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<div id="pastingspan1">New England residents may be getting more than dessert when they swing by their favorite spot: <em><a href="http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/Company/Franchise-With-Us/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=boston-globe-dq-grill-chill-eyeing-massive-new-england-expansion-3950" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">DQ Grill &amp; Chill</a><a href="http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/Company/Franchise-With-Us/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=boston-globe-dq-grill-chill-eyeing-massive-new-england-expansion-3950" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&#174;</a></em>&nbsp;is eyeing the market for a massive expansion.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-style: normal;">These new locations in the already fan-filled market would not only have soft serve, but </span><em>DQ Grill &amp; Chill&#8217;s</em> delicious menu of meal options for everyone in the family &#8211; from chicken sandwiches to burgers, and everything in between. Local <em><a href="http://dairyqueen.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=boston-globe-dq-grill-chill-eyeing-massive-new-england-expansion-3950" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">Dairy Queen</a><a href="http://dairyqueen.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=boston-globe-dq-grill-chill-eyeing-massive-new-england-expansion-3950" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">&#174;</a>&nbsp;</em>regulars will be able to start and finish their meals at these new stores.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-style: normal;">&#8220;We go where the consumers want our products,&#8221; International Dairy Queen Inc. Vice President, Franchise Development Jim Kerr <a href="https://www.bostonglobe.com/business/2016/03/13/sqBdQT8HPBuwo3a3hmuavK/story.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=boston-globe-dq-grill-chill-eyeing-massive-new-england-expansion-3950" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">told The Boston Globe</a>. &#8220;I think it&#8217;s safe to say, there&#8217;s going to be a blizzard of </span><em>Dairy Queens</em> there.&#8221;</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div><em>Dairy Queen</em><span style="font-style: normal;"> has not yet finalized its new sites in Massachusetts, but the chain is targeting properties in Stoughton, Peabody, Burlington, Billerica, Plymouth, Worchester, and Amherst  -- to add to the more than 6,7000 locations in 27 countries.</span></div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-style: normal;">Franchisee Nicky Pirperis can validate the brand&#8217;s popularity: she owns two of these booming Boston market locations, in Milford and West Boylston, MA. She has seen </span><em>Dairy Queen&#8217;s</em> transition from frozen treats to full-fledged grill, and even converted one of her own locations in the process.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div style="font-style: normal;">Pirperis has taught the ropes to many an employee over the years &#8211; two being her own children, owners of the West Boylston location.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&#8220;Drop, stop, curl, Drop, stop, curl, this is what I tell the new employees.&#8221; Pirperis told The Boston Globe. &#8220;the hardest part is making the (soft-serve) cones.&#8221;</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div><span style="font-style: normal;">For more franchising information about </span><em>Dairy Queen</em>, <a href="http://dairyqueen.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=boston-globe-dq-grill-chill-eyeing-massive-new-england-expansion-3950" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank" style="font-style: normal;">click here</a>.&nbsp;</div>

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