Friday, September 27, 2013

The History Of Dairy Queen Acworth GA

By Marla Mills


A lot of people are very familiar with the fast food chain that is famous for its unique tasting ice cream known as Dairy Queen Acworth GA or just DQ. They are known for their wide array of products especially in the ice cream section because of the way they formulated their product. In order to know more about the development of this establishment, here are some pieces of information.

The secret of the company lies within the special formula for soft serve ice cream that was created by one of the founders. During the year 1938, mister John McGullough and his son Bradley tried out a new formula for a different kind of product that is still being used today in all of the establishments of DQ. The one thing that sets the formula of McGullough apart from the others is the fact that it has a really different texture from the others.

Even after they formulated the recipe, they themselves did not have a store or an establishment where they could share their recipe with the public. So what they did was that they got one of their friends who had an ice cream store at that time, named Sheb Noble to carry the product in his own store and serve it to all the customers there. Surprisingly, the special recipe that McGullough made became an instant hit because everyone in the shop seemed to love it.

Following the success in the store of Noble, both McGullough and Noble decided to create their own store that sells only that soft serve product created by McGullough. It was at this point where the first store of Dairy Queen was born. Their original store was located somewhere in Joliet, Illinois sometime in the forties.

In 1941, the Second World War started which was a big deal for the entire world during this time. Not only did the Second World War destroy the homes and the cities, but it put many establishments out of business too. Luckily, DQ was able to survive the war and was able to flourish when the devastating World War ended.

Following the end of the war, DQ became a huge success again and made up to a hundred stores in America. They were growing so fast that in the year 1950, they already had a thousand stores at their beck and call. Texas is the place in America that is known to have the most DQ establishments.

After another set of years, the name DQ became a worldwide brand because it hit many countries already. In 2006, approximately a dozen countries were already hit by the growing trend and there were a total of roughly five thousand chains around the world. Recently, the headcount has become nineteen countries with a total of around six thousand stores.

In the world of fast food, Dairy Queen Acworth GA is one of the most well known franchises in the whole world. What made this famous is the fact that their products are so unique as compared to other competitors. That is why they have become a worldwide sensation that everyone knows.




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