Red Hot & Blue (restaurant)

Red Hot and Blue
Restaurant
Industry Casual Dining
Genre Smoked BBQ
Successor AJB Capital
Founded 1989
Founder Lee Atwater, Don Sundquist, Bob Friedman, Joel Wood, Wendell Moore
Headquarters Winston-Salem, North Carolina, U.S.
Number of locations
 17
Area served

WASHINGTON DC metro area and suburbs: Fairfax, VA; Leesburg, VA; Warrenton, VA; Annapolis, MD; Gaithersburg, MD; Laurel, MD TEXAS: Dallas; Plano; Irving; Flower Mound; North Richland Hills; Ft Worth NORTH CAROLINA: Raleigh

Other Locations:Joplin, Missouri, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, Williamsburg, VA
Key people
 CEO: Michael Wilkerson
Products Hickory-smoked pulled pork, St. Louis-Style "dry" rubbed ribs, beef brisket, smoked chicken wings, famous potato salad
Services Full service and fast casual dining, Catering, Take-Out, & Delivery
Owner AJB Capital affiliate fund
Divisions Dine-In, Catering, Take-Out, Delivery
Subsidiaries Franchise opportunities are available
Website

Red Hot & Blue is a Memphis style barbecue restaurant franchise founded by political strategist Lee Atwater and former House of Representatives member Don Sundquist of Memphis, Tennessee, among others.

History

Red Hot and Blue was founded in 1989 by Atwater, Sundquist, Bob Friedman, Joel Wood, and Wendell Moore, with its first location in Arlington, VA, near Washington, DC. Friedman described the concept of the restaurant as "pigs, pork, and blues" as reflected in the company's logo. The name is taken from the title of DJ Dewey Phillips' radio show which aired on WHBQ-AM in Memphis in the 1950s.[1]

The restaurant was voted Best Barbecue by Leading Consumer Magazine in 2006.[2]

Red Hot and Blue is served at George Mason University basketball games at the Patriot Center.

In 2018, AJB Capital acquired Red Hot & Blue through an affiliate fund, announcing plans for substantial reinvestment in the system.[3]

See also

References

  1. ↑ Hayes, Jack. "Red Hot & Blue readies BBQ blitz". Nation's Restaurant News. FindArticles.com. 25 February 1991.
  2. ↑ Clabaugh, Jeff. "Red Hot & Blue gets top BBQ award". Washington Business Journal. Bizjournals.com. 29 June 2006.
  3. ↑ https://www.bizjournals.com/charlotte/prnewswire/press_releases/North_Carolina/2018/08/14/UN78802 Charlotte Business Journal. 15 August 2018.


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