Famous Dave’s of America Founder, Dave Anderson, to be Honored by American Royal as 2017 Inductee for the Barbecue Hall of ...
August 21 2017 - 11:15AM
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (NASDAQ:DAVE) announced today that
the American Royal Association has named the Company’s Founder,
“Famous Dave” Anderson, to the 2017 class of inductees to the
Barbecue Hall of Fame. The formal induction ceremony will take
place during the 2017 Barbecue Hall of Fame® at the American Royal
at the Kansas Speedway over Labor Day weekend.
Each year, three individuals are awarded the prestigious honor
and are recognized by the Barbecue Hall of Fame for their
significant contributions to the barbecue community and
demonstration of achievement in barbecue excellence. “Famous Dave”
Anderson will be honored along with Jeff Stehney and Melissa
Cookston at the ceremony.
Mike Lister, Chief Executive and Operating Officer, commented,
"This honor certainly comes as no surprise having worked with Dave
for the past twenty years. He has brought great barbecue to
millions and is an incredible mentor and visionary in our
community. Dave is a barbecue ambassador who truly lives and
breathes the values he preaches every day."
Founder Dave Anderson said, “People consistently ask how I got
involved in barbecue, and I always answer that I was born into
barbecue. My dad, a Choctaw Indian from Isabel, Oklahoma,
loved his Southern Home Cooking and his Real Pit Barbecue done the
‘Old School Way’ of smoke and meat, smoldered over live burning
embers. I’ve never thought of what I do as a business,
but a way of life. Barbecue has been my life’s passion and there’s
nothing more that I love than making people happy with the
foods I grew up with and that is what makes me happy in life! Being
told that my peers had nominated me to be inducted into the
Barbecue Hall of Fame® at the American Royal is humbling, amazing,
and incredible for a kid that grew up with nothing more than a
dream and a willingness to work hard… proving nothing is
impossible!”
Barbecue Hall of Fame® at the American Royal stated in a recent
press release, “Famous Dave Anderson has dedicated his life to
making the best barbecue in America. In 1994 he opened The Original
Famous Dave’s located on the shores of Big Round Lake in Hayward,
WI. By the end of that first summer Dave was serving as many as
6000 people a week in a town of only 2000 people. Dave opened his
second restaurant in Minneapolis and was quickly recognized as One
of the Hottest Concepts in America Award by The National Restaurant
Association in 2002 and most recently America’s Best Loved BBQ
Joint (Nation’s Restaurant News March 2013).”
Dave is one of the most award-winning BBQ Grillmasters around,
selling over 16 million pounds of ribs every year, and has become
known as ‘America’s Rib King’. Dave's barbecue is highly
regarded as the best in America, winning over 780 local and
national honors including Best of Class Awards, Blue Ribbons,
People’s Choice, Critic’s Choice and First Place awards including:
Best Ribs in America, Best BBQ Sauce in America, Best BBQ
Restaurant in America, Best Cornbread, and Best Chicken.
Dave continues to develop new and amazing rib recipes and tasty
new barbecue sauces, which are featured in two award winning
cookbooks Rib-O-Licious and Famous Dave’s Barbecue Party Cookbook.
Both books have won “Best Barbecue/Grill Cookbooks in America” by
the National Barbecue Association. The sale of these books has
generated over $1 million in profit, which Dave and his wife Kathy
have generously donated to organizations including LifeSkills and
CareerSkills for work with at-risk Native Youth.
About Famous Dave’s
The Company develops, owns, operates and franchises barbeque
restaurants. Its menu features award-winning barbequed and grilled
meats, a selection of salads, sandwiches, side items, and
made-from-scratch desserts. As of August 16, 2017, the Company
owned 29 locations and franchised an additional 135 restaurants in
32 states, the Commonweatlh of Puerto Rico, Canada, and United Arab
Emirates.
Forward-Looking Statements
Statements in this press release that are not strictly
historical, including but not limited to statements regarding the
timing of the Company’s restaurant openings and the timing or
success of refranchising plans, are forward-looking statements
within the meaning of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995. These forward-looking statements involve known and unknown
risks, which may cause the Company’s actual results to differ
materially from expected results. Although the Company believes the
expectations reflected in any forward-looking statements are based
on reasonable assumptions, it can give no assurance that its
expectation will be attained. Factors that could cause actual
results to differ materially from Famous Dave’s expectation include
financial performance, restaurant industry conditions, execution of
restaurant development and construction programs, franchisee
performance, changes in local or national economic conditions,
availability of financing, governmental approvals and other risks
detailed from time to time in the Company’s SEC reports.
Media Contact:
Jean Golden, Media Relations, 612-385-2324 or jean@jeangolden.com
Dexter Newman, Chief Financial Officer, 952-294-1300
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