Famous Dave's of America competitors

Zippia score 4.4

Famous Dave's of America main competitors are The Cheesecake Factory, Lucilles Smokehouse Bbq, and Dickey's Barbecue Pit.

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Darden Restaurants has the most employees (175,000).
Employees at The Cheesecake Factory earn more than most of the competitors, with an average yearly salary of $36,769.

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Famous Dave's of America vs competitors

Company	Founding date	Zippia score	Headquarters	# of Locations	Revenue	Employees
Famous Dave's of America	1994	4.4	Minnetonka, MN	1	$95.2M	101
Panera Bread	1981	4.3	Saint Louis, MO	2	$2.8B	140,000
Chili's Grill & Bar	1975	4.0	Dallas, TX	1	$4.4B	13,000
Wendy's	1969	4.3	Dublin, OH	1	$2.2B	12,500
Buffalo Wild Wings	1982	4.3	Minneapolis, MN	1	$2.0B	44,000
Darden Restaurants	1968	4.4	Orlando, FL	1	$11.4B	175,000
Sonic Drive-In	1953	4.3	Oklahoma City, OK	11	$423.6M	5,000
Noodles & Company	1995	3.8	Broomfield, CO	3	$493.3M	7,001
Chipotle Mexican Grill	1993	4.4	Newport Beach, CA	3	$11.3B	64,570
MOD Pizza	2008	4.3	Bellevue, WA	334	$398.0M	2,530
Outback Steakhouse	1988	4.3	Tampa, FL	1	$4.1B	15,680
The Cheesecake Factory	1978	4.2	Calabasas, CA	4	$3.6B	46,250
Sonny's BBQ	1968	3.4	Maitland, FL	74	$710,000	18
Lucilles Smokehouse Bbq	-	3.6	Long Beach, CA	1	$12.0M	249
Burger King	1954	4.5	Miami, FL	1	$2.3B	34,248
Shane's Rib Shack	2002	3.3	Atlanta, GA	1	$3.2M	70
Dickey's Barbecue Pit	1941	4.2	Dallas, TX	1	$89.0M	1,235
Bonefish Grill	2000	4.5	Tampa, FL	1	$619.0M	50
BJ's Restaurants	1978	4.4	Huntington Beach, CA	1	$1.4B	23,000
Carrabba's	1986	4.2	Tampa, FL	1	$4.1B	30,000
Joe's Crab Shack	1991	3.4	Houston, TX	1	$1.4M	25

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Famous Dave's of America salaries vs competitors

Among Famous Dave's of America competitors, employees at The Cheesecake Factory earn the most with an average yearly salary of $36,769.

Compare Famous Dave's of America salaries vs competitors

Company	Average salary	Hourly salary	Salary score
Famous Dave's of America	$27,944	$13.43	-
Panera Bread	$32,973	$15.85	-
Chili's Grill & Bar	$30,072	$14.46	-
Wendy's	$26,046	$12.52	-
Buffalo Wild Wings	$27,704	$13.32	-
Darden Restaurants	$31,062	$14.93	-

Compare Famous Dave's of America job title salaries vs competitors

Company	Highest salary	Hourly salary
Famous Dave's of America	$24,965	$12.00
The Cheesecake Factory	$33,216	$15.97
MOD Pizza	$32,591	$15.67
Sonny's BBQ	$27,392	$13.17
Lucilles Smokehouse Bbq	$27,276	$13.11
Darden Restaurants	$26,704	$12.84
Wendy's	$26,310	$12.65
Chili's Grill & Bar	$26,219	$12.61
Panera Bread	$25,967	$12.48
Chipotle Mexican Grill	$25,937	$12.47
Dickey's Barbecue Pit	$25,669	$12.34
BJ's Restaurants	$25,254	$12.14
Sonic Drive-In	$25,179	$12.11
Buffalo Wild Wings	$25,177	$12.10
Joe's Crab Shack	$25,006	$12.02
Shane's Rib Shack	$24,974	$12.01
Carrabba's	$24,972	$12.01
Outback Steakhouse	$24,738	$11.89
Noodles & Company	$24,609	$11.83
Burger King	$24,366	$11.71

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Famous Dave's of America demographics vs competitors

Compare gender at Famous Dave's of America vs competitors

Job title	Male	Female
Buffalo Wild Wings	39%	61%
Darden Restaurants	42%	58%
Noodles & Company	45%	55%
BJ's Restaurants	48%	52%
Chipotle Mexican Grill	48%	52%
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Compare race at Famous Dave's of America vs competitors

Company	White	Hispanic or Latino	Black or African American	Asian	Unknown	Diversity score
BJ's Restaurants	54%	25%	10%	7%	4%	9.8
Buffalo Wild Wings	65%	15%	11%	6%	3%	9.7
Chipotle Mexican Grill	57%	23%	11%	6%	3%	9.6
Darden Restaurants	63%	16%	12%	6%	3%	9.8
Noodles & Company	66%	13%	10%	7%	4%	9.7
The Cheesecake Factory	58%	20%	11%	7%	4%	9.7

Famous Dave's of America and similar companies CEOs

CEOBio

Gregory A. Trojan

BJ's Restaurants

Gregory Trojan is a CEO, BJ's Restaurants, Inc. at Casey's General Stores; Board Member at BJ's Restaurants Inc; and Board Member at Casey's General Stores and is based in La Cañada Flintridge, California. He has experience at PEPSICO INC and has worked as Chief Executive Officer at California Pizza Kitchen, President at House of Blues, and Consultant at Bain & Company. Gregory attended The Wharton School between 1984 and 1986, University of Virginia between 1977 and 1981, and Trustees of the University of Pennsylvania/The.

Paul Brown

Buffalo Wild Wings

Brian R. Niccol

Chipotle Mexican Grill

As Chairman and CEO of Chipotle Mexican Grill, Brian Niccol is responsible for driving the overall brand strategy and performance of over 2,700 restaurants in North America and Europe. He is passionate about Chipotle's purpose of Cultivating a Better World and bringing a truly unique dining experience to consumers. Niccol takes pride in leading a purpose-driven brand offering extraordinary ingredients that are not only fresh, but that are raised responsibly, with respect for the animals, land, and people who produce them.

Eugene Lee Jr.

Darden Restaurants

Gene Lee was named President and Chief Executive Officer of Darden Restaurants, Inc. in February 2015 after serving as Interim CEO since October 2014. Gene brings more than 30 years of restaurant operating experience to the role, which ranges from early stage high-growth concepts to large high-volume chains.

Dave Boennighausen

Noodles & Company

David M. Overton

The Cheesecake Factory

David M. Overton is based in Detroit, Michigan. He attended UC Hastings College of the Law and Wayne State University.

Nathan Poerr

Burger King

Nathan Poerr works at Burger King and a Chief Executive Officer at Burger King and is based in Esbon, Kansas.

Wyman Roberts

Chili's Grill & Bar

Laura Dickey

Dickey's Barbecue Pit

Scott Svenson

MOD Pizza

Scott Svenson is a Board Member at Carluccio's, Chief Executive Officer at MOD Pizza, and Chairman/Managing Partner at SIENNA GROUP LLC/THE and is based in Seattle, Washington. He has worked as Managing Partner at Freestone Capital Management, President:UK at Starbucks, and Board Member at Pyramid Breweries Inc. Scott works or has worked as Deputy Chief Executive Officer at Crestacare PLC, Advisor at Apax Partners, and Advisor at Drexel Burnham Lambert. He studied at Harvard University between 1984 and 1988.