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title: "Sun News: Dairy Queen Seeking Franchisees For Myrtle Beach Expansion Plans"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/84a5afb5-3407-4152-b389-00e36c78502a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/sun-news-dairy-queen-seeking-franchisees-for-myrtle-beach-expansion-plans-3801
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-03-01T21:16:09.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:20:47.966Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/92241494b91615f8037ffb29a268c01b3464160301164009.jpeg
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# Sun News: Dairy Queen Seeking Franchisees For Myrtle Beach Expansion Plans

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen is seeking franchisees for its expansion plans in the Myrtle Beach area, targeting multi-unit franchisees for DQ Grill & Chill restaurants. The brand aims to attract customers with its concept, leveraging the area's growth and tourism.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-03-01. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/sun-news-dairy-queen-seeking-franchisees-for-myrtle-beach-expansion-plans-3801).*

## Story

*Dairy Queen®* is currently seeking franchisees as it plans a big expansion in the Myrtle Beach area. *The Sun News* recently spoke with vice president of franchise development Jim Kerr about the brand and their South Carolina development plans.

“We are targeting the state of South Carolina. The growth, the tourism and the *DQ Grill & Chill®* concept gives a great opportunity to attract many customers throughout the year,” Kerr said.

The article specifically mentions that *Dairy Queen* is looking for potential multi-unit franchisees to open *DQ Grill & Chill* restaurants in the Myrtle Beach area.

“Our primary objective for the Myrtle Beach area is that we would build existing franchisees and would also like to attract multi-unit franchisees,” Kerr said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- south carolina (location)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- multi-unit franchisees (topic)
- franchise recruitment (topic)
- Myrtle Beach (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/sun-news-dairy-queen-seeking-franchisees-for-myrtle-beach-expansion-plans-3801). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/84a5afb5-3407-4152-b389-00e36c78502a).