About the Dairy Queen franchise system
Dairy Queen operates more than 4,300 US locations across a broad franchisee base of roughly 1,100 operator groups. The system skews toward smaller operators (1–5 units) with a long tail of regional operators in the 10–50 unit range.
Franchismo provides operator-level contact data for every US Dairy Queen franchisee.
Source: Franchismo methodology · FDD Item 20 (latest filing) · State franchise registrations · Operator-level verification on a 90-day cycle · Authored by Franchismo Research, AwareGTM.
Top states by Dairy Queen location count
Approximate US distribution of Dairy Queen locations. Full state, MSA, and county-level breakdowns are included for unlimited subscribers.
Notable Dairy Queen multi-unit operators
Sample of Dairy Queen multi-unit franchisees in the Franchismo dataset. Names redacted on the public page — unlock Dairy Queen or go unlimited to see them.
Sample operator
Regional operator — Texas
Multi-market
48 units
Sample operator
Regional operator — Upper Midwest
MN, WI
36 units
Sample operator
Regional operator — Midwest
IL, IA
22 units
Dairy Queen franchisee data — questions, answered
About this brand
The Dairy Queen franchise system operates approximately ~2,000 US US locations, run by ~1,100+ individual franchisee operators tracked in the Franchismo dataset. Franchismo compiles Dairy Queen franchisee owner data from Franchise Disclosure Document (Item 20) filings and state registration sources, including operator names, direct contact information, and the specific locations each operator owns. Brand-level records are refreshed monthly; owner-level contacts are re-verified on a rolling 90-day cycle. The Dairy Queen franchisor is headquartered in Bloomington, MN and files its FDD in MN.
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