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title: "Yahoo! Finance and Fox Business: Dairy Queen CEO John Gainor Shares What it's Really Like to Work for Warren Buffet"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/533634ce-dfd5-440e-b954-2173885d36ce
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/yahoo-finance-and-fox-business-dairy-queen-ceo-john-gainor-shares-what-its-really-like-to-work-for-warren-buffet-4485
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["People"]
published: 2016-05-03T20:15:50.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T02:04:24.514Z
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# Yahoo! Finance and Fox Business: Dairy Queen CEO John Gainor Shares What it's Really Like to Work for Warren Buffet

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen CEO John Gainor discusses the benefits of being owned by Berkshire Hathaway, including access to Warren Buffett's expertise. Dairy Queen is owned by Berkshire Hathaway, led by Warren Buffett.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-05-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/yahoo-finance-and-fox-business-dairy-queen-ceo-john-gainor-shares-what-its-really-like-to-work-for-warren-buffet-4485).*

## Story

What do Dilly® Bars, Bill Gates and Warren Buffett have in common? They were all key players in the recent Berkshire Hathaway Annual Meeting.

Dairy Queen CEO John Gainor recently spoke with a reporter from Yahoo! Finance and Fox Business to discuss what it’s like being owned by Berkshire Hathaway, Warren Buffett's love for ice cream and the new treats coming to the brand’s new Grill & Chill concept—including the unveiling of the new and decadent line of Royal Blizzards®.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- private equity (topic)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- Fox Business (company)
- qsr trends (topic)
- Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (company)
- Yahoo (company)
- Warren Buffett (person)
- brand ownership (topic)
- Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. acquisition of Dairy Queen (deal)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/yahoo-finance-and-fox-business-dairy-queen-ceo-john-gainor-shares-what-its-really-like-to-work-for-warren-buffet-4485). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/533634ce-dfd5-440e-b954-2173885d36ce).