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title: "Laker / Lutz News: Dairy Queen Expands Across Florida"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/38d2d3e1-f5c0-410c-8639-5801d90abdfd
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/laker-lutz-news-dairy-queen-expands-across-florida-10866
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2017-03-05T16:11:01.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:10:29.571Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/e290f930b969f99b560127b85a0d90d59941.jpg
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# Laker / Lutz News: Dairy Queen Expands Across Florida

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen franchisee Carlos Saenz plans to open a new DQ Grill & Chill location in Ballantrae Village Shoppes by mid-March. Saenz chose Dairy Queen for a personal reason, having had his first fast-food meal at the chain as a middle school student.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-05. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/laker-lutz-news-dairy-queen-expands-across-florida-10866).*

## Story

“We think we’re in a great spot,” said International Dairy Queen, Inc. franchisee Carlos Saenz. “Three years ago, this area was probably a five or six (on a scale of 10). I think we’re at a nine or 10, with the amount of homes and traffic.”

When Saenz researched restaurant franchises, he zeroed in on *Dairy Queen*® for a personal reason, he told the Laker / Lutz News. He grew up in Puerto Rico, but as a middle school student moved to Kissimmee, Florida and his first fast-food meal was at a *Dairy Queen*.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchisee (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Dairy Queen (company)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/laker-lutz-news-dairy-queen-expands-across-florida-10866). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/38d2d3e1-f5c0-410c-8639-5801d90abdfd).