The Question of the Fall Season: Pumpkin or Apple?

The Dairy Queen® system brings back two fall seasonal favorites

The Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat is a smooth and creamy combination of pumpkin pie pieces and classic DQ® vanilla soft serve that’s crowned with whipped topping and a touch of nutmeg. (Photo: Business Wire)

MINNEAPOLIS--()--The unofficial start to the fall season is marked by the beginning of the school year, the kickoff of football season and everything pumpkin and apple.

Just in time for fall, the Dairy Queen® system, a Berkshire Hathaway (NYSE: BRK.A and BRK.B) company, is bringing back two fan favorites today, the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard® Treat and the Apple Pie Blizzard Treat.

Available at participating Dairy Queen and DQ Grill & Chill® locations nationwide, the Pumpkin Pie Blizzard Treat is a smooth and creamy combination of pumpkin pie pieces and classic DQ® vanilla soft serve that’s crowned with whipped topping and a touch of nutmeg. The Apple Pie Blizzard Treat is a sweet blend of real Granny Smith apple pie filling and cinnamon pie pieces blended with DQ signature vanilla soft serve topped with whipped topping and cinnamon. Both Blizzard Treats are available in four sizes, including the popular Mini.

DQ Fans are showing love for their favorite pie flavor on social media by using #PumpkinPieBlizzard or #ApplePieBlizzard.

“This is a sweet, friendly competition between two of the most popular classic fall flavors and we want our fans to tell us which one rules their world,” said Barry Westrum, Executive Vice President of Marketing for American Dairy Queen (ADQ). “Our Fans like choices and we are giving them the best of the best to choose from. We are excited to see which way our fans go. I’ll admit it’s tough to pick a favorite. They are both outstanding Blizzard Treats.”

Many Blizzard Treat flavors, including Apple Pie and Pumpkin Pie, can easily be made into DQ Cakes which are perfect for the first day of fall and other special events, such as birthdays and anniversaries.

For more information about the Dairy Queen system, visit DairyQueen.com. Connect with the DQ system on Twitter using #LOVEmyDQ and follow the system at twitter.com/dairyqueen. Visit the DQ Facebook fan page, which has more than 10.6 million friends and become a friend at facebook.com/dairyqueen.

About IDQ:

International Dairy Queen Inc., (IDQ), based in Minneapolis, Minnesota, is the parent company of American Dairy Queen Corporation. Through its subsidiaries, IDQ develops, licenses and services a system of more than 6,700 locations in the United States, Canada and more than 25 other countries. IDQ is a subsidiary of Berkshire Hathaway Inc. (Berkshire) which is led by Warren Buffett, the legendary investor and CEO of Berkshire. For more information visit DairyQueen.com.

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Pierson Grant Public Relations
Media Contact:
Kimberly Rodriguez, 954-776-1999 ext. 257
krodriguez@piersongrant.com