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title: "CBC News: Dairy Queen® Eyes Summerside for Development"
url: https://burnaze.com/article/fad83ce1-01b2-4472-92f9-4f263b0b5e32
source: "1851 Franchise"
original_url: https://1851franchise.com/cbc-news-dairy-queen-eyes-summerside-for-development-10666
category: "Snacks & dessert"
industry: "Restaurants"
segment: "Snacks & dessert"
published: 2017-03-03T21:16:19.000Z
modified: 2026-11-01T03:06:32.842Z
image: https://newimage.1851franchise.com/cdn-cgi/image/quality=85,format=webp,width=1280,height=720/story/featureImage/ec2e0ebe57dbfe09b2ea6dffddad69fa3372.jpg
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# CBC News: Dairy Queen® Eyes Summerside for Development

**TL;DR:** Dairy Queen plans to open a new DQ Grill & Chill location in Summerside, Canada, and is seeking a local operator. The company is talking to potential franchisees and landlords, with an eye to opening a stand-alone building in late 2018 or in 2019.

*originally published in 1851 Franchise on 2017-03-03. [Read the original](https://1851franchise.com/cbc-news-dairy-queen-eyes-summerside-for-development-10666).*

## Story

Dairy Queen ® plans to open a DQ Grill & Chill ® location in Summerside in the upcoming years and is looking for a local operator to make it happen.

"Typically Dairy Queen does extremely well in these — with all due respect — the smaller markets, smaller towns," IDQ Canada Inc. franchise development manager Eric Rochefort told CBC News. "Our brand is 77 years old. The population base right now as it stands is more than sufficient. We do extremely well in these types of settings, so there's no reason why we would not do well.”

Rochefort said the company is talking to potential franchisees and landlords, with an eye to opening a stand-alone building in late 2018 or in 2019.

"It doesn't really matter what brand you have on your building. You've got to get a great and a strong operator who gets involved in the community," he said.

## Entities

- 1851 Franchise (publication)
- Restaurants (sector)
- franchise development (topic)
- location expansion (topic)
- new location (topic)
- Dairy Queen (company)
- Summerside (location)

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Originally reported by 1851 Franchise (https://1851franchise.com/cbc-news-dairy-queen-eyes-summerside-for-development-10666). Summarized by Burnaze (https://burnaze.com/article/fad83ce1-01b2-4472-92f9-4f263b0b5e32).