Groundbreaking for the new DQ® Grill and Chill in Columbia will be held this Friday, July 31st, 2020 at the site on Jamestown Street.
The new Dairy Queen is owned by Fourteen Foods, a multi-unit owner of 230+ DQ® franchisees in the U.S. They are located in 13 states and operate more than 40 locations within Kentucky. With a strong faith-based and community centric foundation, Fourteen Foods brings a genuine commitment to those they serve and works to amplify local community efforts, one red spoon at a time.
“We are very excited to welcome Fourteen Foods and Dairy Queen to our community,” said Mayor Pamela Hoots. “We are looking forward to them being a part of Columbia.”
The groundbreaking will take place at 11:00amCT with a press conference immediately following. The DG restaurant in Columbia is tentatively slated to open for business early to mid-November 2020. Representing Fourteen Foods will be Mike Root, Vice President of Operations; Jim Vavrek, Director of Operations; Ted Wells, Development Consultant; and Heather Mason, Community Growth Ambassador.
