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title: "FSR Magazine: Gary Brackett’s Journey from Super Bowl Champion to Restaurateur"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/cbdbb290-e361-4bba-9bbe-4572342b20f3
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/fsr-magazine-gary-bracketts-journey-from-super-bowl-champion-to-restaurateur-2708653
category: "Fast casual"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Fast casual"
published: 2018-12-11T03:22:43.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:08:09.159Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/a6cc17c0c51f40eb5c2e7041fee910f86950.jpg
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# FSR Magazine: Gary Brackett’s Journey from Super Bowl Champion to Restaurateur

**TL;DR:** Gary Brackett, CEO of The Stacked Pickle, focuses on intelligent growth and attracting good talent to support franchisees in his expansion plans. Brackett, a former Indianapolis Colts star, bought the concept in 2014.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2018-12-11. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/fsr-magazine-gary-bracketts-journey-from-super-bowl-champion-to-restaurateur-2708653).*

## Story

According to a recent story in FSR Magazine, the former Indianapolis Colts star bought the concept in 2014, and heading into his 5th year of ownership, the CEO is focused on intelligent growth. “I really want to be smart about our growth and also attract good talent. I’m supporting those people.

I think it’s really hand-in-hand us understanding where we are as a company, but also keeping franchisees in mind in terms of our growth strategy and making sure we have the right pieces in place to ensure that they’re going to be successful,” said Brackett. The Stacked Pickle is currently working with franchisees in Houston; Orlando, Florida; and Dayton, Ohio.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisee support (topic)
- houston (location)
- Orlando (location)
- talent acquisition (topic)
- Indianapolis Colts (company)
- Dayton, Ohio (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/fsr-magazine-gary-bracketts-journey-from-super-bowl-champion-to-restaurateur-2708653). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/cbdbb290-e361-4bba-9bbe-4572342b20f3).