Grandmother and Grandson Open Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Ferndale

(Ferndale, WA) Dustin and Cheri Benson are not your typical business partners. The grandmother and grandson duo are the local owners of Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. On Thursday, June 26 at 11 a.m., they will open their second location in Ferndale. To celebrate, the new location is throwing a three-day grand opening celebration. The first 50 guests will receive gift cards worth up to $50.

“We have enjoyed working with Dickey’s Barbecue Pit over that past few years,” said multi-unit franchise owner, Dustin Benson. “We can’t wait to open our second location. I grew up in Ferndale and I’m so excited to be able to open a business in this part of Whatcom County.”

Friday, radio station 92.9 KISM will be on-site from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. and this location will be serving $2 pulled pork barbecue sandwiches.  One lucky winner will be chosen for a $500 gift card and three winners will receive free barbecue for an entire year. Saturday, the new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Ferndale will offer all day merchandise giveaways.

Benson worked for Subway for four years before opening his first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit with his grandmother in Lynden in 2012. The new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Ferndale is located at 2054 Main Street and the phone number is 360.384.4227. Keep up with this new location on Facebook here.

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.