Dallas, Texas, July 31, 2020 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) – Dickey’s Barbecue Pit is expanding the number of its non-traditional outlets with the progression of seven new food truck units.
The 79-year-old fish fry franchise reports renewed interest from new and existing franchisees in their food truck model, as the COVID-19 pandemic continues to have an effect on restaurant canteens.
“The pandemic will have a lasting effect on the customer’s habit and, as an inherited brand, it is vital for us to continue to fulfill the changing desires of our customers, while remaining true to our quality and consistent taste of the festival,” said Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Currently, the concept of fried fish has a handful of food truck operators, but in the last 6 months they have coordinated 3 food truck deals for Texas and one in Georgia, California, Ohio and Florida.
In addition to food trucks, Dickey’s street selling locations are very popular, as existing self-service models have noticed a 143% build-up on this moving sales channel.
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Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the world’s largest fried fish concept, founded in 1941 through Travis Dickey. Over the past 79 years, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has served millions of legitimate customers. Texas. Grill. ™ At Dickey’s, all of our grilled meats are smoked on site in a wooden hole. Dickey proudly believes there’s no shortcut to genuine fried fish and that’s why they never say fried fish. The Dallas-based Circle of Relatives, a fish fry franchise, offers several slowly smoked meats and healthy accompaniments with ‘No B.S. (Bad things) ‘included. The fast casual concept has expanded abroad with two foreign sites in the UAE and operates more than 500 sites in 44 states. In 2016, Dickey’s ranked first on Fast Casual’s “100 Best Engines and Agitators” list and named one of the 500 Best Franchises through the Entrepreneur in 2018. Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has also been identified through Fox News, Franchise Times, The Wall Street Journal, QSR Magazine, Forbes Magazine and Nation’s Restaurant News. For more information, stop at www.dickeys.com.
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