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Dickey's Barbecue Pit ®
Dickey's is the largest Barbecue franchise in the world and is an award winning brand. With over 500 locations in 43 states as well international locations, their smokin' franchise has been treating guests to great tasting barbecue since 1941. No restaurant experience needed, total training and support provided.
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Dickey's Barbecue Pit
About Dickey’s Barbecue Pit
Dickey's Barbecue Pit is a true American success story serving Legit.Texas.Barbecue across the world. In 1941, Travis Dickey opened the first location in Dallas, Texas. Soon enough, our barbecue was everyone’s favorite and the brand built a loyal following within the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. By 1994, Dickey’s expanded nationwide with its first franchise locations. Today, we have evolved into a global brand with more than 500 stores.
Dickey’s Locations
At Dickey’s, we pride ourselves on serving our guests authentic, Texas-style barbecue. At 1,500 square feet, our locations offer an experience where guests feel like they are dining with family. The kitchen is an open concept where guests can see and smell the meat being smoked and the sides being prepared.
Dickey’s Texas-Style Barbecue and Savory Sides
Long before our guests arrive, we begin slow smoking our barbecue with hickory wood smokers at every location, every day just as it was done in 1941. In fact, we are so passionate about the quality of our ingredients that our meats are rubbed by hand with family recipes passed down from earlier generations. And as you know, you can’t have great barbecue without savory sides. Dickey’s offers a variety of homestyle side options for guests that are the perfect complement to their slow-smoked meat.
OUR OPPORTUNITY
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit offers a successful business model, low start-up costs, multiple revenue streams and an expert Home Office support team for franchise owners. Dickey’s also ensures every owner is fully prepared to open their own location by teaching them everything from how to smoke a brisket to how to create the best Pit Crew in our three-week training course, Barbecue University. Franchise owners enjoy the following features at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit:
- 8 Revenue Streams including: Dine in, Catering, Retail, Holiday Feasts, Online ordering, Dickey’s Mobile App, Direct Delivery, 3rd party partnerships.
Established Global Brand: Over 80 years of proven success in the business and our efficient business model makes us a successful franchisee favorite restaurant brand around the globe.
Our Menu: High quality Texas-style meats and a variety of savory sides
Low franchise fees and initial investment
Protected territories and Multi-unit development
Multiple investment types with traditional and non-traditional sites
Business model provide with support before, during and after your grand opening
Innovative IT solutions
- Support from the home office in all aspects of the business including Project Managers, Site Selection, Marketing, IT, Purchasing, Regional Support, and much more.20 years of experience in real estate to support you during site selection
Award Winning Franchise
Over the years, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has won awards such as our most recent awards:
- Top 200 Franchises 2020 (Franchise Times)
The Top Food Franchises of 2020 (Entrepreneur)
- Top 200 Restaurants List, 2020 (Nation’s restaurant News)
- Top 100 Movers and Shakers, 2020 (Fast Casual)
The Dickey Foundation
Since 1941, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has taken great pride in our Texas style barbecue and our commitment to the communities we serve. It is in that spirit, that The Dickey Foundation was created. The Dickey Foundation supports first responders who protect and unite our communities. Our Foundation is national, but our efforts are intensely local, focusing on financial support, public education, and providing the equipment necessary for the safety of our first responders.
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- The largest BBQ restaurant franchise in the world, Dickey's built its success on authentic Texas-style barbecue and Southern hospitality
- Franchise locations range from full stand-alone restaurants to shopping centers to non-traditional setups in travel centers, food courts and more.
- FranchiseHelp 2019 Top Established Franchise award winner
- Multiple revenue streams from traditional and non-traditional sites including virtual and ghost kitchen concepts
- In addition to traditional in-store and takeout dining sales, owners generate revenue through catering and holiday events, plus retail sales of cookbooks, rubs, and BBQ sauce.
- People with strong leadership and passion
- Entrepreneurs with sufficient budget; you'll need access to at least $100,000 to open a location
- People who are active in their community
- As a franchisee you are responsible for running the business and marketing your restaurant.
- Your managers will handle the food preparation and service.
