Famous Dave's Weekend Specials (2024)

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How much was Famous Dave's sold for? ›

The deal was priced at $17.25 a share, or about $200 million. BBQ Holdings, parent to Famous Dave's as well as Village Inn, Barrio Queen, Granite City and other restaurants, operates over 200 franchised locations and 100 corporate-owned stores. BBQ Holdings acquired Barrio Queen earlier this year.

MTY Food Group has completed its acquisition of BBQ Holdings, the parent of Famous Dave's, Bakers Square and seven other concepts. Montreal-based MTY, which owns more than 80 restaurant brands including Papa Murphy's and Cold Stone Creamery, is taking BBQ private for $17.25 a share.

Our champion Pitmaster, “Famous” Dave Anderson has won some of the most coveted BBQ awards in the nation. He's a BBQ encyclopedia, a man who has spent his life in pursuit of BBQ perfection.

Famous Dave is the most awarded Pitmaster in history — a true originator blessed with a great sense of taste and a passion for creating only the best of the best. Even among BBQ champions, Dave is recognized as the authority on the art of cooking with smoke and flame.

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Biggest name in Minnesota barbecue, Famous Dave's, is bought by Canadian firm for $200M. Famous Dave's CEO Jeff Crivello, left, and founder Dave Anderson in a 2019 photo. The company was sold Tuesday to MTY Food Group, a Canadian franchiser with a portfolio of more than 80 restaurant brands.

Famous Dave's of America Inc. has closed two restaurants this year and could close more, the company said this week, as its company-owned units start losing money.

Minnetonka, MN

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Jeff Crivello is a Chief Executive Officer at BBQ HOLDINGS, INC.; President at TREW Capital Management, Inc; and CEO at FAMOUS DAVE'S and is based in Minnesota.

It has 180 locations in 33 U.S. states as of 2021 and four international locations, Abu Dhabi, Al Ain, Dubai, and Winnipeg. Famous Dave's of America, Inc.

What type of wood does Famous Dave's use? ›

BOLD TO THE BONE

Authentic BBQ starts in a live-wood smoker stoked with genuine hickory logs. Our pitmasters hand-rub the meats with a custom blend of spices and cook for hours to extract the natural flavors.

Famous Dave's corporate name is changing to BBQ Holdings Inc. as the firm begins to pursue acquisitions as an avenue of growth. Famous Dave's of America Inc. is taking a new corporate name — but not changing the name of its restaurants — and a new symbol on the stock exchange: BBQ.

Hayward, WI

Famous Dave's / Place founded

Famous Dave's of America's revenue is $95.2 million.

Famous Dave's of America's annual revenue is $95.2M. Zippia's data science team found the following key financial metrics about Famous Dave's of America after extensive research and analysis.

Instead, Dave's Killer Bread became a sensation and ended up being sold a decade later for $275 million. When Dave Dahl founded Dave's Killer Bread a decade ago, he "never imagined" his little bakery would end up being a coast-to-coast company.

Dave's Killer Bread, the largest organic bread company in North America, was sold to Flowers Foods for $275 million in 2015.

Dave's Killer Bread was sold in 2015 for $275 million to Flower Foods. Though his story of redemption is no longer printed on the packaging, the new owners maintain a commitment to 'second chance employment' by hiring formerly incarcerated people.

MILWAUKIE, Ore. (KOIN) — Flower Foods, Inc. — the nation's second largest baking company — announced its decision Wednesday to buy Dave's Killer Bread for $275 million in cash.