Largest "Dairy Queen" Grill & Chill in the world. Location: Bloomington, IL International Dairy Queen (IDQ), headquartered in Minneapolis, Minn., develops licenses and services a system of more than 5,600 Dairy Queen stores in the United States, Canada and foreign countries, offering dairy desserts, hamburgers, hot dogs and beverages. IDQ is part of the Berkshire Hathaway family, a company owned by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire Hathaway. Following the successful roll out of DQ Grill & Chill, Dairy Queen’s quick-service food concept that features an all-new expanded menu and newly designed restaurant interiors, Dairy Queen began testing the DQ Orange Julius concept in August 2005. DQ Orange Julius blends a sleek, new look with the feel of a traditional ice cream treat shop and offers an expanded treat menu that includes traditional DQ favorites, the Orange Julius line of smoothies and fruit drinks, and new signature desserts and sundaes. Wendell Bradley is from Decatur, IL. He has been a Dairy Queen Franchisee for thirty-four years now, this is his fifth store and his second "Grill & Chill". He has owned over sixteen DQ's over his thirty-four year franchise. The four stores that he currently owns he wants to update them all to "Grill & Chills". The store will open serving breakfast at 5:30 AM and stay open late until 12:00 AM. Open til 2:30 AM Thursday through Saturday. Ironically his brother also owns a DQ in Bloomington as well. Wendell Bradley mentioned Warren Buffet has owned DQ for ten years. Mr. Bradley is confident this store will have the highest volume DQ in the world. A mixture of two heated patios, fireplaces, flat panel T.V.'s, 5,000ft DQ with a building permit pending waterfall makes for a wonderful All American experience. Oh, not to forget the very large freezer to keep all those tasty treats nice and cold. Bloomington, IL has a great economy and has been solid for years noted Bradley. Wendell Bradley was originally from the Kankakee, IL area and that is where he started with his DQ franchises. Founder of DQ (please correct spelling) is Sherrib Nowblel from Kankakee, IL. The very first ice cream formula was sold at Sherribs Ice Cream 1938 in Kankakee, IL. DQ was established in Joliet, IL. The formula has not change since 1938

Experimenting with DOF. Took this after already taking some sips. Homemade with fresh fruit, yogurt, and ice. Steve Kuhnau, founder of Smoothie King, is sometimes credited with the creation of the Smoothie. Working as a soda jerker in his teenage years, Kuhnau found himself unable to digest the very malts, shakes, and floats he was preparing, due to a lactose intolerance. Consequently, he formulated the world's first nutritional smoothie in his kitchen, to serve as a healthier, dairy-free alternative to popular ice cream based drinks of the era. His novel drink idea, a blend of fresh fruit coupled with vitamin and protein additives, proved also to be efficacious in treating his allergies and stabilizing his blood-sugar level. This creation was the impetus for an industry: shortly after his first store opened in Kenner, Louisiana 1973, stores began to appear all over the New Orleans Metropolitan area, and subsequently in Washington, D.C. and 32 other contiguous United States. Kuhnau began to franchise the Smoothie King name and business in 1989.