Beloved ice cream franchise closing 46 locations nationwide — with one state hit hardest

America’s love affair with the Blizzard is on ice.

Since early 2025, Dairy Queen has been in a franchise meltdown, closing at least 46 locations nationwide, with Texas taking the biggest hit after the chain operator, Project Lonestar, refused to renovate its restaurants, which got them iced out of the DQ family.

Between February and...