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<div id="pastingspan1"><a href="http://www.dairyqueen.com/us-en/Company/Franchise-With-Us/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=free-times-dairy-queen-targeting-midlands-region-and-columbia-south-carolina-for-growth-3881" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Dairy Queen&#174;</em></a> continues to expand its <em>DQ Grill &amp; Chill&#174;</em> model throughout South Carolina, and is targeting the Midlands region including Columbia for development. The Free-Times spoke with vice president for franchise development Jim Kerr about the brand and their expansion plans.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div>The article discusses how <a href="http://dairyqueen.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=free-times-dairy-queen-targeting-midlands-region-and-columbia-south-carolina-for-growth-3881" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Dairy Queen</em></a> is focusing on opening more <em>DQ Grill &amp; Chill</em> restaurants that are free-standing units.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&#8220;We developed this concept to help us attract fans across different days of the month and year," Kerr <a href="http://www.free-times.com/blogs/get-ready-for-a-blizzard-and-a-burger030816?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=free-times-dairy-queen-targeting-midlands-region-and-columbia-south-carolina-for-growth-3881" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">told the Free Times</a>. "It&#8217;s been a pretty successful launch of a new product line and is giving is more momentum.&#8221;</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div style="font-style: normal;">The brand is currently looking for multi-unit franchisees to bring upwards of 15 new locations to the area.</div><div>&nbsp;</div><div>&#8220;We see up to 15 new freestanding <em>DQ Grill &amp; Chill</em> locations from north of Blythewood to southwest of Lexington,&#8221; Kerr said.</div><div style="font-style: normal;">&nbsp;</div><div>For more franchising information about <a href="http://dairyqueen.1851franchise.com/?utm_source=1851franchise.com&utm_medium=article&utm_campaign=free-times-dairy-queen-targeting-midlands-region-and-columbia-south-carolina-for-growth-3881" target="_blank" rel="nofollow" target="_blank"><em>Dairy Queen</em>, click here</a>.&nbsp;</div>

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