International Dairy Queen, Inc. (DQ) is an American multinational fast food chain founded in 1940 and currently headquartered in Bloomington, Minnesota. The first Dairy Queen was owned and operated by Sherb Noble and first opened on June 22, 1940, in Joliet, Illinois. It serves a variety of hot and fried food, as well as original frozen dairy products that vary from location to location.
DQ in Moorhead, Minnesota, United States, built in 1949
A Chicken Strip Basket from Dairy Queen with four chicken strips, french fries and Texas toast
A Dairy Queen Brazier in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. This DQ was renovated into a Grill & Chill.
A DQ Grill & Chill in Canada
Bloomington is a city in Hennepin County, Minnesota, United States, on the north bank of the Minnesota River, above its confluence with the Mississippi River, 10 miles (16 km) south of downtown Minneapolis. At the 2020 census, the city's population was 89,987, making it Minnesota's fourth-largest city.
Bloomington City Hall & Arts Center
Built in 1856 on the bluffs of the Minnesota River, the Gideon H. Pond House is now listed in the National Register of Historic Places.
Toro moved to Bloomington in 1952
Bloomington Kennedy High School was built in 1965