Fast Casual: Dickey's brings Texas-style Barbecue to Soddy Daisy, Tennessee

<p>View the full article <a href="https://www.fastcasual.com/news/dickeys-brings-texas-style-barbecue-to-soddy-daisy-tennessee/">here</a>. </p><p>A Tennessee couple is bringing Dickey's Barbecue Pit to Soddy Daisy, Tennessee. Mark and Donna Oldham will open by spring, according to a company press release.</p><p><br></p><p>"Dickey's Barbecue Pit has been family-owned and operated since 1941 and we consider each of our owners as a part of our family,” Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, said in the release. "We are always proud when passionate franchisees such as Mark and Donna Oldham decide to invest in Dickey's and help us further our brand."</p><p> </p><p>Originally from Tennessee, the Oldhams are not new to creating a business to serve their community. Though Dickey's will be their first restaurant venture, the Oldhams are owners of a chicken farm in their home state.</p><p><br></p><p>"Immediately after we tried Dickey's barbecue, we knew this was the concept we needed to buy into," Mark Oldham said in the release. “We look forward to bringing Dickey's to our community and having a new business for our family to run together."</p>