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title: "Dickey’s Propels International Growth in Q2"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/968cf506-8421-4140-ba5e-e5a1123a4306
source: "Franchising.com"
original_url: https://www.franchising.com/news/20210726_dickeys_propels_international_growth_in_q2.html
category: "Restaurants"
industry: "Restaurants"
published: 2021-07-26T12:00:00.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:25:34.129Z
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# Dickey’s Propels International Growth in Q2

**TL;DR:** Dickey's opened 63 locations in Q2, including three overseas, and promoted Jim Perkins to executive vice president of international sales and support. The brand expects to open three additional international locations in the third quarter.

*originally published in Franchising.com on 2021-07-26. [Read the original](https://www.franchising.com/news/20210726_dickeys_propels_international_growth_in_q2.html).*

## Story

Dickey’s opened 63 locations in Q2 alone, three of which were overseas throughout Singapore, Japan and Yas Mall in United Arab Emirates, bringing the brand’s international location total to six.

In July, the barbecue franchise promoted Jim Perkins to executive vice president of international sales and support to build out the company’s global identity, structure and culture. The Texas-style barbecue brand expects to open three additional international locations in the third quarter.

Along with making international strides in Q2, Dickey’s Restaurant Brands – Wing Boss and Big Deal Burger – increased the number of locations they’re operated out of by 24%, and Wing Boss is set to make its standalone brick-and-mortar debut in September.

“There is undoubtedly a demand for Dickey’s Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ overseas,” said Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. “Our notable Q2 performance proved that. And it’s not just Dickey’s that’s seeing successful results – our virtual brands are keeping up the same fast pace. Dickey’s Restaurant Brands has much to look forward to in the next quarter and beyond.”

## Entities

- Franchising.com (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- international expansion (topic)
- Dickey's Barbecue Pit (company)
- executive promotion (topic)
- Laura Rea Dickey (person)
- Japan (location)
- Singapore (location)
- United Arab Emirates (location)
- virtual brands (topic)
- q2 growth (topic)

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Originally reported by Franchising.com (https://www.franchising.com/news/20210726_dickeys_propels_international_growth_in_q2.html). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/968cf506-8421-4140-ba5e-e5a1123a4306).