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20 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Dairy Queen

by N/A, 10 years ago | 2 min read

You may have frequented Dairy Queen more times than you'd like to admit, but you still may not know these facts about your favorite ice cream chain.

1. The first DQ was in Joliet, Illinois.

It was a soft serve store that offered a 10 cent all-you-can-eat sale.

2. The company name came from a very specific place.

Jack "Grandpa" McCullough said that DQ's soft serve was the queen of dairy products.

3. In 1986, No Doubt formed at Dairy Queen.

Gwen Stefani and her band mates worked at a DQ and discussed forming the band there.

4. Many stores turn their blizzards upside down before serving them.

5. The recipe for the soft serve is a huge secret.

The recipe is kept in a safe deposit box with only a few keys.

6. Blizzards weren't invented until 1985, but the first store opened in 1940.

More than 175 million Blizzards sold in the first year.Â

7. The Green Tea Blizzard is the top seller in China.

8. A "braiser" Dairy Queen is a store that serves ice cream and hot food.

A braiser is another word for a hot grill.

9. Warren Buffett is a fan.

He once asked staff members at the Four Seasons in New York to get him some Dairy Queen.

10. DQ sold froyo in the 90's but it didn't sell.

The Breeze was a lower-calorie Blizzard that was made from frozen yogurt. It wasn't successful and was pulled from the menu.

11. Mark Cuban angered many DQ employees.

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban suggested that the NBA's Head of Officiating was incapable of managing a Dairy Queen.

12. The Dilly Bar was invented in 1955.

13. Technically, the soft serve you order at DQ technically isn't ice cream.

It has to contain 10% butterfat to be considered ice cream and only contains 5%.

14. There was a lot of controversy surrounding the Moolatte coffee ice cream.

People felt that the name of the product closely resembled the slur "mulatto," but it wasn't enough to get it pulled from the menu.

15. Dennis the Menace was the company's "spokestoon" until 2002.

16. There was once a "Little Miss Dairy Queen."

The character was featured on 5 foot weathervanes outside of most stores but most have been taken down.

17. The world's largest DQ can be found in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia.

18. DQ holds the world record for largest ice cream cake.

It was constructed in Toronto and weighed more than 10 tons.

19. The Blizzardmobile once toured the country.

It was a large truck that stopped in 25 U.S. cities to pass out free mini Blizzards and free coupons.

20. The world's largest Blizzard weighed 8,260.85 pounds.

In won a Guinness World Record.