Dairy Queen - wikipedia Dairy Queen This article is about the fast food chain. For the Catherine Gilbert Murdock novel, see Dairy Queen ( novel ). For LGBT slang, see Queen ( slang ). Not to be confused with Milk Queen. Dairy Queen Dairy Queen in Key West, Florida Type Subsidiary Industry Restaurant Genre Fast food Founded June 22, 1940 ; 77 years ago ( 1940 - 06 - 22 ) in Joliet, Illinois, United States Founder John Fremont McCullough Headquarters Edina, Minnesota, United States Number of locations 6,400 ( US domestic, 2014 ) Area served Global Key people Warren Buffett Clayton Lundine John Gainor ( CEO ) Troy Bader ( COO ) Mark Vinton ( CFO ) Barry Westrum ( EVP Marketing ) Products Soft serve, fast food, ice cream, milkshakes, sundaes, hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken, french fries, soft drinks, salads Revenue US $ 2 billion ( 2009 ) Parent Berkshire Hathaway Subsidiaries Orange Julius Karmelkorn Website dairyqueen.com Dairy Queen, often abbreviated DQ, is a chain of soft serve ice cream and fast - food restaurants owned by International Dairy Queen, Inc., a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. International Dairy Queen, Inc., also owns Orange Julius and Karmelkorn. The first DQ restaurant was located in Joliet, Illinois. It was operated by Sherb Noble and opened for business on June 22, 1940. It served a variety of frozen products, such as soft serve ice cream. The company 's corporate offices are located in the Minneapolis suburb of Edina, Minnesota. Contents 1 History 2 Stores 2.1 Standard stores 2.2 DQ / Orange Julius 2.3 Dairy Queen Brazier 2.4 DQ Grill and Chill 2.5 Texas Country Foods 3 Products 3.1 Blizzard 3.2 Frozen yogurt 4 Advertising 4.1 Logos 5 Global locations 6 See also 7 Notes 8 References 9 Further reading 10 External links History The soft - serve formula was first developed in 1938 by Douds, Iowa - born John Fremont `` J.F. '' `` Grandpa '' McCullough ( 1871 ‒ 1963 ) and his son Alex. They convinced friend and loyal customer Sherb Noble to offer the product in his ice cream store in Kankakee, Illinois. On the first day of sales, Noble dished out more than 1,600 servings of the new dessert within two hours. Noble and the McCulloughs went on to open the first Dairy Queen store in 1940 in Joliet, Illinois. While this Dairy Queen has not been in operation since the 1950s, the building still stands at 501 N Chicago St. as a city - designated landmark. Since 1940, the chain has used a franchise system to expand its operations globally. In the US, the state with the most Dairy Queen restaurants is Texas. International Dairy Queen, Inc. ( IDQ ) is the parent company of Dairy Queen. In the United States, it operates under American Dairy Queen Corp. IDQ is a wholly owned subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway. At the end of fiscal year 2014, Dairy Queen reported over 6,400 stores in more than 25 countries ; about 4,500 of its stores ( approximately 70 % ) were located in the United States. DQ was an early pioneer of food franchising, expanding its 10 stores in 1941 to 100 by 1947, 1,446 in 1950, and 2,600 in 1955. The first store in Canada opened in Melville, Saskatchewan, in 1953. The red Dairy Queen symbol was introduced in 1958. The company became International Dairy Queen, Inc. ( IDQ ) in 1962. In 1987, IDQ bought the Orange Julius chain. IDQ was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 1998. Dairy Queens were a fixture of social life in small towns of the Midwestern and Southern United States during the 1950s and 1960s. In that role, they have often come to be referenced as a symbol of life in small - town America, as in Walter Benjamin at the Dairy Queen : Reflections at Sixty and Beyond by Larry McMurtry, Dairy Queen Days by Robert Inman, and Chevrolet Summers, Dairy Queen Nights by Bob Greene. Stores A Dairy Queen restaurant in Meriden, Connecticut, United States The company 's stores are operated under several brands, all bearing the distinctive Dairy Queen logo and carrying the company 's signature soft - serve ice cream ( along with the trademark `` curl '' ). In the 1970s, most restaurants were `` Brazier '' locations with a second floor for storage, recognizable for their red mansard roofs. As of the end of 2014, Dairy Queen had more than 6,400 stores in 27 countries, including more than 1,400 locations outside the United States and Canada. The largest Dairy Queen in the United States is located in Bloomington, Illinois. The busiest store in the United States is in Rosedale, Maryland. The largest store in the world was built in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. The busiest store in the world is located in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Standard stores A Dairy Queen store in Moncton, New Brunswick, Canada. Notice the `` Hot Eats, Cool Treats '' slogan near the DQ logo. While some stores serve a very abbreviated menu primarily featuring DQ frozen treats and may be open only during spring and summer, the majority of DQ restaurants also serve hot food and are open all year. So - called `` Limited Brazier '' locations may additionally offer hot dogs, barbecue beef ( or pork ) sandwiches, and in some cases french fries and chicken, but not hamburgers. Dairy Queen Full Brazier restaurants serve a normal fast - food menu featuring burgers, french fries, and grilled and crispy chicken in addition to frozen treats and hot dogs. Dairy Queen now offers happy hour. They offer certain items half off for a limited time. In some locations built in the 1990s, the `` Hot Eats, Cool Treats '' slogan can be seen printed on windows or near the roof of the building. One such example was a former Dairy Queen Brazier location in Woodenville, Washington, where the slogan was printed near the tops of the windows. This location was converted into a Grill & Chill store around late 2016 - 2017. DQ / Orange Julius Also known as the `` Treat Center '' concept, an enhanced version of the original stores also serves drinks and foods from the Orange Julius menu. This was the company 's preferred concept for new, small - scale locations, primarily in shopping mall food courts. Some early Treat Centers also included Karmelkorn. Since 2012, all Dairy Queen locations feature Orange Julius drinks. Dairy Queen Brazier A Dairy Queen Brazier in Edmonton, Alberta. This DQ was renovated into a Grill & Chill. The name `` Brazier '' originated in 1957 when one of the company 's franchisees, Jim Cruikshank, set out to develop the standardized food system. When he witnessed flames rising from an open charcoal grill ( a brazier ) in a New York eatery, he knew he had found the Brazier concept. The `` Brazier '' name has been slowly phased out of signage and advertising since 1993, although it has not been removed from all existing signage, especially in many smaller towns and rural locations. Since the early 2000s, new or renovated locations which are similar to Brazier restaurants in terms of size and menu selection, but have been updated with the current logo and / or exterior, usually carry the name `` DQ Restaurant '', although the website 's store locator still lists the stores that do not carry the `` Grill & Chill '' name as `` Dairy Queen Brazier '' and the smaller stores `` Dairy Queen Ltd Brazier '' and `` Dairy Queen Stores ''. However, the company website still considers their burger and hot dog lines as `` Brazier Foods '', according to the history section and some FAQ listed topics in the website. DQ Grill and Chill DQ Grill & Chill locations feature hot food, treats, table delivery and self - serve soft drinks. It is the new concept for new and renovated full - service restaurants. Stores are larger than older - style locations and feature a completely new store design. In most cases, they offer an expanded menu including breakfast, Grill Burgers, and grilled sandwiches, as well as limited table service ( customers still place orders at the counter ). They also contain self - serve soft drink fountains allowing free refills. Some of the older stores have upgraded to the new format. However, there are still older stores and stores that have not upgraded to the new format. In December 2001, Chattanooga, Tennessee was the site of the first two Dairy Queen Grill and Chill restaurants in the United States. The nation 's largest DQ Grill & Chill is located in Bloomington, Illinois. Texas Country foods A Dairy Queen outlet in Burnet in the Texas Hill Country, using the chain 's previous logo Most locations in Texas, including those which otherwise resemble the Brazier or DQ Grill & Chill formats, use a separate hot food menu branded as Texas Country Foods. Among other differences, `` Hungr - Buster '' burgers are available in place of the Brazier and GrillBurger offerings. Other food offerings not found outside Texas include the `` Dude '' chicken - fried steak sandwich, steak finger country baskets, T - Brand tacos, and a one - half pound double meat hamburger, the `` BeltBuster. ''. Texas is home to the largest number of Dairy Queens in the U.S. All Texas Dairy Queen restaurants are owned and operated by franchisees. The Texas Dairy Queen Operators ' Council ( TDQOC ) runs a separate marketing website from the national website. Bob Phillips, host of the popular Texas syndicated television series Texas Country Reporter, was for many years the DQ spokesman in Texas, as the restaurant was a co-sponsor of the program at the time. Products The company 's products expanded to include malts and milkshakes in 1949, banana splits in 1951, Dilly Bars in 1955, Mr. Misty slush treats in 1961 ( later renamed Misty Slush, then again to Arctic Rush ; as of 2017, DQ again calls them Misty Slush, as seen on dairyqueen.com ), Jets, Curly Tops, Freezes in 1964, and a range of hamburgers and other cooked foods under the Brazier banner in 1958. In 1971, the Peanut Buster Parfait, consisting of peanuts, hot fudge, and vanilla soft serve, was introduced. In 1995, the Chicken Strip Basket was introduced, consisting of chicken strips, Texas toast ( only in the US ), fries, and cream gravy ( gravy in Canada ). Other items include sundaes and the blended coffee drink, the MooLatte. The majority of Dairy Queen locations serve Pepsi - Cola products, but unlike most other restaurants such contracts are not mandated onto the franchisee, and as a result, some locations serve Coca - Cola products instead. Wendy 's ( until 1998 ), Subway ( until 2003 ), Arby 's ( until 2006 ), IHOP ( until 2012 ), and Applebee 's ( until 2012 ) also allowed such leniency on beverage choice before signing exclusive soft drink deals with Coca - Cola and Pepsi - Cola, making Dairy Queen the last major restaurant chain without an exclusive soft drink contract. Blizzard A woman holding a Dairy Queen Banana Cream Pie Blizzard A popular Dairy Queen item is the Blizzard, which is soft - serve mechanically blended with mix - in ingredients such as sundae toppings and / or pieces of cookies, brownies, or candy. It has been a staple on the menu since its introduction in 1985, a year in which Dairy Queen sold more than 100 million Blizzards. Popular flavors include Oreo Cookies, mint Oreo, chocolate chip cookie dough, M&M 's, Reese 's Peanut Butter Cups, Heath Bar ( Skor in Canada ), and Butterfinger ( Crispy Crunch in Canada ). Seasonal flavors are also available such as October 's pumpkin pie and June 's cotton candy. It has been argued that Dairy Queen drew its inspiration from the concrete served by the St. Louis - based Ted Drewes. On July 26, 2010, Dairy Queen introduced a new `` mini '' size Blizzard, served in 6 oz. cups. During the 25th anniversary of the Blizzard, two special flavors were released : Strawberry Golden Oreo Blizzard and Buster Bar Blizzard. Salted Caramel Truffle was released in 2015 during the Blizzard 's 27th anniversary and Dairy Queen 's 75th anniversary, and is still on the menu today. Blizzards get their name from the fact that they are so cold that they can be held upside - down and nothing will come out. Employees will demonstrate this to customers. There is a company policy that one Blizzard per order is to be flipped upside - down by the employee. If they do not, then the customer may request a coupon for a free Blizzard to use on their next visit, though this is at the owner 's discretion. Prior to the reintroduction of the Blizzard in 1985, Dairy Queen served conventional `` thick '' milkshakes called `` Blizzards '' in the 1960s. These were served in traditional flavors such as vanilla, chocolate, and strawberry, with or without added malt on request. In addition, Dairy Queen offers a Blizzard Cake in flavors such as Oreo and Reese 's. Much like the restaurant 's conventional ice cream cake, this variation is aimed toward celebrations and birthdays. Frozen yogurt In 1990, Dairy Queen began offering frozen yogurt as a lower - calorie alternative to its soft serve ice cream. According to a company representative, Dairy Queen 's regular soft serve has 35 calories per ounce and is 95 % fat - free, whereas the frozen yogurt was 25 calories per ounce. However, in 2001, the company phased out the frozen yogurt option in all its stores, citing a lack of demand. In 2010, International Dairy Queen Inc filed a request for a preliminary injunction to stop Yogubliz Inc, a small California - based frozen yogurt chain, from selling `` Blizzberry '' and `` Blizz Frozen Yogurt '', alleging that the names could confuse consumers due to their similarity to Dairy Queen 's Blizzard. U.S. District Judge R. Gary Klausner denied Dairy Queen 's request. Advertising For many years, the franchise 's slogan was `` We treat you right. '' During the early and mid-1990s, the slogan `` Hot Eats, Cool Treats '' came into use and preceded the aforementioned line in the Dairy Queen jingle. In recent years, it has been changed to `` DQ : Something Different. '' A recent tagline, featured in early 2011, was `` So Good It 's RiDQulous, '' with Dairy Queen 's current logo infused in the word `` ridiculous ''. Their newest tagline reads, `` Fan Food, not Fast Food ''. In Texas, at the end of advertisements, there is frequently a Texas flag waving, and the new DQ logo and slogan below saying, `` The Texas Stop Sign '', though the jingle uses `` This is where we stop in Texas. '' Previous slogans included `` That 's what I like about Texas '', `` For Hot Eats & Cool Treats, Think DQ '', `` Nobody beats DQ Treats & Eats '', `` DQ is Value Country '', and `` This is DQ Country ''. These advertisements featured Texas Country Reporter host Bob Phillips as spokesperson since his program was mainly sponsored by Dairy Queen. Dennis the Menace and other characters from the comic strip appeared in Dairy Queen marketing as a spokestoon from 1971 until December 2002, when he was dropped because Dairy Queen felt children could no longer relate to him. The advertising focused on a mouth with a tongue licking its large lips, which morphs into the present Dairy Queen logo ( 2001 logo in 2006 ), was removed in July 2011. In 2011, Grey New York produced outlandish spots featuring a dapper man, played by John Behlmann, sporting a moustache, performing crazy feats for Dairy Queen. After announcing tasty menu offers, he would do something outrageous, like blow bubbles with kittens in them, water ski while boxing, or break a piñata, out of which tumbles Olympic gymnastics great Mary Lou Retton. Later, the same firm made additional commercials based around odd situation titles with the DQ logo placed somewhere in them, like `` Gary DQlones Himself '', `` Now That 's A Lunchtime DQuandary ! '' and `` After The DQonquest ''. All were narrated by a man with an English accent. In 2015, Dairy Queen and model railroad company of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, Wm. K. Walthers came out with a Walthers Cornerstone HO 1 : 87 Scale models of a restaurant -- one from the 1950s with the original logo and one from 2007 -- present with the current logo. The models are both officially licensed replicas. Logos The original retro - style neon sign with a cone, in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada The original Dairy Queen logo was simply a stylized text sign with a soft serve cone at one end. In the late 1950s, the widely recognized red ellipse design was adopted. The initial shape was asymmetrical, with one of the side points having a greater extension than the other, especially when matched with the Brazier sign -- a similarly sized yellow ovoid, tucked diagonally below its companion. By the 1970s, both sides were more closely matched, becoming symmetrical with the 2006 update ( see online images for comparison ). Some of the new 1950s signs continued to display a soft serve cone jutting from the right side. `` Little Miss Dairy Queen '' began appearing in Pennsylvania signage in 1961. She had a Dutch bonnet, resembling the ellipse logo, with a pinafore apron over her dress and wooden shoes. A yellow trapezoid Brazier sign, placed below the red Dairy Queen logo, was developed in the late 1960s. It matched the roofline of the new store design of the era. Although it had been used interchangeably with the Dairy Queen name for many decades, `` DQ '' became the company 's official name in 2001. The font remained the same as in the original signage introduced 60 years prior. Throughout this period, the company placed the registered mark symbol immediately to the right, on the bottom side of the logo. When the company modernized its signage and logos in late 2006, it modified the font and italicized the letters, as well as adding arced lines, an orange one to represent its hot foods above and a blue one below to represent its ice cream products. In the new design, the registered mark symbol was moved to be adjacent to the letter `` Q ''. The first overhaul of its logo in almost 70 years, the company claimed that the new logo would show brand growth and reflect the `` fun and enjoyment '' associated with its products. Advertising industry observers have noted that the new logo was an unneeded update of a known and trusted industry brand and that its new features were distracting. The original signage is still in use in older locations or in locations that use a `` retro '' design motif in the property 's design. One example was the sign used at the Dairy Queen in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, which was destroyed and replaced in 2013. Prototype Dairy Queen logo from 1940 to 1958, still in use at a small number of locations 1958 - 2001, still in use on some signs, including Brazier locations 2001 - 2007, secondary logo from 1960 - 2007 on packaging, still in use on some signs 2007 -- present Global locations Countries currently with Dairy Queen locations : Bahamas Bahrain Brunei Cambodia Canada Cayman Islands China Costa Rica Egypt Guatemala Guyana Indonesia Jamaica Jordan Kuwait Laos Mexico Oman Panama Philippines Qatar Saudi Arabia South Korea Thailand Taiwan Trinidad and Tobago United Arab Emirates United States Vietnam Countries formerly with Dairy Queen locations : Austria ( withdrew around 1999 ) Cyprus Dominican Republic ( withdrew in the 2000s ) Gabon Guam Hungary ( withdrew in the 1990s ) Italy Japan ( withdrew around 2000 ) Morocco ( withdrew in the 2000s ) Poland ( withdrew in 2016 ) Singapore Slovenia ( withdrew in 2000 ) Turkey ( withdrew in the 1990s ) Macao ( withdrew in 2016 ) See also List of fast food restaurant chains List of hamburger restaurants Foster 's Freeze Minnesota portal Companies portal Food portal Notes Jump up ^ Niemela, Jennifer ( April 14, 2009 ). `` DQ 's Q1 same - store sales up 5 % ''. 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Jump up ^ Reed, Bill ( April 15, 2005 ). `` Blizzard approximates St. Louis original concrete ''. The Gazette. Jump up ^ `` Frequently Asked Questions -- Dairy Queen ''. www.dairyqueen.com. Retrieved June 15, 2016. Jump up ^ The Blizzard Fan Club. `` DQ Blizzard Fan Club : History of the Blizzard ''. Dairy Queen International. Archived from the original on May 9, 2006. Retrieved 2006 - 05 - 19. Jump up ^ `` Dairy Queen ''. Dairy Queen. Retrieved July 8, 2015. Jump up ^ AllBusiness.com : `` Dairy Queen phasing out frozen yogurt '' Jump up ^ `` Buffett 's Dairy Queen loses frozen yogurt ruling ''. Reuters. Retrieved July 8, 2015. Jump up ^ Elliott, Stuart ( March 3, 2011 ). `` Concerns Remain for Dining Chains -- Advertising ''. The New York Times. Jump up ^ `` Dairy Queen. Fan Food not Fast Food TM. Treats, Food, Drinks & more ''. Dairy Queen. Retrieved July 8, 2015. Jump up ^ `` FAQ ''. Dairy Queen. Retrieved July 8, 2015. Jump up ^ Kirbyson, Geoff ( 2004 ). DQ Blended. Retrieved 2010 - 07 - 06. Jump up ^ Dairy Queen Blog -- The Memorabilia Photos ^ Jump up to : `` Dairy Queen overhauls logo for more modern look ''. Nation 's Restaurant News. BNet.com. February 26, 2007. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 04. ^ Jump up to : `` Dreary Queen ''. Brand New. UnderConsideration.com. March 27, 2007. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 04. Jump up ^ Cohen, David ( March 1, 2007 ). `` Doritos Queen -- a dairy queen disaster ''. idfive.com. Retrieved 2009 - 09 - 04. References Hinton, S.E. ( 1967 ). The Outsiders. New York : Viking Press. ISBN 978 - 0 - 14 - 038572 - 4. OCLC 228138926. Otis, Caroline Hall ; Mundale, Susan ( 1990 ). The Cone with the Curl on Top : Celebrating Fifty Years, 1940 -- 1990 : the Dairy Queen Story. Minneapolis, Minn : International Dairy Queen, Inc. ISBN 0 - 9629040 - 0 - 7. OCLC 22993919. Further reading Miglani, Bob ( 2006 ). Treat Your Customers : Thirty Lessons on Service and Sales That I Learned at My Family 's Dairy Queen Store. New York : Hyperion. 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Question: when was the first dairy queen blizzard made
Answer: 1985