There are 4,353 Dairy Queens in America, but only one can end 2022 as the nation’s top-selling DQ. And that place is in Manchester. The location on Manchester’s Second Street ended 2022 as the highest-grossing store in all of America. As of Friday morning, Manchester had a $3,000 lead at the restaurant in Gray, Georgia. Manchester has been in the fray before, finishing second in America last year, nearly $10,000 behind Medford, Massachusetts. “The community has come here in great numbers,” said Manchester General Manager Kevin Dion. “My sales this week went through the roof.” Manchester had already taken the number 1 spot. 1 place in total ice cream sales in 2022, as it has been for three years. Gray, Georgia is ranked #1. 1 common for breakfast and general food sales. It came down to the final bell on New Year’s Eve to determine the winner. “Words can’t describe it,” Dion said. “I know it’s just fast food. It’s just ice cream. It shouldn’t mean that much to me. But we all put our blood, sweat and tears into this place.” Dion and his team raced to the finish line. Hundreds of Blizzards were delivered to a nearby business on Thursday. The restaurant partnered with animal shelters to promote both causes. There were Door Dash promotions and social media was the push. Closing time could have helped. Gray, Georgia closes at 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays, while Manchester is open until midnight. “The real reason is my dad,” Dion said. “My dad put his life into this building. He’s owned it for 50 years. And instead of paying for it in ’65, he went to rebuild the whole thing, put me in the GM position. It almost brought tears to my eyes to see it all come to fruition.”
There are 4,353 Dairy Queens in America, but only one can end 2022 as the nation’s top-selling DQ. And this place is in Manchester.
The location on Second Street in Manchester ended 2022 as the highest-grossing store in all of America.
Manchester had a $3,000 lead at a restaurant in Gray, Georgia Friday morning. Manchester has been in the running before, finishing second in America last year, about $10,000 behind Medford, Massachusetts.
“The community has come here in great numbers,” said Manchester General Manager Kevin Dion. “My sales this week are through the roof.”
Manchester had already taken 1st place. 1 place in total ice cream sales in 2022 for three years.
Gray, Georgia, ranked No. 1. 1 common for breakfast and general food sales. Deciding the winner came down to the final bell on New Year’s Eve.
“Words can’t describe him,” Dion said. “I know it’s just fast food. It’s just ice cream. It shouldn’t mean that much to me. But we all put our blood, sweat and tears into this place.”
Dion and his team raced to the finish line. Hundreds of Blizzards were delivered to a nearby business on Thursday. The restaurant partnered with animal shelters to promote both causes. There were Door Dash promotions and the social media push was on.
Closing time could have helped. Gray, Georgia closes at 9pm on Fridays and Saturdays, while Manchester is open until midnight.
“The real reason is my dad,” Dion said. “My dad put his life into this building. He’s owned it for 50 years. And instead of paying for it in ’65, he went to rebuild the whole thing, put me in the GM position. It almost brought tears to my eyes to see it all come to fruition.”
