#83 Dave “Sweet Baby Ray” Raymond: How a Family Recipe Became a BBQ Empire
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What does it take to turn a family recipe into one of the most recognizable names in barbecue?
On this episode of BBQ Therapy, Tavis Bryant sits down with Dave “Sweet Baby Ray” Raymond at NBBQA’s Nashville Fire & Flavor for the story behind the name, the sauce, and the business.
Before Sweet Baby Ray’s became a nationally recognized barbecue brand, it started with family, a nickname, a love of barbecue, and a sauce that would eventually make a major impression at the 1985 Mike Royko Ribfest.
Dave finished second out of hundreds of entries—and that…
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