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title: "Dickey's Barbecue Pit Promotes Jay Rooney to CFO"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/03d3e0b0-ea22-4392-868a-80806046eb46
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/dickeys-barbecue-pit-promotes-jay-rooney-to-cfo-2709550
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2019-03-28T18:13:39.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:29:39.244Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/2a7658104f582ad438df530ded259b4c2882.jpg
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# Dickey's Barbecue Pit Promotes Jay Rooney to CFO

**TL;DR:** Dickey's Barbecue Pit has promoted Jay Rooney to chief financial officer, a new role for the barbecue franchise. Rooney will lead the finance and accounting side of the brand as it grows through direct delivery, new international markets, and other revenue streams.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2019-03-28. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/dickeys-barbecue-pit-promotes-jay-rooney-to-cfo-2709550).*

## Story

Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has promoted vice president of finance and accounting Jay Rooney to the role of chief financial officer, according to a Nation’s Restaurant News report .

The CFO role is a new one for the barbecue franchise, according to the article.

“I’m thrilled to be tasked with leading the finance and accounting side of the world’s biggest and best barbecue restaurant brand,” Rooney said in a statement, according to the article. “I am especially excited about the future of Dickey’s as we grow the brand through direct delivery, new international markets, expanded retail offerings, and other new revenue streams.”

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- Nation's Restaurant News (publication)
- brand growth (topic)
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit (company)
- cfo promotion (topic)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/dickeys-barbecue-pit-promotes-jay-rooney-to-cfo-2709550). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/03d3e0b0-ea22-4392-868a-80806046eb46).