American Dairy Queen Corporation, a subsidiary of International Dairy Queen, Inc. and a leader in the quick-service restaurant industry, has announced it hired Gregg Benvenuto as vice president of franchise development in the U.S. and Canada. In this role, Benvenuto is responsible for leading a team to deliver the company’s development market planning and franchise unit sales throughout the U.S. and Canada.
Benvenuto comes to American Dair Queen with decades of experience in restaurant franchise development. He has held executive franchise development roles at Dine Brands, Papa Murphy’s, and The Coffee Bean and Tea Leaf. He also worked as a franchise business consultant at Yum! Brands.
“We have aggressive five-year goals to open new DQ Grill & Chill restaurants in the U.S. and Canada,” said Dan Kropp, chief operating officer, U.S. and Canada.
“Gregg brings impressive franchise development leadership in the restaurant industry in roles of increasing responsibility. His contributions will help us grow DQ restaurants in key markets to ensure we are ubiquitous in every state and every province.”
Benvenuto said that he was pleased to join the Dairy Queen team at a time of tremendous growth and continuous opportunity.
“I look forward to leading a team of franchise development professionals to reach new levels of success. Together, we can make DQ restaurants a household name in every part of the U.S. and Canada.”
Benvenuto holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Towson State University in Baltimore, Maryland.
International Dairy Queen Inc. is based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, and is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation and Dairy Queen Canada, Inc. Through its subsidiaries, the company develops, licenses and services a system of more than 7,000 restaurants in 20 countries and is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway, Inc. (Berkshire), which is led by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire.
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