Famous Dave's Barbeque Wins People's Choice Award for Best Ribs in America at the Great American Rib Cook-off
June 29 2011 - 10:34AM
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:DAVE) announced today that
its Traveling Rib Team has won the prestigious People's Choice
Award for Best Ribs in America at the Great American Rib Cook-off
in Cleveland, Ohio.
Aric Nissen, Vice President of Marketing & Research and
Development, said, "This is a very exciting time in the history of
Famous Dave's. The fact that our Traveling Rib Team was honored
with the distinction of People's Choice for Best Ribs in America is
a great accomplishment for our brand."
Famous Dave's has a crew of traveling Pitmasters called the "Rib
Team." Each year, they engage the opposition at rib fests and other
BBQ competitions from coast to coast, helping the brand to rack up
over 500 awards, such as "Best Ribs in America" and "Best BBQ".
"Continuing our winning streak, our founder, Famous Dave
Anderson, also made it to the finals in the popular national Food
Network television show, Best in Smoke," Nissen continued. "Famous
Dave and our Director of Culinary, Charlie Torgerson, were one of
only six teams selected for this competition."
In other Company news, Famous Dave's has launched the U.S. of
BBQ promotion, where Guests can enjoy the U.S. of BBQ Platter,
featuring the new Huli Buli Charcoal Chicken, plus Georgia chopped
pork and award-winning St. Louis-style ribs. Guests also have the
opportunity to register online for a chance to win a trip for two
to Hawaii. "Famous Dave's has won over 500 awards for our smokin'
good food, and we thank America for their support!" Nissen
concluded.
About Famous Dave's
Famous Dave's of America, Inc. (Nasdaq:DAVE) was founded by
'Famous' Dave Anderson, whose passion for BBQ led him on a 25-year
cross-country trek to find the best regional BBQ recipes in the
country before opening the first Famous Dave's in Hayward,
WI. As of today, the company owns 52 locations and
franchises 130 additional units in 37 states, and is known for
its on-premise real pit smokers, scratch-recipe cooking, and 500
national and regional awards for everything from best ribs to best
Bar-B-Que sauce to best cookbook. They offer a wide variety
of BBQ favorites including signature award-winning St.
Louis-Style Ribs, Texas Beef Brisket, Georgia Chopped Pork,
and Country-Roasted Chicken. Each seasoning blend was
personally developed by Dave himself after years of trial and error
to bring flavorful and authentic BBQ to his
Guests. Scratch-recipes round out the menu with
delicious sides and desserts that include meaty Wilbur
Beans, Drunkin' Apples, and Dave's Famous Bread Pudding.
For more information, please visit www.famousdaves.com.
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Statements in this press release that are not strictly
historical, including but not limited to statements regarding the
timing of our restaurant openings and the timing or success of our
expansion 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 Famous Dave's of America, Inc. 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.
Note to Editors: Contact Jean Golden (612-385-2324 or
jean@goldenpublicity.com) for interviews, photography and other
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