Nico Murillo comes to Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. from PepsiCo
Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. is pleased to announce the newest member of the team, Nico Murillo. Originally from Central Texas, Murillo has 15 years’ experience as a chef and 8 years in R&D. She got her chef training at the Art Institute of Dallas, and has worked in prestigious kitchens such as Four Seasons Hotel, The Master’s in Augusta, Georgia, and was an instructor of Culinary Courses at the Art Institute.
She later moved into savory cooking, when she was recruited into the R&D department at PepsiCo. “The analytical thinking and problem solving from my pastry background set the stage for my career in R&D,” Murillo says. She recently obtained the Certified Research Chef credential from Research Chefs’ Association, a prestigious program in which chefs must meet strict criterion in education, Food Science, and R&D experience. She also won the gold medal for the Culinology cook-off at the annual Research Chefs’ Association convention, among other awards.
“The Dickey family welcomes Nico as an excellent addition to our team,” says Roland Dickey, Jr., CEO of Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc. “We are proud to have such an experienced R&D Chef to take our brand into the future.” Murillo will be working with the R&D team on new initiatives such as sustainability, eco-friendly sourcing and best practices in meat preparation.
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Dickey’s Barbecue Restaurants, Inc., the nation’s largest barbecue chain was founded in 1941 by Travis Dickey with the goal of authentic slow smoked barbecue. Today, all meats are still slow smoked on-site in each restaurant living up to the company tagline, “We Speak Barbecue.” The Dallas-based family-run barbecue franchise offers a quality selection of signature meats, home style sides, tangy barbecue sauce and free kids’ meals every Sunday. The fast-casual concept has expanded to over 500 locations in 43 states. This year Dickey’s Barbecue was recognized for the third year by Nation’s Restaurant News as a “Top 10 Growth Chain” and by Technomic as the “Fastest-growing restaurant chain in the country.” For more information, visit www.dickeys.com or for barbecue franchise opportunities call 866.340.6188.
