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title: "Herald-Journal: Dairy Queen Looks To Expand DQ Grill & Chill Model Across South Carolina"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/c560286a-6678-4a6a-beff-22fc43cb1e54
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/herald-journal-dairy-queen-looks-to-expand-dq-grill-chill-model-across-south-carolina-3779
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
topics: ["Development & multi-unit"]
published: 2016-02-29T22:17:52.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:33.632Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/f1e6c0ab869c41b89a310f14c7d2d4005969160229173352.jpeg
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# Herald-Journal: Dairy Queen Looks To Expand DQ Grill & Chill Model Across South Carolina

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen is expanding its DQ Grill & Chill model in South Carolina, targeting the Spartanburg area with plans to bring up to eight new restaurants by 2017. The brand plans to open around 20 new locations in Greenville and Spartanburg counties.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-02-29. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/herald-journal-dairy-queen-looks-to-expand-dq-grill-chill-model-across-south-carolina-3779).*

## Story

*Dairy Queen®* is looking to expand its *Grill & Chill®* model in the state of South Carolina, and is specifically targeting the Spartanburg area for development. The *Herald-Journal* recently spoke with vice president of franchise development Jim Kerr about the brand and its expansion plans.

According to the article, the brand is looking at bringing upwards of eight new restaurants to Spartanburg by 2017, with a total of around 20 planned for Greenville and Spartanburg counties.

“The Greenville-Spartanburg area has shown phenomenal growth and we’re super impressed. We haven’t had the area as a focus, but we have a tremendous amount of interest and we’re forging ahead,” Kerr said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise growth (topic)
- south carolina (location)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- restaurant development (topic)
- Greenville (location)
- Spartanburg (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/herald-journal-dairy-queen-looks-to-expand-dq-grill-chill-model-across-south-carolina-3779). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/c560286a-6678-4a6a-beff-22fc43cb1e54).