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Dickey’s
Barbecue Pit Announces
Three-Store
Development Agreement in Ohio
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Owner/Operator
Kelley Millikin will open three new locations in Central Ohio
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Columbus,
OH – May 2016 / Newsmaker Alert / Dickey’s
Barbecue Pit has signed a three-store development agreement in Central
Ohio. The Buckeye State currently boasts eight Dickey’s locations, and
the brand is expanding rapidly throughout the Midwest.
Owner/Operator
Kelley Millikin spent most of his career in business to business sales
and account management prior to becoming an entrepreneur. Having lived
in Ohio for 23 years, he decided to make his passion into a career and
go into the barbecue business full time. “I knew Dickey’s was the right
concept because of the exceptional growth rate and the quality of the product,”
Millikin says. “This franchise appeals to my natural love of barbecue,
but as a potential business owner I chose Dickey’s for the operations efficiency
and quality. The specific locations for the new stores have not been determined
as of yet, but they will be located in Central Ohio, in the Columbus area.
“We
are proud to bring Texas-style barbecue to the Midwest, and have received
overwhelmingly positive feedback from our guests in that region,” says
Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. “The Dickey
family congratulates new Owner/Operator Kelley Millikin on his development
agreement and we look forward to our brand’s expansion in Ohio.”
To
learn more about franchising with Dickey’s, visit www.dickeys.com/franchise
or call 866-340-6188.
To
find the Dickey’s Barbecue Pit nearest you, click
here. Find Dickey’s on Twitter,
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and Instagram.
About
Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Dickey’s
Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the nation’s largest barbecue chain was founded
in 1941 by Travis Dickey with the goal of authentic slow smoked barbecue.
Today, all meats are still slow smoked on-site in each restaurant living
up to the company tagline, “We
Speak Barbecue.” The Dallas-based family-run barbecue franchise offers
a quality selection of signature meats, home style sides, tangy barbecue
sauce and free kids’ meals every Sunday. The fast-casual concept has expanded
to over 540 locations in 43 states. Dickey’s was recognized for the third
year by Nation’s Restaurant News as a “Top 10 Growth Chain” and
by Technomic as the “Fastest-growing restaurant chain in the country.”
For more information, visit www.dickeys.com
or for barbecue franchise opportunities call 866-340-6188.
Media
Contacts:
Kimberly
Harms / Michelle George
972-248-9899
Dickey’s
Barbecue Restaurants |
