Roland Dickey at Dickey’s Barbecue Pit Grand Opening in Sharpsburg

(Sharpsburg, GA) – On Thursday, May 29 at 11:00 a.m. the newest Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Georgia will open with a three-day grand opening celebration. The first 50 dine-in customers will receive a gift card for up to $50 to Dickey’s Barbecue Pit. On Friday, May 30 Roland Dickey will be on-site to sign and give away 100 free cookbooks.

On Friday, Radio station 92.5 The Bear will be on-site from noon to 2:00 p.m. and this location will be serving $2 pulled pork barbecue sandwiches.  Also, 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 Sharpsburg will be offering all day merchandise giveaways.

“We were at a franchise fair in Atlanta when we discovered Dickey’s Barbecue Pit and we flew down to Dallas to check out the original store,” said franchise owner Carla Kuehl. “We met Roland Dickey and tried the food. We knew Dickey’s was the right franchise for us.”

Kuehl and her husband have over 50 years of restaurant experience combined. They opened their first Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Peachtree City in 2011. Sharpsburg is their second location. The new Dickey’s Barbecue Pit in Sharpsburg is located at 15 Thomas Grace Annex Lane and the telephone number is 770.252.6060. Check out all the details on this new 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.