Folks, I have some great news!  I just spoke with Mr. Dennis Brock, owner of Brock’s Smoke Hut located at 4200 Dundee Road in Winter Haven, Florida, and we’ll be doing a feature on his Smoked BBQ Business in the very near future.

Winter Haven Barbecue – Step Right Up and Place Your Order

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Take your food out back to Brock’s Garden Patio

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Brock’s Smoke Hut is a great local Polk County, Florida BBQ story, as it was started by Dennis Brock, a down home boy from way back.  I’ve very excited about talking with him about what he’s done with Brock’s Smoke Hut, its ties to the local community, and his success as a local businessman.

Some Basic Facts about Dennis Brock and the Smoke Hut

While attending college, the founder, Dennis Brock, took employment in the theme park business at Florida’s Cypress Gardens. Starting out in customer service in 1970, Dennis stayed with the company throughout Anheuser-Busch’s tenure. In 1995, Dennis Brock along with 5 other partners purchased Cypress Gardens from Anheuser-Busch. In 2003, Cypress Gardens was sold and Mr. Brock retired.

In 2003 Dennis and his long term partner, Bob Kehoe opened a Purina Distributorship in Winter Haven, FL. Also that same year Dennis opened his next business, Brock’s Smoke Hut. The next five years proved to be a successful venture. The success lead to the franchise opportunities of Brock’s BBQ Co., LLC.

So, stay tuned.  Dennis has agreed to open the doors and show us what it takes to produce high quality smoked barbecue on the local level – where it counts.  No tricks, just good old fashioned hard work!

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