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title: "Winnipeg Free Press: Dairy Queen® Brings its DQ Grill & Chill® Model to Winnipeg"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/dc5b290d-60dd-468f-a61d-469251e5d41a
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/winnipeg-free-press-dairy-queen-brings-its-dq-grill-chill-model-to-winnipeg-12133
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2017-05-10T14:09:48.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T04:11:35.605Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/6d21eea71438da2d3d52f7e03eb319b362.jpg
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# Winnipeg Free Press: Dairy Queen® Brings its DQ Grill & Chill® Model to Winnipeg

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen is expanding to Winnipeg, targeting downtown and rural areas with seven new restaurants planned in Manitoba within three to five years. The company is focusing on locations in rural municipalities such as Dauphin, Thompson, and Flin Flon.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-05-10. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/winnipeg-free-press-dairy-queen-brings-its-dq-grill-chill-model-to-winnipeg-12133).*

## Story

In an effort to create a larger presence in Manitoba, *Dairy Queen*® has begun the process of adding locations to Winnipeg, according to Chris Falle, the company’s director of franchise development.

Falle said that there's a focus on Winnipeg's downtown area in addition to opening some sites in Manitoba's more rural municipalities.

"We have a lot of successful locations in rural Manitoba, whether it’s Winkler, Steinbach or Selkirk," Falle told the Winnipeg Free Press. "But we’d also love to be in Dauphin, Thompson, Flin Flon, Altona and Beausejour. They’re all target markets for us, as well."

Within the next three to five years, *Dairy Queen* is hoping to add seven new restaurants to Manitoba's capital.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- restaurant development (topic)
- location targeting (topic)
- Winnipeg (location)
- Manitoba (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/winnipeg-free-press-dairy-queen-brings-its-dq-grill-chill-model-to-winnipeg-12133). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/dc5b290d-60dd-468f-a61d-469251e5d41a).