Dickey's Barbecue Pit Restaurants

Texas-style barbecue restaurant

Background

Founded: 1941 Franchising since: 1994

4514 Cole Ave.
Dallas, Texas 75205

Phone:
(972)248-9899

Franchisor has 29 employee(s); 4 employee(s) in franchise department.

Franchise Growth

Year	U.S. Franchises	Canadian Franchises	Foreign Franchises	Company Owned
2007	78	0	0	5
2006	61	0	0	5
2005	54	0	0	4

Where Seeking Franchisees
In the U.S. Alaska, Alabama, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Kansas, Kentucky, Louisiana, Missouri, Mississippi, North carolina, New jersey, New mexico, Nevada, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South carolina, Tennessee, Texas, United states, Utah, West virginia, Wyoming

Exclusive territories available.
Territory size: By county

Costs and Fees

Total investment: $40K+
Franchise fee: $30K

Ongoing royalty fee: 5%
Term of agreement: 20 years, renewable

Type of Financing Available

	In-House	Third Party
Franchise Fee	No	Yes
Startup Costs	No	Yes
Equipment	No	Yes
Inventory	No	Yes
Accounts Receivable	No	Yes
Payroll	No	Yes

Third-party financing source(s): the SBA

Qualifications
Net worth requirement: $200K
Cash liquidity requirement: $100K
Business Experience:

General business experience

Operations

60% of all franchisees own more than one unit
Number of employees needed to run franchised unit: 15 - 15
Absentee ownership of franchise is allowed. (50% of current franchisees are owner/operators)