Penn State Alumni Opens a New Dickey’s Barbecue in State College
(State College, PA) On Thursday, August 8 Penn State alumni Jay and Paula Rhodes are opening their first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in State College. The celebration will last for three days spanning from Thursday through Saturday, August 10 and customers will have a chance to win a $500 Dickey’s gift card.
“Dickey’s will not only bring something original to State College,” said new owner Jay Rhodes. “But it will also bring a fresh way of doing business to the area based upon old-fashioned values that have been the basis of Dickey’s for the past 72 years.”
This new fast casual barbecue restaurant is located 333 Benner Pike, directly behind the Barnes and Noble. For more information on this new location, please contact 814-867-2124.
Thursday, August 8: The first 50 customers will receive a Dickey’s gift card fully loaded with up to $50. The next 100 customers will receive a voucher for a free meal plate with the purchase of a drink.
Friday, August 9: The party continues with free Dickey’s Barbecue giveaways. The first 100 customers will receive a free Big Yellow Cup of Miss Ollie’s Tea and Dickey’s merchandise.
Saturday, August 10: Join Big Froggy 101 for $2 Pulled Pork Big Barbecue sandwiches from 12 p.m. to 2 p.m. Dickey’s will hold a drawing for free barbecue for an entire year. Three winners will be chosen and one lucky guest will win a $500 gift card to Dickey’s.
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.