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==The store name==

The name "Dairy Queen" is taken from the name of their soft serve product, which the company refers to as "Dairy Queen" or "DQ"

Just what exactly do the words Dairy Queen have to do with their soft serve product. What do the words "Dairy" and "Queen" have to do with soft serve "ice cream" It calls it's soft serve "Dairy Queen" instead of soft serve "ice cream?" I don't see the connection. [[Special:Contributions/66.189.37.204|66.189.37.204]] ([[User talk:66.189.37.204|talk]]) 06:29, 26 April 2010 (UTC)

== WikiCheck ==
Validation of article performed by WIKICHECK. February 8, 2006 5:43pm. [[User:WikiCheck|WikiCheck]] 22:43, 8 February 2006 (UTC)

== Dairy King ==
I live in Malaysia and there's a store thats called "Dairy King" that sells - you guessed it, Ice Cream (Copyright infringement!) I couldn't find them on the internet, but what it be relevant to include them here under the competition area?

No,its not even worth adding that ONE store in Malaysia has a store named Dairy King. --[[Special:Contributions/74.240.227.203|74.240.227.203]] ([[User talk:74.240.227.203|talk]]) 13:09, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

Why does "Dairy King" redirect here? I know of several non-franchise stores named Dairy King (in Minnesota, Tennessee, Ohio, Nebraska and Connecticut, for example) and was looking for some information on similarly-named but not affiliated stores. I know the one here in Connecticut was grandfathered in and so the name is OK... is there any history on similarly named stores and whether or not they've had legal issues with the Dairy Queen franchise? <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/65.86.173.34|65.86.173.34]] ([[User talk:65.86.173.34|talk]]) 18:52, 3 June 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== DQ v. TDQ ==
Does anyone know the why and when for the difference between corporate Dairy Queen and the Texas Dairy Queens?

[[User:Lizvas|Lizvas]] 19:38, 25 March 2007 (UTC)

== Bob Greene ==
Is the Bob Greene mentioned here really the same [[Bob Greene]] who was a columnist for the [[Chicago Tribune]]? If not, we need to disambiguate. [[User:Rholton|Anthropos]] 07:17, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)
:They're the same; see the interview at [http://www.harrisonline.com/intvws/Greene.htm] for instance. [[User:Stan Shebs|Stan]] 14:34, 2 Dec 2003 (UTC)

== Competition ==
When one writes an article on a business how does one miss the company's largest competitors? Seriously, no where does this mention Culver's or Sonic as a competitor, they're foremost on IDQ's mind and the best this article has is Tastee Freez? And since when has Tastee Freez been relevant? If you want past competitors look at Baskin Robins. It's like writing up McDonald's but forgetting to mention Burger King! Also, there are alot of specialty shops like Cold Stone Creamery that are out there, perhaps mentioning them is a good idea since DQ is a sort of touch stone for the frozen treat "industry".

My town has a Dairy King and a Dari Dip. Actually, I'm surprised we don't have a DQ... [[User:PrometheusX303|PrometheusX303]] 01:34, 6 July 2006 (UTC)
: I think that paragraph was a bit confusing. We should either remove the 'competitors' that serve hard ice cream (rather than soft serve) or remove the blurb about other establishments serving soft serve. My first thought was 'wait a minute, baskin-robbins doesn't have soft serve...'

(Yes, they do. http://www.baskinrobbins.co.uk/soft_serve/) --[[Special:Contributions/68.231.109.191|68.231.109.191]] ([[User talk:68.231.109.191|talk]]) 20:13, 6 October 2009 (UTC)

Not to press a point to much but Sonic drive in has gotta be one of the most direct competitors to DQ I have ever seen. They sell the same fare as far as food goes and they have a copy of many dq treats. They are nearly identical to the Brazier DQ's aside from the lesser quallity. They directly compete with food items. When one comes out with something the other copies it to the "T". --[[User:MJHankel|MJHankel]] 20:57, 26 March 2007 (UTC)

Additionally, where has the information about Dairy King come from? Because under trivia it mentions that at least two of them exist (where did that come from? I have one in my hometown of Bellefontaine, Ohio, which is not on that list), so should they be under competitors?[[User:AffirmationChick|AffirmationChick]] 19:44, 22 July 2007 (UTC)

Dairy Kings are not a chain or coop or anything. They are simply independent stores with the same name. You can do a Yahoo (or Google) search and find out because they have different stories of the history. Now if this is trademark or copyright infringement then I do not know but they simply are not together.--[[Special:Contributions/211.220.23.39|211.220.23.39]] ([[User talk:211.220.23.39|talk]]) 14:30, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

== Merge with Queen Latifah?!?!? ==
This is absurd to merge Dairy Queen with [[Queen Latifah]]. I will be reverting the edits made by
[[User:Renegadewarrior]] in a couple of minutes, and then going over to Queen Latifah and rev'ing those, too. [[User:Munboy|munboy]] 01:53, 4 August 2006 (UTC)

Absurd, but very funny too! We need more vandals with a sense of humour. [[Special:Contributions/82.110.248.146|82.110.248.146]] ([[User talk:82.110.248.146|talk]]) 10:02, 24 September 2008 (UTC)

== CAKES ==
Dairy Queen and their frozen cakes should be mention. They without bragging make the best frozen decorated cake in North America. Dairy Queen should advertise more about there cakes its a market that could double there sales.

Pure opinion. [[User:Dappled Sage|Dappled Sage]] 23:32, 14 February 2007 (UTC)

I agree, though, I worked at one, and we sell more than you'd think. They are also made in store making it difficult to keep up with the demand. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.78.228.180|24.78.228.180]] ([[User talk:24.78.228.180|talk]]) 01:29, 1 September 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Merge ==
It's been suggested that the articles on [[Brazier (burger)]] and [[Peanut Buster Parfait]] be moved here.
*'''support''' [[User:Tocharianne|Tocharianne]] 15:01, 11 January 2007 (UTC)
*'''done''' [[User:Tim Shuba|Tim Shuba]] 23:50, 3 February 2007 (UTC)

== Headquarters is definitely in Edina ==
The corporation certainly thinks so, see [http://www.idq.com/en-US/About+IDQ/Corporate/FAQs/default.htm here]. The city of Edina thinks so as well - the location is in grid E8 of the [http://www.ci.edina.mn.us/PDFs/L3-05_Map%20Edina_01.pdf official city map of Edina.] '''(NOTE - size of linked pdf file is 5.4 MB)''' [[User:Tim Shuba|Tim Shuba]] 04:55, 11 February 2007 (UTC)
:*Tim Shuba. Sorry I looked at the bottom of the pages on [http://www.dairyqueen.com/ dairyqueen.com] that all say "Mpls. MN". Your link is much better. Thank you! -[[User:Susanlesch|Susanlesch]] 15:25, 11 February 2007 (UTC)

== Highest calorie count.... ==
So, I work at a DQ and a couple of my co-workers and I were looking at the calorie chart, and if I remember correctly, the large Cookie Dough Blizzard doesn't have the highest calorie count. I'll double check, but I honestly don't think that it is.
[[User:204.234.218.85|204.234.218.85]] 19:47, 8 May 2007 (UTC)Stefany 5/8/07

No, the Georgia Mud Fudge does, and then the chocolate extreme. The lowest is the cherry cheesequake even though strawberries and cherries have the same nutrition facts... figure that one out!!! <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.78.228.180|24.78.228.180]] ([[User talk:24.78.228.180|talk]]) 01:31, 1 September 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Brazier link is bad ==
The fourth paragraph under "History" contain a link to [[Brazier (burger)|Brazier]], but it only redirects to the main Dairy Queen article.[[User:Thomprod|Thomprod]] 18:23, 10 August 2007 (UTC)

== The "International" section ==
"Dairy Queen also has locations in Canada, Cyprus, Mexico, Bahamas, Panama, South America, Europe, Middle East, China, Hong Kong, Indonesia, Thailand, Singapore, Philippines, Cambodia, South Korea, Guam, Brunei, and Malaysia."

Anyone spot the odd ones out there? Yep - "South America" and "Europe". Oh, and surely "Middle East" includes Brunei? Can someone find some more precise locations? I'm pretty sure there are none here (the UK), at least. [[User:86.132.138.168|86.132.138.168]] 03:07, 3 September 2007 (UTC)

I also noticed something else odd under there..it has Alaska at the end. Isn't that odd, considering Alaska is a US state? If no one objects, I will edit it accordingly in 2 days. [[User:207.14.79.71|207.14.79.71]] 02:50, 24 October 2007 (UTC)

There's no DQ in Hong Kong.

There is no Dairy Queen in Europe. See http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/international/europe/ for details. <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:Flibblesan|Flibblesan]] ([[User talk:Flibblesan|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/Flibblesan|contribs]]) 15:45, 5 December 2008 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

There is no Dairy Queen in Korea. I know the website for Canada English says a current market in Korea but the American English website does not say South Korea. http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/international/asia/. Here is the mistaken Canadian English Dairy Queen website http://www.dairyqueen.com/ca-en/international/asia/. You will also see many mistakes on the Canadian English website when it comes to countries --[[Special:Contributions/211.220.23.39|211.220.23.39]] ([[User talk:211.220.23.39|talk]]) 14:11, 23 April 2010 (UTC)

There is no Dairy Queen in the Republic of Ireland, yet the map indicates that there is. Can the 'red' be removed? (I don't know how too!). <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/109.125.19.108|109.125.19.108]] ([[User talk:109.125.19.108|talk]]) 12:09, 7 December 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Their [http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/store-locator/ store locator] says there are Dairy Queens in Ireland. - [[User:SummerPhD|SummerPhD]] ([[User talk:SummerPhD|talk]]) 16:30, 7 December 2010 (UTC)

I genuinely cannot find any DQ locations in Ireland using that store locator. I admittedly find it rather complicated so may not be using it correctly. However, i have never come across or heard of a DQ in Ireland. I'd be very surprised if there were any stores, considering there are no other stores in Europe. I'll try to find an actual source to resolve the issue one way or the other. Thanks. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/109.125.19.108|109.125.19.108]] ([[User talk:109.125.19.108|talk]]) 17:04, 7 December 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Post Shake-up management ==
If I'm not mistaken, John Gainor is now the CEO of Dairy Queen. Not [[4chan | Mooty]].

Here's a source, dated May 2008: [http://www.startribune.com/business/18750109.html] <small>—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.183.39.245|24.183.39.245]] ([[User talk:24.183.39.245|talk]]) 18:28, 12 June 2008 (UTC)</small><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Arctic Rush Comment... ==
The article speculates that the name change "unnecessairly confuses" long time customers... It sounds sorta biased and unsourced, imo... I sorta want to remove it... is there a link proving the statement? Because I didn't see one... [[User:Newbliss|Newbliss]] ([[User talk:Newbliss|talk]]) 19:52, 29 July 2008 (UTC)

== DQ vs. DQ/Brazier ==
Under the stores section, I came across the supposed differences between a 'DQ' and a 'DQ Brazier.' In my towns ([[Wenatchee,_Washington]] / [[East_Wenatchee,_Washington]]), about the only difference is that the Brazier is flame-broiled.

Both are open year-round, though they both are separate franchises. Both seem to carry the exact same menu though (DQ treats + hamburgers, hot dogs, chicken).

Due to all of this, I'm a little curious as to whether the article has it all right, or if the DQs here are a curious oddity? [[User:Washii|Washii]] ([[User talk:Washii|talk]]) 06:20, 14 September 2008 (UTC)

Thats wrong... i know owners of a DQ and a DQ brazier. The difference is that one serves food and the other serves ice cream only. <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/24.78.228.180|24.78.228.180]] ([[User talk:24.78.228.180|talk]]) 01:33, 1 September 2009 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

== Advertising ==
Under the advertising it says- 2004 marked the restaurant's first full year of national advertising with award-winning television commercials. Where are the sources for these "award winning commercials"? I'm going to take that sentence out since its biased. --[[Special:Contributions/74.240.227.203|74.240.227.203]] ([[User talk:74.240.227.203|talk]]) 12:56, 23 September 2008 (UTC)

== Soft serve is not Ice Cream ==
I changed several references from "ice cream" to "soft serve". DQ is very careful in their training videos to note that their product does not meet the USDA's definition of ice cream because of its low content of butter fat. The product is correctly called "soft serve". <small><span class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[User:RobertGary1|RobertGary1]] ([[User talk:RobertGary1|talk]] • [[Special:Contributions/RobertGary1|contribs]]) 06:16, 11 January 2009 (UTC)</span></small><!-- Template:Unsigned --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->

I think you should put a note into the beginning of the article to reflect this fact - it's confusing for a layperson to read about "soft serve" when they don't know what it is, and probably think that DQ does sell ice-cream. [[Special:Contributions/87.194.158.49|87.194.158.49]] ([[User talk:87.194.158.49|talk]]) 12:32, 7 June 2009 (UTC)

Agreed: what is "soft serve"? The mention of it (without explanation) at the beginning of the article is kind of presumptuous. Why is the word not linked to the wikipedia page on "soft serve" (if there is one)?.

When I worked at DQ in the late 60's as an employee, the soft serve product was marked as Ice Milk due to the lower butterfat content than Ice Cream. The soft serve product is made from "mix" which is fed into the soft serve machine for processing/dispensing finished product. Franchisees would get in trouble from DQ if they used higher butter fat mix as it would not be consistent with other stores. At the time, the suppliers of the DQ ice cream mix did offer different butter fat content product, so dependant on what store you bought your "treats" from, you may have been getting ice cream or ice milk. I think "soft serve" is a term better used to describe the machine, process and physical "soft" characteristics (largely related to processing temperature) of the presentation the dispensed frozen product. Therefore, it is entirely possible to purchase/consume "soft serve" ice cream, soft serve "ice milk" or "soft serve" yogurt dependant on the mix that was put into the machine. [[User:Sleepy350|Sleepy350]] ([[User talk:Sleepy350|talk]]) 19:24, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

== Ingredients ==

Why is there no listing of ingredients in the Dairy Queen article. As far as I have been able to determine -- by examining all the Dairy Queen products I was able to check -- there is virtually no Dairy in Dairy Queen. I asked the FDA about this and received stony silence.
Shouldn't an encyclopedic article about a food product include ingredient information?
[[User:Happystrap|Happystrap]] ([[User talk:Happystrap|talk]]) 16:31, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

:There is no listing of ingredients because it is not allowed per our policy [[WP:Not|What Wikipedia is not]]. In this case Wikipedia is not a menu. --<span style="font-family:lucida sans, sans-serif;">[[User:Jerem43|Jeremy]] <small>([[User talk:Jerem43|blah blah]] • [[Special:Contributions/Jerem43|I did it!]])</small></span> 19:05, 30 March 2010 (UTC)

== 25th birthday of the Blizzard? I don't think so... ==

I remember that the DQ store I worked at in the late 1960's served Blizzards. That puts the age of the Blizzard to be at least 40 years old. I'm wondering why there is now (June 2010) a TV media ad campaign promoting the 25th Birthday of the Blizzard?[[User:Sleepy350|Sleepy350]] ([[User talk:Sleepy350|talk]]) 19:25, 15 June 2010 (UTC)

== CCM in restaurants... ==

Okay, I'm sure people out there have noticed that Dairy Queens (at least everyone I have visited) play Contemporary Christian Music in their restaurants. Does anyone out there know why? I have talked to a few people who worked there, and they all have told me the same thing, it's a Christian company. I'm not sure I agree with this, but can anyone out there verify, or somehow find any information as to why CCM is played in their restaurants??? <span style="font-size: smaller;" class="autosigned">—Preceding [[Wikipedia:Signatures|unsigned]] comment added by [[Special:Contributions/76.235.90.5|76.235.90.5]] ([[User talk:76.235.90.5|talk]]) 03:18, 5 August 2010 (UTC)</span><!-- Template:UnsignedIP --> <!--Autosigned by SineBot-->
:Dairy Queen is owned by Berkshire Hathaway. Like all publicly traded corporations, they exist to make money. A company that [[Chic-fil-a#Religious_connections|sends a religious message (like Chic-fil-a does)]] is going to be privatly held like [[Chic-fil-a]]. Any publicly traded company doing that kind of stuff runs the risk of a lawsuit from their shareholders.
:That said, since most of their locations are franchises, the owner of the store probably has a good deal of autonomy (real or effective) to play whatever they want. - [[User:SummerPhD|SummerPhD]] ([[User talk:SummerPhD|talk]]) 13:45, 5 August 2010 (UTC)


== Infobox ==
== Infobox ==

Revision as of 06:50, 15 February 2011

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According to the infobox, there were 5,700 stores and 2,362 employees in 2008, so obviously something is wrong. Does anyone have correct numbers? --DangApricot (talk) 01:39, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]

Well, docstoc, which is usually pretty good, says 5,800 stores and 2,362 employees. The 5,800 is for Dairy Queen, Orange Julius and Karmelkorn stores (all part of the chain) the 2,362 is employees of IDQ, the company. It would seem that most of the stores, then, are not owned by the chain. If I were to open a Dairy Queen franchise, the pimple-faced people slinging "soft serve" there would be my employees, not Dairy Queen's. - SummerPhD (talk) 03:39, 15 February 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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