Dairy Queen Celebrating 75th Anniversary With Free Ice Cream
Millions of people across the nation enjoyed a free ice cream cone on Monday. That’s because Dairy Queen is celebrating its 75th anniversary by handing out free vanilla cones all day. The first DQ opened in Joliet, Ill., in 1940 and seven years later, the first one in Minnesota opened in Roseville. Now, there are more than 6,000 restaurants in 27 countrie and the worldwide corporate headquarters is in Edina. Minnesota’s first DQ in Roseville has the windows you walk up to, order treats and receive them. It’s on Lexington Avenue, near the intersection of Larpenteur. It opened in the 1940s and is still standing, still attracting a line of customers and today like Dairy Queens all over the U.S., giving away vanilla cones. After 75 years of satisfying a craving for something cold and sweet, DQ just wanted to say thank you. “We couldn’t think of a better way to do it than to offer free cones to our fans who have really made it all possible over the years,” Troy Bader, the chief operating officer for Dairy Queen, said. That signature curl on top is more than just cute, it’s trademarked. And the soft serve that fills the cones and cups has less butter fat than traditional ice cream.
