- Rib Crib
The Rib Crib is a table-service
restaurant chain which specializes inbarbecue and smokedmeat s, notable for theirspare ribs ,pork spare, and baby back ribs, and their bold mild andhot sauce s. All locations share a common theme of rustic lodge-like surroundings; "Western whimsical", as its founder Bret Chandler termed it. [ [http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m3190/is_25_36/ai_87917763 No kidding around: Rib Crib barbecue chain racks up sales, popularity - Regional Growth Chains - Brief Article | Nation's Restaurant News | Find Articles at BNET.com ] ]The first Rib Crib opened in
Tulsa, Oklahoma in 1992, using a hickory-wood-burning smoker within an old house. There are 50 locations in the chain. Each features a hickory-wood-burningrotisserie smoker that is gas powered.Restaurants are located in
Oklahoma ,Texas ,New Mexico ,Kansas ,Missouri ,Arkansas ,Iowa andFlorida . A future store is being planned for Montana. [ [http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=051225_Bu_E1_JumpS67488 Tulsa World: Year In Review: Jobs, energy prices, housing make big gains in 2005 ] ]In June 2005 Rib Crib was in the magazine "
Restaurant Business " top 50 growth chains list. This was after the chain featured a 25% increase in sales in 2004., and was planning a co-branded venture withKFC [ [http://www.restaurantbiz.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=12984&Itemid=86 restaurant chains - business growth - growth chains - concepts - Restaurant Business Magazine Online ] ] This venture took place inMarshfield, Missouri , and is believed that a barbecue and fried chicken pairing was a natural, due to both being popular at picnics. [ [http://www.ribcrib.com/html/news/news_kentucky.html News ] ]In 2006 Rib Crib was listed as one of the best places to work by
Chain Leader magazine, due partially to its cash incentives for workers. [ [http://www.tulsaworld.com/business/article.aspx?articleID=060426_Bu_E2_fyi2 Tulsa World: Magazine honors Rib Crib for recruitment program ] ]References
* [http://www.ribcrib.com Official site]
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