American barbecue restaurant chain
Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. Dickey's Barbecue Pit Company type Private Industry Restaurant Genre Fast Casual Founded 1941; 83 years ago (1941 ) Dallas, Texas Founder Travis Dickey Headquarters , 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 dishesRevenue US$322 million (2019)[ 1] Owners Dickey 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 .
Since Travis Dickey established the restaurant in 1941,[ 7] it has become the largest barbecue franchise in the United States and worldwide.[ 8]
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