? DQ is the acronym of Dairy Queen, which means "dairy queen". Its ancestor is American McCullough. 1938, American mccullough tried to make new ice cream products. 1940, the first Dairy Queen ice cream shop opened in Joliet, Illinois, USA. Because the founder Mr. mccullough likes to call cows "the queen of dairy industry", the ice cream shop got its name. This is today's Dairy Queen.
Development history Since the first ice cream shop was opened in summer of 1940, so far, nearly 8,000 chain stores have been opened in 25 countries. It provides Dairy Queen ice cream, Orange Julius fresh fruit dew, Karmelkom popcorn and other snack foods. It is the world's number one soft ice cream expert and one of the global chain fast food giants.