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Dickey's Barbecue Pit opens first N.J. restaurant

May 16, 2011

Dickey's Barbecue Pit has announced its plans to open the first franchise location in New Jersey.

The restaurant will be opened by franchise operator Alan Cohen, a Texas native and a graduate of Kellogg School of Management at Northwestern University.

Texas-based Dickey's Barbecue Pit opened in 1941 and began franchising in 1994.

"We are so thrilled Alan Cohen will be bringing his Texas roots to the Hoboken community," said Roland Dickey Jr., president of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants. "As our company grows, we grow as a family. This is another great opportunity for the company."

Dickey's Barbecue Pit will serve up 9 different hickory-smoked meats that are slow cooked every night, along with a vast array of home-style sides to the Hoboken area.

Since early 2011, Dickey's has opened 12 stores nationwide and 60 are set to open before the end of 2011. There are 147 locations in 33 states.