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<div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Community leaders, including Farragut Vice Mayor Ron Pinchok, gathered last week to celebrate the grand opening of <a href="http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/Company/Franchise-With-Us/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=farragut-press-first-dq-grill-chill-opens-its-doors-in-farragut-5932" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>DQ Grill &amp; Chill<em style="  0px;  0px; outline: 0px; color: #4d4d4d;   0.34px; ProximaNovaA Light&quot;; background-color: #ffffff;">&#174;</em></em></a>. The restaurant opening is the only one for the brand in Knox County.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">&#8220;Any time I traveled around the western part of Texas or up into New Mexico, the first thing I sought out when I got into a new town was the <em>Dairy Queen</em> &#8230; it was my go-to place,&#8221; Pinchok said to the gathering. &#8220;We want to thank you and welcome you to the town of Farragut. &#8230; We&#8217;ve been waiting a long time for this.&#8221; </span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">Matt Frauenshuh, owner of the Farragut location was on-site to open his 181st <em>DQ Grill &amp; Chill</em> location, making him the largest franchisee in the company's system.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">&#8220;What we love about <em>Dairy Queen</em> that makes us different is we get to be part of the community. &#8230; and make memories for young people. &#8230; Coming in here and celebrating that A on the report card or goal in the soccer game,&#8221; Frauenshuh told the crowd that gathered in Farragut.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">The grand opening was marked by promotions, an egg toss and a ribbon cutting.</span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style=""><br /></span></div><div id="pastingspan1"><span style="">To read the full article, <a href="http://www.farragutpress.com/articles/2016/09/5528.html?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=farragut-press-first-dq-grill-chill-opens-its-doors-in-farragut-5932" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">click here</a>.</span></div>

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