International Dairy Queen Inc. (IDQ), through its wholly-owned subsidiary American Dairy Queen Corporation (ADQ), will open 20 DQ Grill & Chillrestaurants in Puerto Rico by 2036.
Dairy Queen is bringing its famous soft-serve ice cream back to a tropical market. IDQ last has restaurants in the American territory more than 20 years ago.
The deal was signed with Caribbean Creamery LLC (Caribbean Creamery), an affiliate of Richport Restaurants LLC, which owns and operates franchised restaurants in Puerto Rico.
Caribbean Creamery and Richport Restaurants expect to open the first DQ restaurant in San Juan in the first quarter of 2027. The 20 DQ locations will serve both hot food and a variety of ice cream treats.
“We are pleased to add Puerto Rico as a market for DQ restaurants. This new deal expands our established footprint in the Caribbean, Central America and Mexico,” said Nicolas Boudet, Chief Operating Officer, International, at IDQ. “We selected Caribbean Creamery as our franchisee based on the strength of their leadership team, their operational expertise and their long-term commitment to the market. We look forward to working alongside Caribbean Creamery to introduce the DQ brand to fans across Puerto Rico.”
Through its subsidiaries, IDQ develops, licenses and services a system of more than 7,800 DQ restaurants in more than 20 countries. IDQ is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc.
