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Detailed explanation-1: -After completing a dairy course at Iowa State College, Mr. Noble managed an ice cream store in his hometown of Clemons, Iowa. In 1931, he opened another store in Kankakee, where he and J. F. McCullough developed the soft-serve ice cream business in 1938.

Detailed explanation-2: -History of Dairy Queen: In 1938, near Moline, Illinois, J.F. McCullough and his son, Alex, developed the delicious dairy product millions have come to know as Dairy Queen soft serve.

Detailed explanation-3: -The red Dairy Queen symbol was introduced in 1958. The company became International Dairy Queen, Inc. (IDQ) in 1962. IDQ is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation (which owns the DQ intellectual property, and is often abbreviated “Am. D.Q.

Detailed explanation-4: -How many Dairy Queen stores are there in the United States? There are 4, 341 Dairy Queen stores in the United States as of February 20, 2023. The state with the most number of Dairy Queen locations in the US is Texas, with 589 stores, which is about 14% of all Dairy Queen stores in the US.

Detailed explanation-5: -1938. The McCulloughs develop the soft-serve ice cream concept and the name Dairy Queen® is introduced. The product is first served at an “All You Can Eat” ice cream sale in Kankakee, Illinois.