Dickey’s Barbecue Continues International Expansion in Canada
June 19 2024 - 12:03PM
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is thrilled to continue expanding their
hickory smoked, barbecue pits in the greater Calgary area.
The Texas-style barbecue brand has entered into a multi-store
agreement with local restaurant franchisor, Gaurand Modh to bring
Dickey’s Legit. Texas. Barbecue to the great people of the province
of Alberta. Gaurang will open his first store in Taber Alberta,
where he is currently a resident and expand into additional
communities nearby. With his previous franchise experience, Mr.
Modh believes the Taber location will be a great success and is
confident the residents will welcome this historic barbecue
experience.
“I’m very happy for Dickeys to continue growing throughout
Canada and to have formed this partnership with Mr. Modh,” said Jim
Perkins, Dickey’s Executive VP of International Development. “We’re
looking forward to working alongside this team and to bring a tried
and true, Texas barbecue to the great folks of Alberta.”
Dickey’s Barbecue Pit continues to move Texas-style
barbecue into the international market. In addition to the new
expansion into Mexico, and the recent deal in the United Kingdom,
Dickey’s can also be found in Botswana, Brazil, Egypt, Japan,
Pakistan, Singapore and the United Arab Emirates.
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About Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the world’s largest
barbecue concept, was founded in 1941 by the Dickey family. For the
past 80 years, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has served millions of guests
in 44 states Legit. Texas. Barbecue. ™ At Dickey’s, all our
barbecued meats are smoked onsite in a hickory wood burning pit.
Dickeys proudly believes there’s no shortcut to true barbecue and
it’s why our name isn’t BBQ. Dickey’s is led by both
Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO, Dickey’s Capital Group, who has had a
large hand in the brand’s international expansion into 8 countries,
as well as the opening of their USDA Certified manufacturing and
distribution plant, and his wife, Laura Rea Dickey, CEO, Dickey’s
Barbecue Pit, Inc. The Dallas-based, family-run barbecue franchise
offers eight slow-smoked meats and 12 wholesome sides with 'No B.S.
(Bad Stuff)' included. Dickey’s Barbecue has over 500 locations
across the United States and eight other countries.
Dickeys was named to Newsweek’s 2022 America’s Favorite
Restaurant Chains list, Nation’s Restaurant News 2024 list for
‘Fast-casual restaurant brands that scored the highest for ‘value’,
and USA Today 2021 readers’ choice awards. Dickeys has
finished in the Top 20 of the Fast Casual’s “Top 100
Movers and Shakers” four out of the past five years. The barbecue
brand been named a Top
500 Franchise by Entrepreneur and named
to Hospitality Technology’s Industry Heroes list. Led by
CEO Laura Rea Dickey, who was recently named to D Magazines
Top 500 CEO’s in 2023, was named among the country’s 50 most
influential women in foodservice in Nation’s Restaurant
News, was recognized by Fast Casual’s Top 100 Movers
and Shakers list and honored by Dallas Business
Journal. Dickey's Barbecue Pit has also been recognized
by Fox News, Forbes Magazine, Franchise Times, The Dallas
Morning News, The Wall Street Journal, People Magazine and QSR
Magazine. Dickey’s Barbecue is part of Dickey’s Restaurant Brands
which has more than 700 restaurants nationwide including brands
Wing Boss, Trailer Birds, Big Deal Burger and bbqathome.com. DRB is
led by CEO Roland Dickey Jr. For more information,
visit www.dickeys.com.
- Dickey's Barbecue Continuees International Expansion in
Alberta
Shannon Santos
Dickey's Barbecue Pit
ssantos@dickeys.com