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Yahoo
6 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Dickey's Barbecue Pit Kicks Off the Summer with BOGO Baker Deal
Indulge in the Ultimate Summer Feast – Get a Free Baker on June 20, 2025, In-Store, Online, or via the Dickey's App Dickey's Barbecue Pit Kicks Off the Summer with BOGO Baker Deal Dallas, TX, June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dickey's Barbecue Pit is launching the summer season with an irresistible Buy One, Get One Free (BOGO) Baker offer, available on Friday, June 20, 2025. This special promotion lets guests enjoy two of Dickey's signature Bakers for the price of one when they use the code SUMMER in-store, online at or through the Dickey's app. 'Our Bakers are the perfect way to kick off the summer — they're everything you love about Dickey's barbecue, all in one hearty, satisfying dish,' said Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. 'Loaded with our mouthwatering slow-smoked meats, savory toppings, and a bed of fluffy baked potatoes, the Baker is a fan favorite. And with this BOGO offer, it's the perfect opportunity to share the barbecue goodness with others.' What makes the Baker so special? It all starts with Dickey's signature slow-smoked meats — from tender brisket to juicy pulled pork and savory sausage, each bite is packed with authentic Texas barbecue flavor. The meats are piled high on a soft, baked potato and topped with flavorful ingredients like melted cheese, tangy barbecue sauce, creamy sour cream, and crispy bacon. It's a combination that brings together the best of Dickey's barbecue in one mouthwatering dish, making it a perfect choice for both lunch and dinner. Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO of Dickey's Capital Group, shared, 'Summer is all about enjoying great food, and there's no better way to celebrate than with one of our Bakers. The combination of slow-smoked meats and delicious toppings is always a crowd-pleaser, and this BOGO deal is a great way to enjoy twice the fun.' This exclusive offer is available on June 20, 2025, only at participating locations and online via and the Dickey's app. Don't miss out on this limited-time deal to indulge in the ultimate summer BBQ experience! About Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. Founded in 1941 by the Dickey family, Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. is the world's largest barbecue concept and continues as a third-generation family-run business. For more than 80 years, Dickey's Barbecue Pit has served millions with its signature Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ Slow-smoked over hickory wood-burning pits, Dickey's barbecued meats are paired with a variety of Southern sides. Committed to authentic barbecue, Dickey's never takes shortcuts — because real barbecue can't be rushed. With more than 866 restaurants across eight concepts in the U.S. and several countries, Dickey's Barbecue Franchise and Dickey's Restaurant Brands continue to grow under the leadership of Roland Dickey Jr., CEO of Dickey's Capital Group, and Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. Dickey's has been recognized on Newsweek's 2022 "America's Favorite Restaurant Chains" list, Nation's Restaurant News 2024 top fast-casual brands for value, and USA Today's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards. The brand has also ranked in the Top 20 of Fast Casual's 'Top 100 Movers and Shakers' for four of the past five years. Additional accolades include Entrepreneur's Top 500 Franchise and Hospitality Technology's Industry Heroes list. The brand has been featured by Fox News, Forbes, Franchise Times, The Wall Street Journal, and People Magazine. For more information, visit For franchise opportunities, visit Attachment Dickey's Barbecue Pit Kicks Off the Summer with BOGO Baker Deal CONTACT: Louisa Garrett Dickey's Barbecue Pit lgarrett@
Yahoo
7 hours ago
- Business
- Yahoo
Dickey's Barbecue Pit Kicks Off the Summer with BOGO Baker Deal
Indulge in the Ultimate Summer Feast – Get a Free Baker on June 20, 2025, In-Store, Online, or via the Dickey's App Dickey's Barbecue Pit Kicks Off the Summer with BOGO Baker Deal Dallas, TX, June 20, 2025 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- Dickey's Barbecue Pit is launching the summer season with an irresistible Buy One, Get One Free (BOGO) Baker offer, available on Friday, June 20, 2025. This special promotion lets guests enjoy two of Dickey's signature Bakers for the price of one when they use the code SUMMER in-store, online at or through the Dickey's app. 'Our Bakers are the perfect way to kick off the summer — they're everything you love about Dickey's barbecue, all in one hearty, satisfying dish,' said Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. 'Loaded with our mouthwatering slow-smoked meats, savory toppings, and a bed of fluffy baked potatoes, the Baker is a fan favorite. And with this BOGO offer, it's the perfect opportunity to share the barbecue goodness with others.' What makes the Baker so special? It all starts with Dickey's signature slow-smoked meats — from tender brisket to juicy pulled pork and savory sausage, each bite is packed with authentic Texas barbecue flavor. The meats are piled high on a soft, baked potato and topped with flavorful ingredients like melted cheese, tangy barbecue sauce, creamy sour cream, and crispy bacon. It's a combination that brings together the best of Dickey's barbecue in one mouthwatering dish, making it a perfect choice for both lunch and dinner. Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO of Dickey's Capital Group, shared, 'Summer is all about enjoying great food, and there's no better way to celebrate than with one of our Bakers. The combination of slow-smoked meats and delicious toppings is always a crowd-pleaser, and this BOGO deal is a great way to enjoy twice the fun.' This exclusive offer is available on June 20, 2025, only at participating locations and online via and the Dickey's app. Don't miss out on this limited-time deal to indulge in the ultimate summer BBQ experience! About Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. Founded in 1941 by the Dickey family, Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. is the world's largest barbecue concept and continues as a third-generation family-run business. For more than 80 years, Dickey's Barbecue Pit has served millions with its signature Legit. Texas. Barbecue.™ Slow-smoked over hickory wood-burning pits, Dickey's barbecued meats are paired with a variety of Southern sides. Committed to authentic barbecue, Dickey's never takes shortcuts — because real barbecue can't be rushed. With more than 866 restaurants across eight concepts in the U.S. and several countries, Dickey's Barbecue Franchise and Dickey's Restaurant Brands continue to grow under the leadership of Roland Dickey Jr., CEO of Dickey's Capital Group, and Laura Rea Dickey, CEO of Dickey's Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. Dickey's has been recognized on Newsweek's 2022 "America's Favorite Restaurant Chains" list, Nation's Restaurant News 2024 top fast-casual brands for value, and USA Today's 2021 Readers' Choice Awards. The brand has also ranked in the Top 20 of Fast Casual's 'Top 100 Movers and Shakers' for four of the past five years. Additional accolades include Entrepreneur's Top 500 Franchise and Hospitality Technology's Industry Heroes list. The brand has been featured by Fox News, Forbes, Franchise Times, The Wall Street Journal, and People Magazine. For more information, visit For franchise opportunities, visit Attachment Dickey's Barbecue Pit Kicks Off the Summer with BOGO Baker Deal CONTACT: Louisa Garrett Dickey's Barbecue Pit lgarrett@ while retrieving data Sign in to access your portfolio Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data Error while retrieving data
Winnipeg Free Press
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- Winnipeg Free Press
Sean Baker reflects on becoming a ‘weird spokesperson' for theatergoing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — During his best director acceptance speech at this year's Academy Awards, Sean Baker zealously spoke about the importance of theatergoing, particularly the increasingly threatened independently-owned cinemas. Baker was accepting the award for 'Anora,' which won five of the six Oscars it was nominated for that night. On the other side of that awards campaign, the independent filmmaker is continuing his evangelism for seeing films on the big screen by teaming up with Pluto TV for 'Free Movie Weekend,' which highlights independent and family-owned theaters across the country throughout the summer, including the Music Box Theatre in Chicago this weekend. The initiative kicked off with Baker's pick near Los Angeles — the Gardena Cinema. Complimentary tickets will also be offered to the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, as well as Detroit's Redford Theater in the coming weeks. In an exclusive interview, Baker spoke with The Associated Press about why he feels like a 'weird spokesperson' for theatergoing and how he hopes his next film will differ from his previous work. The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. AP: You are an outspoken advocate for independent and family-owned movie theaters. Why are they so important to you? BAKER: I'm Gen X. Growing up, the theaters that we primarily went to were independently owned and usually family owned. Multiplexes kicked in in the late 80s. I love multiplexes. They're great, but there is something that's a little more intimate and has that family warmth. It's not a corporate environment. For a very long time, that's how I discovered and fell in love with the movies. And then I actually worked in an independently-owned theater. It was the craziest thing. It was called the Roberts Cinema in New Jersey, and I applied for a job as the ticket ripper. It was a small business, so next thing you know, they are training me on the projectors. Next thing, they're like, 'We need a manager.' So, at 17 years old, I was managing, projecting and ticket ripping at a theater in Manville, New Jersey, that's no longer there. They played mostly Disney films during the day and foreign films at night. It was my first real job and I look back fondly on that time. And then I went to film school and I started making movies. It's always been with the intention of making feature films for theaters. A dream of mine is to someday maybe even own a theater. AP: I think there are a lot of people who think big movies with big movie stars are the secret to getting people into theaters. BAKER: That's something that I've been personally battling with. I am preaching that this sort of entertainment is meant first and foremost for theaters, so come out and see them. And then at the same time, I make films that are a little bit difficult and not exactly friendly for a wide audience. But I hope that, since my films lean into a little more into that prestige world, maybe people will come out looking for that sort of thing. 'This film won the Palme d'Or and then eventually an Academy Award. Maybe this is something we should see in the theater, even though it doesn't fit the mold of what we normally are going to see, which are the blockbuster popcorn movies.' Those are the movies that keep cinemas alive, not my films. Maybe someday. But it's the 'Barbies' that are keeping the cinemas alive, not the 'Anoras,' even though 'Anora' did amazingly well in the hands of Neon. I do sometimes feel like a weird spokesperson for this because I'm not exactly delivering what I'm preaching on. AP: The Oscars this year were sort of like a PSA for theatergoing. I wonder if you subscribe to the idea that that message would be received better if the Academy recognized movies like 'Wicked' or 'Dune: Part Two' more. BAKER: They do. I mean, those films were nominated. But maybe. Maybe we do need that one extra category for box office success. Why not celebrate that too? I mean that's something that other awards shows around the world celebrate and there's no reason not to celebrate when a film hits the zeitgeist. That's an important cultural milestone. So why not celebrate that publicly? That's what the Oscars are for in many ways. AP: We've talked before about the success of 'Anora' and how you are thinking about how it will inform your next film. BAKER: I think the new thing that I'm dealing with is just the pressure of how do I follow up 'Anora?' I don't want to disappoint people, but I want to give something a little new and different. It's just scary. I don't know how else to say it. I just woke up. It's scary. But hopefully I'm working with the same people again, not only making the film, but also distributing the film. And hopefully we make another film that connects. My favorite filmmakers are filmmakers that do mix it up. They stay in their wheelhouse because that's their voice. But there's always a new thing. And hopefully my new thing is just leaning a little more into comedy. For a long time, I've made films that I would consider to be dramas or tragedies with comedic elements and I kind of want to push it into the comedy with dramatic or tragic elements. That might be my change.
San Francisco Chronicle
10 hours ago
- Entertainment
- San Francisco Chronicle
Sean Baker reflects on becoming a 'weird spokesperson' for theatergoing
LOS ANGELES (AP) — During his best director acceptance speech at this year's Academy Awards, Sean Baker zealously spoke about the importance of theatergoing, particularly the increasingly threatened independently-owned cinemas. Baker was accepting the award for 'Anora,' which won five of the six Oscars it was nominated for that night. On the other side of that awards campaign, the independent filmmaker is continuing his evangelism for seeing films on the big screen by teaming up with Pluto TV for 'Free Movie Weekend,' which highlights independent and family-owned theaters across the country throughout the summer, including the Music Box Theatre in Chicago this weekend. The initiative kicked off with Baker's pick near Los Angeles — the Gardena Cinema. Complimentary tickets will also be offered to the Colonial Theatre in Phoenixville, Pennsylvania, as well as Detroit's Redford Theater in the coming weeks. In an exclusive interview, Baker spoke with The Associated Press about why he feels like a 'weird spokesperson' for theatergoing and how he hopes his next film will differ from his previous work. The interview has been edited for clarity and brevity. AP: You are an outspoken advocate for independent and family-owned movie theaters. Why are they so important to you? BAKER: I'm Gen X. Growing up, the theaters that we primarily went to were independently owned and usually family owned. Multiplexes kicked in in the late 80s. I love multiplexes. They're great, but there is something that's a little more intimate and has that family warmth. It's not a corporate environment. For a very long time, that's how I discovered and fell in love with the movies. And then I actually worked in an independently-owned theater. It was the craziest thing. It was called the Roberts Cinema in New Jersey, and I applied for a job as the ticket ripper. It was a small business, so next thing you know, they are training me on the projectors. Next thing, they're like, 'We need a manager.' So, at 17 years old, I was managing, projecting and ticket ripping at a theater in Manville, New Jersey, that's no longer there. They played mostly Disney films during the day and foreign films at night. It was my first real job and I look back fondly on that time. And then I went to film school and I started making movies. It's always been with the intention of making feature films for theaters. A dream of mine is to someday maybe even own a theater. AP: I think there are a lot of people who think big movies with big movie stars are the secret to getting people into theaters. BAKER: That's something that I've been personally battling with. I am preaching that this sort of entertainment is meant first and foremost for theaters, so come out and see them. And then at the same time, I make films that are a little bit difficult and not exactly friendly for a wide audience. But I hope that, since my films lean into a little more into that prestige world, maybe people will come out looking for that sort of thing. 'This film won the Palme d'Or and then eventually an Academy Award. Maybe this is something we should see in the theater, even though it doesn't fit the mold of what we normally are going to see, which are the blockbuster popcorn movies.' Those are the movies that keep cinemas alive, not my films. Maybe someday. But it's the 'Barbies' that are keeping the cinemas alive, not the 'Anoras,' even though 'Anora' did amazingly well in the hands of Neon. I do sometimes feel like a weird spokesperson for this because I'm not exactly delivering what I'm preaching on. AP: The Oscars this year were sort of like a PSA for theatergoing. I wonder if you subscribe to the idea that that message would be received better if the Academy recognized movies like 'Wicked' or 'Dune: Part Two' more. BAKER: They do. I mean, those films were nominated. But maybe. Maybe we do need that one extra category for box office success. Why not celebrate that too? I mean that's something that other awards shows around the world celebrate and there's no reason not to celebrate when a film hits the zeitgeist. That's an important cultural milestone. So why not celebrate that publicly? That's what the Oscars are for in many ways. AP: We've talked before about the success of 'Anora' and how you are thinking about how it will inform your next film. BAKER: I think the new thing that I'm dealing with is just the pressure of how do I follow up 'Anora?' I don't want to disappoint people, but I want to give something a little new and different. It's just scary. I don't know how else to say it. I just woke up. It's scary. But hopefully I'm working with the same people again, not only making the film, but also distributing the film. And hopefully we make another film that connects. My favorite filmmakers are filmmakers that do mix it up. They stay in their wheelhouse because that's their voice. But there's always a new thing. And hopefully my new thing is just leaning a little more into comedy. For a long time, I've made films that I would consider to be dramas or tragedies with comedic elements and I kind of want to push it into the comedy with dramatic or tragic elements. That might be my change.
Hindustan Times
10 hours ago
- Automotive
- Hindustan Times
Mykale Baker: Georgia teen to pursue dream career after going viral for working at Burger King on Graduation Day
Mykale Baker, a Burger King worker from Georgia, became an overnight sensation after he clocked in to help co-workers on the night of his graduation. The teen has now decided to pursue a career in automotive technology and has received more than $200,000 in donations. According to 11 Alive, Baker is planning to join Gwinnett Technical College in the fall. The 18-year-old is a Mills Creek High School graduate who aspires to become an auto mechanic one day and hopes to have his own shop one day. Baker went viral on the internet last month when a video featured him reporting for work at the Dacula Burger King joint. He was still dressed in his graduation attire and wore his award medals. A drive-through customer, Maria Mendoza, spotted Baker at the outlet on May 21 as he took orders. Mendoza captured this moment on her mobile phone and later posted the video on TikTok. The clip garnered more than 4.5 million views on the social media platform. 'TikTok do your thing, this young boy went straight to work at Burger King right after graduation,' read the caption, according to the New York Post. The school in Lawrenceville, Georgia, is situated a mile away from the eatery. Mendoza did not stop here and created a GoFundMe campaign to raise money for Baker's college career. Since then, the fundraiser has raked in a whopping $231,600, which is a 386% increase from the initial goal of $60,000. Speaking to Today earlier this month, Baker stated that some of this money will go into fixing her car and the "rest is going into a trust fund for school purposes only'. Baker initially thought of taking a year-long gap before pursuing a degree from a technical school due to financial difficulties. Now, he has decided to forego the idea and continue his education, after being raised by a single mother with nine siblings.
