Dairy Queen announced this week it will nearly double its presence in Massachusetts.
The ice cream chain, which currently operates 33 Bay State locations, will add 60 more in the next five years, a company official told the Boston Globe. Plymouth, Stoughton, Peabody, Burlington, Billerica, Worcester, and Amherst were mentioned as possible locations.
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The chain also announced plans for its first Vermont stores. There another eight Dairy Queens in New Hampshire.
The first Dairy Queen opened in Illinois in 1940. Now, there are over 6,700 locations worldwide.
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Tuesday, by the way, is Dairy Queen's "free ice cream day."
Tomorrow, March 15th, get a free small vanilla cone from DQ and start your summer early. #FreeConeDay #SummerNow pic.twitter.com/S6KO90u0xM
— Dairy Queen (@DairyQueen) March 14, 2016
Dairy Queen is owned by Warren Buffett’s conglomerate Berkshire Hathaway. In recent months, it has expanded its fast-food offerings like hamburgers and chicken melts to mitigate sales slowdowns in winter months.
In 2014, Dairy Queen's net income was reported to be at about $50 million.
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