If You Thought These Restaurant Chains Are Still Around, You Thought Wrong

Dicky’s Barbecue Pit

Travis Dicky founded Dicky’s Barbecue Pit in Dallas, Texas in 1941. By the time 1994 came around, the restaurant began franchising. In 2006, Roland Dicky Jr. was appointed CEO of the restaurant chain. The restaurants kept getting more and more successful over time, with Technomic naming it the “Fastest-growing restaurant chain in the country” in 2012.

Dicky’s Barbecue Pit