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BBQ Holdings

12701 Whitewater Dr, Ste 290, Minnetonka, MN 55343-4165

Track This Company Profile reviewed September 2026

Ownership Hierarchy

14 Ultimate Parent
MTY Food Group 54 concepts

Enterprise Snapshot
(US & CAN)

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~275 Restaurant locations
11 Concepts or Entities
~$800M System sales (US & CAN)
14+ C-suite connections

Concepts

3 of 11 shown
Baker's Square Barrio Queen Built Custom Burgers View All

Cuisines

4 of 4 shown
Bbq American Burger Steakhouse

States & Provinces

3 of 37 shown
AK AR AZ View All

Summary

BBQ Holdings, established in 1995, is a multi-concept casual/family restaurant company and franchisor headquartered at 12701 Whitewater Dr, Suite 290, in Minnetonka, Minnesota. MTY Food Group is its parent company. Most locations are franchised. Concepts include Baker's Square, Barrio Queen and Built Custom Burgers, along with others. The company operates in both the United States and Canada. Restaurants are casual/family, open for lunch and dinner, with menus emphasizing barbecue and American fare. Seating and square footage vary by concept and site type; typical locations run about 250 seats and roughly 7,000 square feet.

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  • Duration: Continuous tracking since 1997. Twenty-nine years of unit-level history.
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