Restaurants and Institutions, an authoritative journal of the U.S. restaurant industry, annually ranks 400 restaurant chains around the world on the basis of sales, number of stores and other indices, and DQ has been ranked No. 1 globally in the ice cream product market for several years in a row!

DQ Ice Cream was invented in 1938 by J.F. McCullough and his son Alex, who insisted that ice cream tasted better when it wasn't frozen solid, and insisted on using low-fat raw milk, making it the model for fresh ice cream and the "Queen" of the dairy industry.

Today, IDQ (International Dairy Queen) is the parent company of DQ Ice Cream, OJ's Fresh Fruit Dew, and KarmelCorn Cornucopia, and has more than 6,000 stores in 21 countries, including the United States, Canada, and China, providing consumers around the world with DQ Ice Cream, OJ's Fresh Fruit Dew, and a variety of Dairy Queen products. With more than 6,000 stores in 21 countries, including the U.S., Canada and China, the company provides consumers around the world with DQ ice cream, OJ's Fresh Fruit Dew and a variety of delicious snack foods.

IDQ is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota, USA, and is part of the Berkshire Hathaway Group, which is owned by Warren Buffett. The Chinese market has become the object of IDQ's greatest concern!