Dairy Queen

...to invest without having to borrow money. Buffett's love of ice cream and his eye for a business opportunity came together when Berkshire Hathaway bought Dairy Queen for $585 million. With its familiar logo, glimpsed from highways...

In this article: Warren Buffett, Berkshire Hathaway, Geico, Coca-Cola, Ice cream, Benjamin Graham, Hamburger, and Charlie Munger

...the second-largest of the nation's six major lines. It marked the biggest deal to date for Buffett, who also owns or has large stakes in Coca-Cola, Dairy Queen, Wrigley, Geico and several other companies, including The Washington Post Co.,...

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...empire stretches from insurance to energy to jewelry. Berkshire's subsidiaries include underwear maker Fruit of the Loom, car insurer Geico and restaurant chain Dairy Queen. High price Buffett-watchers stopped short of saying he...

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...by 2010. "The Dairy Queen brand has experienced tremendous growth in China over the past several years and we look forward to continued expansion with our development partners," said John Gainor, president and CEO of the company. Dairy...

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...industry. Known sweet-tooth Warren E. Buffett, who owns See's Candies and Dairy Queen and is the largest shareholder of Coca-Cola, helped finance the deal with $6.5 billion from his company, Berkshire Hathaway. The purchase,...

In this article: Frank Mars, Warren E. Buffett, Hershey, Kraft Foods, Cocoa, Subsidiary, and Berkshire Hathaway

...the 78-year-old Buffett as Berkshire's chairman and CEO. He said all of Berkshire's more than 60 subsidiaries are run by people who will keep the company going after Buffett is gone. "I truly don't see that as much of an issue as other...

In this article: Warren Buffett, Howard Buffett, Ice cream, Balance sheet, and Derivative

...year, two investors bid $650,100 to win lunch with Buffett. Buffett visited a Dairy Queen in Omaha Tuesday morning to sample one of the first Girl Scout Thin Mint Cookie Blizzards. Tasting the latest ice cream treats is one of the perks to...

In this article: Warren Buffett, International Dairy Queen Inc., EBay, Ice cream, Natural gas, and Melinda Gates

...in Mars's deal to buy Wrigley for $23 billion. Buffett bought See's Candies more than three decades ago for Berkshire Hathaway, the company he heads, and Dairy Queen is another prized possession. Coca-Cola and Kraft, the maker of Oreos, rank...

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...auction could be even better," Williams said. "Who knows? Hopefully it will be more." Since 1965, Buffett has transformed Berkshire (Charts, Fortune 500) from a failing textile maker into a $167 billion company with such businesses as Geico...

In this article: Warren Buffett, Cecil Williams, San Francisco, Ice cream, Geico, and Fruit of the Loom