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Dairy Queen is a fast food chain that was founded in 1940. With 5,900 restaurants in 22 countries as of 2003, it is one of the largest in the world. Much of its early growth occurred in rural areas of the United States, and references to the small-town "DQ" occur repeatedly in both the popular and literary culture of the US.The business began in 1938 with sales of a "soft serve" frozen dairy product similar to ice cream at a store in Kankakee, Illinois. The first Dairy Queen outlet opened by Sherb Noble in Joliet, Illinois on June 22, 1940. DQ was an early pioneer of food franchising , with the 10 stores of 1941 expanding to 100 by 1947, 1,446 in 1950 and 2,600 in 1955. The first store in Canada opened in Estevan, Saskatchewan in 1953. The company became "International Dairy Queen, Inc." (IDQ) in 1962Events January January 1 Western Samoa becomes independent from New Zealand January 3 Pope John XXIII excommunicates Fidel Castro January 4 New York City introduces a train that operates without a crew on-board January 8 Leonardo da Vinci's Mona Lisa is e. The company was acquired by Berkshire HathawayBerkshire Hathaway ( NYSE:BRKa) is a company headquartered in Omaha, Nebraska, USA, that oversees and manages a number of subsidiary companies. Berkshire Affiliates include Borsheim's Fine Jewelry, an enormous jewelry store second in size only to Gems Gal in 19981998 was a common year starting on Thursday (see link for calendar), and was designated the International Year of the Ocean''. Events January January 1998 A massive ice storm, caused by El Nino, strikes New England, southern Ontario and Quebec, resulting.
The company's products expanded to include maltMalting is a process applied to cereal grains, and the term malt can refer to several products of the process: grains to which this process has been applied, e. malted barley, sugar derived from such grains and heavy in maltose, e. baker's malt, or a prods and milkshakeA milkshake is: in New England, a beverage which is made from milk and flavorings. in the rest of the United States, a beverage which is made from milk, ice cream, and possibly other flavorings. In New England, this is known as a frappe''. in fast food res in 19491949 is the common year starting on Saturday. see link for calendar) Events January-February January 4 RMS Caronia of the Cunard Line departs Southampton for New York on her maiden voyage January 4 February 22 Series of winter storms in Nebraska, Wyoming,, banana splitA banana split is an ice cream-based dessert. In its classic form it is served in a long dish called a "boat". It was reportedly invented in 1904 by David E. Strickler a 1906 graduate of the University of Pittsburgh. A banana is cut in two lengthwise (hens in 1951Events January events January 9 United Nations headquarters officially opens ( New York City). January 15 Ilse Koch, The "Witch of Buchenwald," wife of the commandant of the Buchenwald concentration camp, is sentenced to life imprisonment in a court in We, and "Dilly Bars" in 1955, and a range of hamburgers and other cooked foods in the late 1950s, under the Brazier banner. A very popular Dairy Queen treat today is the Blizzard, which is ice cream with candy bits blended in ( Oreo Blizzards are very popular, as well as one with Butterfinger candy mixed in); it has been a staple on the menu since 1985.
During the 1950s and 1960s, Dairy Queens in small towns of the Midwest and South, and most especially Texas, were often a center of social life. In that role they have often come to be referenced as a symbol of life in small-town America, as for instance 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.
