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Dairy Queen Treat

Bloomington, MN · Founded 1962 · DQTR

Read the 2026 FDD ↗www.dq.com ↗
2026 Franchise 500
#45
745
units (2025)
2.5%
year over year

Units by Year

828
2021
789
2022
751
2023
727
2024
745
2025

Total outlets at year end, from FDD Item 20.

The Investment

Initial investment
$100,000 – $300,000
FDD Item 7
Franchise fee
$25,000
FDD Item 5
Ad fund
7%
FDD Item 6
Financial performance
No
FDD Item 19 disclosure
Royalty

7% of sales promotion program fee payments

Leadership

  • Troy A. Bader

    CEO

  • Jeff Grund

    CFO

  • Arthur P. D'Elia

    COO

  • Gregg Benvenuto

    VP of Dev

  • Maria Hokanson

    CMO

  • Shelly O'Callaghan

    Director, Executive Vice President, General Counsel, and Secretary

  • Daniel J. Kropp

    Chief Supply Chain and Development Officer, US and Canada

  • Jane Friedrich

    Executive Vice President, Research & Development

  • Cory Anderson

    Vice President, Finance and Accounting

  • Heather Peters

    Vice President, Food Safety, Quality, and Regulatory

On File

FDD years
20262025
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Franchisee records
1,178
Current roster rows
Signed, not open
0
FDD Item 20, Table 5
Franchising for
64 yrs

Franchise Disclosure Documents

PDFDairy Queen Treat FDD 2026Most recent · opens in a new tabPDFDairy Queen Treat FDD 2025Opens in a new tab

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