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Story summary
- Since 2025, Dairy Queen franchisees have closed 46 U.S. locations, including three Alaska stores in Anchorage, Wasilla and Palmer that shut on June 30, 2026, leaving only the Soldotna restaurant open.
- Project Lonestar closed 30 stores in February 2025 and 12 more in March 2025.
- A Great Falls, Montana Dairy Queen closed on June 13, 2026.
- Dairy Queen still operates about 7,800 restaurants in 20 countries.
- Food-away-from-home prices rose 3.5% in the 12 months before May 2026.
