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title: "Kansas City Business Journal: Dairy Queen Looking to Continue Impressive Growth in Kansas City"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/f7bd43b9-83f6-4f72-b917-a6c6ad70b2f4
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/kansas-city-business-journal-dairy-queen-looking-to-continue-impressive-growth-in-kansas-city-4770
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2016-05-27T14:09:24.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:12:09.024Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/4e07de06965fa5269da53c1a0a4d56239456160527093124.jpeg
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# Kansas City Business Journal: Dairy Queen Looking to Continue Impressive Growth in Kansas City

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen plans to expand its Grill & Chill locations in the Kansas City market with 15-20 new locations within five years. International Dairy Queen Inc. has 134 locations in the Kansas City market.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2016-05-27. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/kansas-city-business-journal-dairy-queen-looking-to-continue-impressive-growth-in-kansas-city-4770).*

## Story

"We have the ability to add 15 to 20 more Grill & Chill locations in the Kansas City market," International Dairy Queen Inc. Vice President of Franchise Development, Jim Kerr told the Kansas City Business Journal .

The plan is expected to be complete within five years.

According to Kerr, the Kansas City market is appealing because the metro area is made up of a wide range of demographics.

International Dairy Queen Inc. has 3 leading franchisees in the area and 134 locations in the Kansas City market.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- unit expansion (topic)
- franchise development (topic)
- market growth (topic)
- Inc. (company)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- Kansas City (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/kansas-city-business-journal-dairy-queen-looking-to-continue-impressive-growth-in-kansas-city-4770). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/f7bd43b9-83f6-4f72-b917-a6c6ad70b2f4).