Dairy Queen
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| Company type | Subsidiary |
|---|---|
| Industry | Restaurants |
| Founded | Joliet, Illinois, United States (June 22, 1940) |
| Headquarters | Edina, Minnesota, United States |
Key people | Warren Buffett John Gainor (CEO) Charles J. Chapman III (COO) James S. Simpson (CFO) Michael Keller (CBO) |
| Products | Soft serve Hamburgers Hot dogs Chicken |
| Revenue |  US$2.5 billion (2008)[1] |
Number of employees | 2,362 (2008) |
| Website | dairyqueen.com |
Dairy Queen is an international chain of fast food restaurants started by John Fremont McCullough on June 22, 1940 in Joliet, Illinois.[2]
Dairy Queen's menu is mostly soft serve ice cream, hamburgers, hot dogs and chicken. One of Dairy Queen's most popular items is the Blizzard. It was first made in 1985.[3] It is a cup of soft-serve mixed with different ingredients. They come in many different flavors. Sometime the server will flip the blizzard upside down to show how thick the treat is.[4]
On August 17, 1987, Dairy Queen bought the drink chain Orange Julius.[5]
Operations
[change | change source]Dairy Queen is currently operated in:
Dairy Queen was previously operated in:
Austria (withdrew around 1999)
Cyprus
Dominican Republic (withdrew in the 2000s)
Gabon
Guam
Hungary (withdrew in the 1990s)
Italy
Japan (withdrew in 1999; expected to reenter)
Malaysia (withdrew in the 2010s)
Morocco (withdrew in the 2000s)
Poland (withdrew in 2016)
Singapore (withdrew in May 2016)
Australia
Puerto Rico (withdrew in the 2000s, expected to reenter)
Slovenia (withdrew in 2000)
Turkey (withdrew in the 1990s)
Macau (withdrew in 2016)
References
[change | change source]- ↑ Niemela, Jennifer (14 April 2009). "DQ's Q1 same-store sales up 5%". Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Retrieved 13 February 2011.
- ↑ "General & History". Dairy Queen. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ "About Us". Dairy Queen. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Why Don't Dairy Queen's Blizzards Fall Out of the Cup?". Taste of Home. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
- ↑ "Dairy Queen Seals Orange Julius Deal". Chicago Tribune. Retrieved July 5, 2024.
Other websites
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