Local College Student Opens Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Hermantown
(Hermantown, MN) Landon Wiser grew up in Minnesota with parents in the franchise business. After serving as a general manager at a local Dickey’s Barbecue Pit, he knew it would be a great franchise for his family. On Thursday, October 30 at 11 a.m. Wiser and his mother, Sharon Wiser will open their first Dickey’s Barbecue location in Hermantown with a three-day grand opening.
“Growing up, my parents had two Snyder Drug Stores which allowed me to see firsthand how a business is run from a young age, “said first time owner, Landon Wiser. “I spent time as a manager for a Dickey’s Barbecue and I fell in love with the food and the concept — I knew it would be a hit in my college town.”
Thursday kicks off when the first 50 guests receive gift cards worth up to $50. On Friday, guests can stop by the new fast casual option for all day merchandise giveaways. On Saturday, radio station B105 is on-site from noon to 2 p.m. when the new location serves $2 pulled pork barbecue sandwiches. One lucky winner will be chosen for a $500 gift card and three winners receive free barbecue for an entire year.
Wiser is a senior at the University of Minnesota Duluth. The new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Hermantown is located at 4960 Miller Trunk Highway 53 and the phone number is 218.260.2271. You can follow along with this location on Facebook.
About Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Founded in 1941 by the Dickey family, Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. is the world’s largest barbecue concept and continues as a third-generation family-run business. For more than 80 years, Dickey’s Barbecue Pit has served millions with its signature Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ Slow-smoked over hickory wood-burning pits, Dickey’s barbecued meats are paired with a variety of Southern sides. Committed to authentic barbecue, Dickey’s never takes shortcuts — because real barbecue can’t be rushed.
With more than 866 restaurants across eight concepts in the U.S. and several countries, Dickey’s Barbecue Franchise and Dickey’s Restaurant Brands continue to grow under the leadership of Roland Dickey Jr., CEO of Dickey’s Capital Group, and Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.
Dickey’s has been recognized on Newsweek’s 2022 “America’s Favorite Restaurant Chains” list, Nation’s Restaurant News 2024 top fast-casual brands for value, and USA Today’s 2021 Readers’ Choice Awards. The brand has also ranked in the Top 20 of Fast Casual’s “Top 100 Movers and Shakers” for four of the past five years. Additional accolades include Entrepreneur’s Top 500 Franchise and Hospitality Technology’s Industry Heroes list. The brand has been featured by Fox News, Forbes, Franchise Times, The Wall Street Journal, and People Magazine.
For more information, visit www.dickeys.com. For franchise opportunities, visit www.dickeysfranchise.com.