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The result? People bought up all twelve at the Oklahoma State Fair, and Joe received orders for over more. He hit the road and sure enough, the smokers were a hit everywhere he went. This spark grew into the flame where Oklahoma Joe's was first forged. By the time rolled around, Joe and his team had slowly and steadily grown too big for the original factory.

They built a brand new facility in Stillwater, Oklahoma and expanded to employees with the capacity to craft , smokers a year.

Like pouring a fresh batch of hot coals in the smoker, things really started heating up. Joe's Barbecue Group Inc. It's inevitable. And brand confusion won't hurt either of the restaurant chains in the long run, he said. Oklahoma Joe's began franchising about two years ago, Stehney said. It didn't come as a surprise to Stehney, who co-founded the Oklahoma Joe's brand with business partner Joe Davidson in the s.

They opened the first Oklahoma Joe's restaurant in in Stillwater, Okla. However, the Oklahoma location shut down in when Davidson moved to Texas. In , Jeff and Joy attended a barbecue contest for the first time, at the invitation of a friend.

The smoke. The smell of it. The camaraderie. The competition. The passion. And, of course, the food. I was hooked. I knew then and there this was something I had to do. The Stehneys soon bought a competition-style smoker and, together with a few friends, formed a barbecue team.

They called it Slaughterhouse Five.



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