Dickey's Barbecue Pit Brings Authentic, Slow-smoked Barbecue To Brighton

Dickey's Barbecue Pit will have four weeks of prizes and giveaways for guests of the Brighton location

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Oct 26, 2016, 02:17 ET

BRIGHTON, Colo., Oct. 26, 2016 /PRNewswire/ -- Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens in Brighton this Thursday with four weeks of specials and giveaways. Three lucky guests will win free barbecue for a year, available only at the new location. To enter to win, guests can either use hashtag #1FreeYearofBBQ on any social media page, order online or sign up for the Big Yellow Cup Club to receive loyalty points and member-only specials. The new Dickey's location will also give a special treat to the first 50 guests in the door on Thursday for the next four weeks. On Fridays, the new store will offer 50 percent off meals for uniformed first responders, and guests will have the opportunity to donate to Dickey's charitable foundation, Barbecue, Boots and Badges.

Jeffrey and Kristen Hood open Dickey's Barbecue Pit in Brighton, CO.

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"The Dickey family congratulates Jeffrey and Kristen Hood on opening their first Dickey's Barbecue Pit location in Brighton," says Roland Dickey Jr., CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. "Dickey's is rapidly growing throughout the nation and we are proud to expand further in the state of Colorado, where we opened our first franchise outside of Texas."

Doors open this Thursday and guests can enjoy the grand opening events over the next four weeks:

Thirsty Thursdays—All guests will receive a free Big Yellow Cup with Dickey's new reusable travel lid and straw. The first 50 guests through the doors will receive a special treat.

Philanthropy Fridays— "You Give, We Give", guests who donate to Dickey's charitable foundation, Barbecue, Boots & Badges, will receive a gift card as a thank you for their donation. Uniformed first responders also will receive 50 percent off their meal.

Singer/Songwriter Saturdays—Enjoy live music from a local musician, Lia O'Black.

Kids Eat Free All Day Every Sunday with a $10 dine-in purchase per adult.

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Jeffrey and Kristen Hood were born in raised in Colorado, only a few minutes away from Brighton where they have called home for the past 15 years. As experienced business owners, the couple owns a sand transporting business in Colorado. They look forward to breaking into the restaurant industry by joining the Dickey's family. "We cannot wait to serve residents of our community delicious, slow-smoked barbecue," says Kristen Hood. "The area is growing quickly and we are happy to be the go-to barbecue option for the great people of Brighton!"

Residents of Brighton can find their newest Dickey's at 29 North 42^nd Ave. Brighton, CO 80601. The phone number is 720-634-0255.

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About Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc.

Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the nation's largest barbecue chain was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey with the goal of authentic slow-smoked barbecue. Today, all meats are still slow smoked on-site in each restaurant living up to the company tagline, "We Speak Barbecue." The Dallas-based family-run barbecue franchise offers a quality selection of signature meats, home style sides, tangy barbecue sauce and free kids' meals every Sunday. The fast-casual concept has expanded to more than 560 locations in 43 states. This year Dickey's won first place on Fast Casual's "Top 100 Movers and Shakers" and ranked in the top ten of Franchise Times' "Fast and Serious." Dickey's Barbecue Pit was recognized for the third year by Nation's Restaurant News as a "Top 10 Growth Chain" and by Technomic as the "Fastest-growing restaurant chain in the country." For more information, visit www.dickeys.com or for barbecue franchise opportunities call 866.340.6188.

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