[Serenoa]

Originally Posted by Warren Kiefer

Food was just so so and the prices too high for similiar fast food venues. Also, I have a relative that has experience with managing Dairy Queens and have information that the ice cream pre mix Dairy Queens use comes in several different mixes. The manager chooses the mix he wants to use, with his cost in accordance to the amount of butter fat in the pre mix. The more butter fat the tastier the ice cream but the more cost to the manager. The Dairy Queens in the Villages apparently chose the least costly pre mix and the ice cream was poor in my opinion.. I was disappointed in the taste on my first visit to both Dairy Queens.

sorry, but I really find it hard to believe that DQ would allow their main base product, soft serve ice cream, to vary between stores or franchisees. Most chains have tight controls to ensure product quality from store to store, regardless of location or franchise. All DQ ice cream has always tasted the same to me, no matter where purchased.