The restaurant chain known for its lip smackin', rib ticklin', foot stompin' barbecue has created great tasting menu options that are all under 600 calories. 

"When you think of...

Dickey's Sights Set on Seattle

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is building momentum in the Washington area, searching for two additional sites.

Dickey's Barbecue Pit is Moving to Valparaiso

Rajesh and Purabi Chowdhery recently signed a franchise agreement with Dickey's Barbecue and are now looking for the right location in Valparaiso.

"We looked at a lot of other places and they all seemed to be the...

Dickey's Opens Unit No. 200

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, a family legacy that began in a one-room location 70 years ago, opened its 200th location on December 17 in Abilene, Texas.

"I never thought it would get to 200 stores. I remember when 100 was the goal and thinking to myself there is just no way. The...

Cities vs. States vs. You

Earlier this year, the city of Cleveland banned added trans fats at restaurants citywide. But the ban didn’t stand; the state of Ohio banned the ban in its proposed state budget, adding an amendment that would prevent municipalities from regulating ingredients quick serves could use.

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Dickey’s Celebrates 70 Years With $1 Sandwiches

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit celebrated 70 years of serving the greatest tasting barbecue Tuesday. The restaurant chain, famous for its pit-smoked signature meats and souvenir big yellow cups, offered $1 big barbecue southern pulled pork sandwiches and drinks at every store nationwide in...

Dickey’s Plans First Pit Stop in Nebraska

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest quick-serve barbecue restaurant in the country, opens the doors to its first Nebraska location in Lincoln at 2662 Cornhusker Hwy.  

"We are excited to open the first location in Nebraska,” says franchise owner Robery Carter. “...

The Big Mark-Up

The U.S. Department of Agriculture released its Consumer Price Index for 2011, forecasting that restaurant food prices would rise 3–4 percent in the year.

Quick-serve concepts across the country are dealing with the twin pressures of increased gas prices and rising food costs, and...

Dickey’s Opens Third Barbecue Pit in Virginia

Dickey's Barbecue Pit launches a third location in Virginia today, as Terry and Lisa Henshaw open the largest quick-serve barbecue restaurant in the country, at 7037 A Forest Hill Ave. in Richmond.

"Opening our own restaurant is a dream of ours, while bringing Dickey's...

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Expands in California

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest quick-serve barbecue chain in the country, will add 23 new locations to the California market over the next year.

"The Dickey's Barbecue presence is strong in California and we are thrilled about the opportunity to expand in this market,...

The Recruitment Revolution
July 2011

Pop culture has not been kind to the quick-service industry.

From the lovable-but-dumb employees in Good Burger to the drug-addled protagonists of Harold and Kumar Go to White Castle, the industry is seen as a haven for dimwits, losers, and the vaguely criminal. Thousands of...

Dickey's Plans to Add Airport Space

Dickey's Barbecue Pit has laid out initial plans to bring the family-owned and operated business to airport terminals across the country.

"The current locations in the DFW Airport allow Dickey's Barbecue Pit a platform to welcome travelers to...

Dickeys Adds On in Minnesota

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest quick-serve barbecue chain in the country, continues to grow as Anthony Nwakama, a Marshall, Minnesota, resident, signs on to invest in a Dickey's Barbecue Pit for the...

Dickey's Beefs Up in Dallas

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest quick-serve barbecue chain in the country, continues to grow as Sam Kwon, a Carrolton, Texas, resident, signs on to open a Dickey's Barbecue Pit in the Dallas area.

This is the first...

Dickey's Raises Protein Prices

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, America's fastest-growing barbecue chain, announced plans to increase prices by ten percent due to rising commodity charges and food inflation with all protein menu items.

Who Owns Your Social Media?

Facebook and Twitter have both become essential marketing tools for quick-serve chains big and small. But with a recent report showing that consumers don’t feel valued by brands through these media, brands might have to reconsider their social network strategies.

Dickey's Tulsa Store Gives Away Barbecue for a Year

Dickey's Barbecue Pit's new location in Tulsa, Oklahoma, will hold its grand opening on Friday, May 20, with a promotion to win free barbecue for a year and $1 sandwiches throughout lunch.

Famous for its slow-...

Dickey's Makes Its Debut in Jersey

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest quick-serve barbecue chain in the country, continues to grow as the initial plans begin to open the first franchise location in New Jersey.

Give Dickey's Catering Hotline a Buzz

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest quick-serve barbecue chain in the country, is revolutionizing its catering with one national catering hotline.

"With the kickoff of our National Catering Hotline, customers will be able to get catering information and place orders easier and...

Dickey's Hits Miami

 

Dickey's Barbecue Pit, the largest quick-serve barbecue chain in the country, continues to grow as the initial plans begin to open its first franchise in Miami.

"Dickey's impressed us. We drove four hours to the nearest location...