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Meet Case Dorman
Chairman of Jack Stack Barbecue
Case Dorman is the Chairman of Jack Stack Barbecue – a fourth-generation, family-owned business with headquarters in Overland Park, KS. Beginning his restaurant-industry journey at the age of 16, Case worked as a cook at Smoke Stack Bar-B-Q of Martin City, MO. Smoke Stack’s owner was Jack Fiorella, who would later become Case’s industry mentor and father-in-law.
Throughout the 70s and early 80s, Case worked side-by-side with Jack to learn the ins and outs of the hospitality industry, gaining valuable insight that helped create the unique hospitality experience that Jack Stack Barbecue offers today.
In 2009, Case and his wife Jennifer purchased the family business, growing the brand to include six KC-area restaurant locations, a nationwide shipping business, a barbecue catering operation, a fine-catering brand called Storia, and an event venue in Southern Johnson County called Fiorella’s. Today, Case is joined in the business by his sons Keaton and Taylor Dorman and serves on the boards of the School of Faith, The Learning Club of Kansas City, KS, and the Nativity Parish Council.