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The company became International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) in 1962. IDQ is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation (often abbreviated "Am. D.Q. Corp." in the chain's legal disclaimers), Dairy Queen Canada Inc., and other entities that franchise the Dairy Queen concept. [15] [16] [17] In 1987, IDQ bought the Orange Julius chain.
Tastee-Freez was founded in 1950 in Joliet, Illinois, by Leo S. Maranz and Harry Axene (formerly of Dairy Queen). [2] [3] Maranz invented a soft serve pump and freezer which enabled the product, and their Harlee Manufacturing Company (a portmanteau of Harry and Leo) produced the machines which franchisees would buy and use in their respective locations. [3]
In 1986, Dairy Queen's parent company IDQ (now part of Berkshire Hathaway) purchased Karmelkorn Shoppes, Inc. [6] [7] Dairy Queen began co-branding Karmelkorn with the Dairy Queen and Orange Julius brands. [8] Beginning in 1987, many locations with the three product lines were rebranded as Dairy Queen Treat Centers.
Vasari LLC, which operates about 70 Dairy Queen locations Texas, New Mexico, and Oklahoma, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy on Monday.
The Dairy Queen ® System Continues International Expansion Quick service restaurant and treat leader opens newest location in Trinidad MINNEAPOLIS--(BUSINESS WIRE)-- The Dairy Queen® system ...
In 1996, International Dairy Queen Inc. bought 31 Dairy Queen/Brazier outlets in Kentucky, Tennessee, and Indiana from Druther's Systems Inc. for an undisclosed price. [ 6 ] Former Druther's locations in Louisville, Kentucky currently house other businesses such as a Burger King and a local liquor store called Our Place Liquors.
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Wawa, Inc. (/ w ɑː w ɑː / WAH-WAH) is an American chain of convenience stores and gas stations originating in the Philadelphia metropolitan area and located along the East Coast of the United States, operating in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, Delaware, Maryland, Virginia, Washington, D.C., Florida, Alabama, North Carolina, West Virginia and Georgia.