BUSINESSWIRE: Dairy Queen® Hosts Second Annual DQ® Girl Scout Appreciation Week

© Business Wire 2009
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Dairy Queen ® will celebrate 3.4 million girl and adult Girl Scouts for their commitment to community service and leadership during the Second Annual DQ ® Girl Scout Appreciation Week, July 20 - 26. Hosted by participating Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill ® locations nationwide, local Girl Scout groups will have the opportunity to develop their business and leadership skills at Dairy Queen locations by taking behind-the-scenes tours, receiving entrepreneurial tips from Dairy Queen owners and operators about how to run a successful business, and learning about the product development process. Girl Scout councils also may use the opportunity to encourage both girls and adults to register and renew as members and volunteers during this week.

As part of its partnership with Girl Scouts of the USA, Dairy Queen commemorates DQ Girl Scout Appreciation Week with the debut of the Girl Scouts Tagalongs ® Peanut Butter Patties Blizzard ® Flavor Treat, the featured Blizzard of the Month for July. The summer blockbuster is made with creamy DQ vanilla soft serve and peanut butter topping blended with Girl Scouts Tagalongs crispy cookies pieces that are layered with peanut butter and covered with a chocolate coating.

Last summer, Dairy Queen introduced the Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie Blizzard, which was the most popular limited time Blizzard ever offered, selling more than 10 million. Made with creamy DQ vanilla soft serve, Girl Scouts Thin Mint Cookie pieces and a Crème de Menthe topping, DQ will bring this flavor back as the Blizzard of the Month for August.

For more information about Dairy Queen’s Girl Scout Appreciation Week, or to locate the nearest Dairy Queen, visit www.dq.com : .

For more information about Girl Scouts, please call 1-800-GSUSA 4U or visit www.girlscouts.org : .

About GSUSA


Founded in 1912, Girl Scouts of the USA is the preeminent leadership development organization for girls with 3.4 million girl and adult members worldwide. Girl Scouts is the leading authority on girls' healthy development, and builds girls of courage, confidence and character, who make the world a better place. The organization serves girls from every corner of the United States and its territories. Girls Scouts of the USA also serves American girls and their classmates attending American or international schools overseas in 90 countries.

For more information on how to join, volunteer, reconnect or donate to Girl Scouts, call (800) GSUSA 4 U (800-478-7248) or visit www.girlscouts.org : .

About IDQ:


International Dairy Queen (IDQ), which is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., develops licenses and services a system of more than 5,600 Dairy Queen ® stores in the United States, Canada and other foreign countries, offering world famous dairy desserts, hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages. IDQ is part of the Berkshire Hathaway family, a company run by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. Following the successful roll out of the DQ Grill & Chill ® concept, the Dairy Queen system’s quick-service food concept that features an expanded menu and newly designed restaurant interiors, IDQ began testing the DQ ® Orange Julius ® concept in August 2005. DQ Orange Julius locations blend a sleek, new look with the feel of a traditional ice cream treat shop and offer a treat menu that includes traditional DQ favorites as well as the Orange Julius line of premium fruit smoothies and fruit drinks. For more information, visit www.dq.com : .

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For Dairy QueenPierson Grant Public RelationsChris

Feeley, 954-776-1999, ext. 237 cfeeley@piersongrant.com : mailto:cfeeley@piersongrant.com orGirl
Scouts of the USAMichelle Tompkins, 212-852-5074 mtompkins@girlscouts.org : mailto:mtompkins@girlscouts.org

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