{"id":9843,"date":"2015-03-18T09:27:21","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T13:27:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www2.franchisegator.com\/articles\/?p=9843"},"modified":"2022-03-03T15:07:09","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T20:07:09","slug":"giddy-up-knoxville-air-force-veteran-opens-dickeys-barbecue-pit-thursday-12099","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.franchisegator.com\/articles\/giddy-up-knoxville-air-force-veteran-opens-dickeys-barbecue-pit-thursday-12099\/","title":{"rendered":"Giddy Up Knoxville-Air Force Veteran Opens Dickeys Barbecue Pit Thursday"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Knoxville is getting a new barbecue option on Thursday, March 19 at 11 a.m., when Dickey\u2019s Barbecue Pit opens their first location to the area with a three day grand opening. Local owner, Anthony Hayes served 25 years active duty in the United States Air Force before deciding it was time to pursue a new career in the barbecue business.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cVeterans are so good for our brand and make wonderful owners,\u201d said Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO of Dickey\u2019s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. \u201cThey\u2019ve served our country and now want an opportunity to own their own business \u2013 it\u2019s a great match.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Knoxville is getting a new barbecue option on Thursday, March 19 at 11 a.m., when Dickey\u2019s Barbecue Pit opens their first location to the area with a three day grand opening. 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