Dairy Queen
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| legal form | Corporation |
| founding | June 22, 1940 |
| Seat | Edina , Minnesota |
| management | John Gainor, CEO |
| Number of employees | 2,055 (2009) |
| sales | $ 2.5 billion (2008) |
| Branch | System catering |
| Website | www.dairyqueen.com |
Dairy Queen (English for " Dairy Queen ", often abbreviated as DQ) is a US American fast food chain based in Edina , Minnesota . The company, founded in 1940, has 5,900 restaurants in 22 countries (DQ is not represented in German-speaking countries). This makes Dairy Queen one of the largest fast food chains in the world and was acquired by Berkshire Hathaway in 1998 . Many of the first dairy queen restaurants opened in rural areas of the United States . In addition to the typical fast food products, "DQ" offers various products made from ice cream. The Dairy Queen group also owns the Orange Julius and Karmelkorn brands . The company's name is American Dairy Queen Corporation .
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