Rick Carney writes:
> I too would favor
> a local company, absolutely, if there is one with the
> wherewithal and ability to step in and take over. The
> question is, who wants to, and even more importantly, who
> can?
David Brauer writes:
According to DQ's website, they are based at:
American Dairy Queen Corporation
7505 Metro Blvd.
Minneapolis, MN 55439
So they're local. And it seems they have the wherewithal.
But wait - this just in - DQ's claim to Minneapolis-basedness is a big
corporate LIE. True locals know that Metro Blvd. is not in Minneapolis,
but EDINA! So they ARE out-of-towners.
David Piehl writes:
Dairy Queen may have "local" headquarters, but they are a subsidiary of
Berkshire Hathaway Inc (as in Warren Buffet). Here is a link to their
website: http://www.berkshirehathaway.com/.;
Someone else commented about Ben and Jerry's. Ben and Jerry's was sold a
few years ago for several hundred million dollars to Unilever, the second
largest food company in the world - based in the Netherlands.
http://www.unilever.com/
Haagen Daz, on the other hand, was owned by Pillsbury and is now part of
General Mills. Though Nestle managed to get control of the North American
ice cream production, all of the Haagen Daz ice cream shops world-wide (and
they are everywhere in northern Europe) are owned by General Mills.
Further, it's all natural.
Personally, I'd rather see Sebastian Joe's open up there, or maybe a Grand
Ole Creamery - with a focus on ice cream cones (nearly no litter) and maybe
non-disposable dished for those who'd rather not deal with a cone.
David Piehl
Self-Appointed Central Neighborhood Ice Cream "Expert"
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