dairy queen

Dairy Queen is an American multinational fast food chain founded in 1940 by John Fremont McCullough and Alex McCullough in Joliet, Illinois. The company expanded globally using a franchise model and serves a variety of hot and fried food, as well as original frozen dairy products. The first Dairy Queen store opened on June 22, 1940, and the red Dairy Queen symbol was introduced in 1958. International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) was formed in 1962 and is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation, Dairy Queen Canada Inc., and other entities that franchise the Dairy Queen concept. The company has over 6,800 locations worldwide. en.wikipedia.org