TL;DR
Dickey's Barbecue Pit has driven international growth, opening 16 locations in Q3, including its first South American restaurant in Sao Paulo. The brand's same store sales increased 5.5% from 2020 and Total Store Sales increased 7.9%.
Dallas, Texas - Committed to bringing Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ to markets around the globe, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has driven the barbecue concept to expand it’s global footprint in the third quarter.
In Q3 alone, Dickey’s opened 16 locations, 14 of which were domestic and two were international. The Texas-style barbecue brand made its Sao Paulo debut, marking Dickey’s first South American restaurant with 110 total planned for Brazil in the coming years. Dickey’s also opened its second Tokyo location in Yoyogi.
Along with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit’s openings, Dickey’s Restaurant Brands increased its virtual footprint across the country with the addition of 23 locations implementing Wing Boss and 11 locations adding Big Deal Burger for delivery only. Additionally, Wing Boss opened its first-ever brick-and-mortar restaurant in Addison, Texas in Q3.
Sales were also a highlight with same store sales increasing 5.5% from 2020 and Total Store Sales increasing 7.9%
“Barbecue fans across the globe are taking note of how delicious Dickey’s slow-smoked meats and savory sides are,” said Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. “We look forward to finishing this year off just as strong as we started it.”
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This story was originally published in Franchising.com on October 14, 2021. Burnaze summarizes and links to the original reporting.
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