Popular Chain Restaurant Quietly Closes Dozens of Locations: Utah & Nevada At Risk!

If you've been craving some good barbecue, whether it be a pulled pork sandwich, brisket, or ribs, but noticed your local spot has disappeared, you're not alone! A very well-known barbecue chain has been quietly shutting down locations all over the country, leaving fans wondering where they'll get their barbecue fix next! From coast to coast many of the locations have simply vanished! What's going on?!

WHAT RESTAURANT IS CLOSING ALL OVER?

Dickey's Barbecue Pit was once a MAJOR player in the game of barbecue! However, lately, it's been shrinking it's footprint in the US. Over the past few years, they've shot down a pretty significant number of their restaurants. Back in 2018, they closed 113 locations, and then in 2024, they shut down 97 more! That's 20% of their remaining restaurants. Utah is down to just 2 locations, and Nevada has 4 left.

HOW ARE THEY GOING TO SAVE THE REMAINING RESTAURANTS?

Dickey's has a plan though! They're going to be making some major changes to keep the remaining restaurants open! Here's their plan to remain open:

• Tripling the field operations team: If you have a Dickey's near you, and you need a job! Maybe you can help!
• Adding area operations teams: They’ve created specialized teams to work inside restaurants and improve daily performance.
• New financial operations team: A group dedicated to reviewing each store’s finances to keep things afloat.
• Franchisee advisory committees: Operators now have more say in how things are run.
• Flexibility in marketing: Everyone is marketing now, so you have to be creative in your marketing! Make people remember DICKEY'S when it's time to eat!
• Investing in digital sales: The chain has ramped up efforts in online orders and even launched a “white label” delivery service through their own app.

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