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title: "The Shreveport Times: DQ Grill & Chill Brings New Experience to Communities Across Louisiana"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/eb9db066-9917-47fd-a275-b5d14d26acd4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/the-shreveport-times-dq-grill-chill-brings-new-experience-to-communities-across-louisiana-4885
category: "Casual dining"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Casual dining"
published: 2016-06-08T21:16:17.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T12:24:26.673Z
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# The Shreveport Times: DQ Grill & Chill Brings New Experience to Communities Across Louisiana

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen's DQ Grill & Chill model is expanding to Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana, with franchisee Michael Quarles opening new locations. The DQ Grill & Chill model offers a different experience, including covered patios and temperature control fans.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-06-08. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/the-shreveport-times-dq-grill-chill-brings-new-experience-to-communities-across-louisiana-4885).*

## Story

*Dairy Queen*® is looking to add new Shreveport and Bossier City, Louisiana locations. The Bossier City *DQ Grill & Chill*® is scheduled to open in August, with another location set to open in October.

The *Grill & Chill* model offers a different experience, including covered patios and temperature control fans.

Franchisee Michael Quarles will be opening the new locations in Shreveport-Bossier City, and has three currently operating in Monroe, West Monroe, and Ruston.

"Shreveport's humongous - it's a big area with different markets all through Shreveport and Bossier and I'm just trying to get in the markets where we aren't located and give everybody a taste of *Dairy Queen*."

The *DQ Grill & Chill* concept presents the ideal setting for a date night, family outing or social hour, Quarles explained.

"We have a fair price and I feel it's going to be a hit over there. All the kids come in their baseball, football or softball uniforms, and for all the kids we give out a free small cup if you come in your uniform at my locations," Quarles said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise model (topic)
- location growth (topic)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- Shreveport (location)
- Bossier City (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/the-shreveport-times-dq-grill-chill-brings-new-experience-to-communities-across-louisiana-4885). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/eb9db066-9917-47fd-a275-b5d14d26acd4).