Owner vows to keep selling ice cream near high school
There's been an ice cream shop near Butler High School for more than half a century.
Jim Edwards currently owns the Dairy Queen, 169 New Castle Road, as a franchisee that has called the shop home for 51 years, but he was forced to close this week due to problems with the franchiser.
“We're trying to keep it out of court,” Edwards said. “They found me in non-compliance due to the machines.”
Edwards said the ice cream machines have passed state inspections, even as recently as this year, but the franchiser wants them updated anyway. He said he does not want to upgrade the machines unless they are not working.
“These machines are not that old, and we've replaced them before,” he said.
A representative for Dairy Queen's corporate office was unavailable for comment.
Read about the future of the Dairy Queen on New Castle Road in Friday's Butler Eagle.
