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Dairy Queen Grill & Chill

Bloomington, MN · Founded 1962 · DQGC

ADQ offers franchises for the development of DQ Grill & Chill® restaurants, which are quick service food establishments with indoor seating from which franchisees sell the full line of approved DQ® soft-serve, treat, food and beverage menu items under the DQ® and DQ Grill & Chill® trademarks.

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.dq.com ↗

2026 Franchise 500

#45

1,985

units (2025)

0.7%

year over year

Units by Year

1,954

2021

1,967

2022

1,969

2023

1,971

2024

1,985

2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment

$100,000 – $300,000

FDD Item 7

Franchise fee

$45,000

FDD Item 5

Ad fund

11%

FDD Item 6

Financial performance

Yes

FDD Item 19 disclosure

Royalty

4% of Gross Sales

Leadership

Troy A. Bader
Director, Chief Executive Officer and President
Shelly O'Callaghan
Director, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary
Arthur P. D’Elia
Director, Chief Operating Officer U.S. and Canada
Daniel J. Kropp
Chief Supply Chain and Development Officer, US and Canada
Maria Hokanson
Executive Vice President, Marketing, U.S. and Canada
Jane Friedrich
Executive Vice President, Research & Development
Jeff Grund
Executive Vice President, Finance, and Accounting
Cory Anderson
Vice President, Finance and Accounting
Heather Peters
Vice President, Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory
W. Scott Muyres
Vice President, Distribution and Supply Chain Services