DQ General
The End of an Era
3 Nov, 2009
Posted by : PR Wonk
As the saying goes, all good things have to come to an end. Although I understand that my world around me is constantly changing and evolving, it doesn’t mean that it is always easy to accept.
Growing up in Mountain Lake, a small farming community in southwest Minnesota, life was pretty consistent from year to year. [...]
The Memorabilia Photos
11 Sep, 2009
Posted by : JT
When I was a kid, our neighborhood DQ store didn’t hand out cone whistles, but based on the comments and photos we received after our memorabilia post, they were a popular item with many young DQ fans over the years. Chris Del Plato from Long Valley, NJ, still has one:
And here is another version, submitted [...]
Show Us Your Memorabilia
26 Aug, 2009
Posted by : JT
Dairy Queen® treats have been around for a long time. And in the decades since 1938, when J.F. “Grandpa” McCullough and his son, Alex, first invented the “Cone With The Curl On Top,” a lot of plastic spoons, paper cups, uniforms, T-shirts, collectibles, promotional items and, well… stuff… featuring our trademark ellipse logo have come [...]
Dairy Queen has joined the FriendFeed community.
3 Aug, 2009
Posted by : The Web Master
Dairy Queen® has currently joined and started using FriendFeed! The offical Dairy Queen room will be used to aggregate Dairy Queen blog posts, tweets, pictures and videos. Dairy Queen encourages conversations about anything and everything DQ® related. We will be involved with monitoring the room and answering any DQ related questions. Dairy Queen is truly [...]
A Strange Bargain—Indeed
30 Jun, 2009
Posted by : PR Wonk
A few months ago, I made a sort of strange bargain with myself – something I don’t normally do. I told myself that if I could drop 20 pounds by running and training for a half-marathon, I could have any Blizzard® Treat I wanted after my race. Now, I’ll admit, that’s a bit of a [...]
Become a Sweet Dealer with New Online Game
13 May, 2009
Posted by : BRS
By now, faithful readers, you should be well aware that the Dairy Queen® system launched its first-ever permanent value menu, Sweet Deals, this past winter. Customers in the United States can mix and match nine menu items, choosing two items for $3, three for $4 and four for $5. There are more than 20,000 combinations [...]
My 30 Seconds of Fame
8 May, 2009
Posted by : BRS
This past weekend, I had the opportunity to attend the hottest event in Omaha, Neb.—the Berkshire Hathaway Shareholders annual meeting. Depending on who you are, you may think one of two things: You might be very jealous of me, or you might think that I drew the short straw at the Dairy Queen® office. But [...]
Orange Julius® Light Smoothie Launch Party
6 May, 2009
Posted by : The Web Master
As I walked into the Dairy Queen® corporate headquarters this morning, I got a warm welcome from our Orange Julius® team (by the way, did you know Dairy Queen owns Orange Julius?) handing out samples of the new Orange Julius Light Smoothies, which contain 1/3 less calories than regular smoothies and come in three flavors–Strawberry [...]
The True Harbinger of Spring
2 Apr, 2009
Posted by : JT
That’s the true harbinger of spring, not crocuses or swallows returning to Capistrano, but the sound of a bat on a ball. — Bill Veeck
From the ceremonial first pitch to the seventh-inning stretch, baseball is a game of traditions. And the partnership between America’s pastime and the Dairy Queen® brand is among the most enduring. Every spring, DQ® [...]
Welcome to the Dairy Queen® Blog
9 Feb, 2009
Posted by : The Web Master
Welcome to the DQ® Blog! This blog will be written by Dairy Queen employees. We would love for you to share your smile and story about DQ products, memories, and experiences and the goal of this blog is to ignite conversation and have fun with a brand that has been around for more than 70 [...]
