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Show fEEKLY REFLEX-DA- VIS NEWS JOURNAL, NORTH DAVIS LEADER, APRIL 29, 1982 U.W. Allocates $74,400 Jean Green, chairperson of the United Way Allocations Committee for Davis County reported that allocations to local agencies have been finalized after many hours of budget reviews, agency visits and presentations by volunteers of the allocations committee. Little Bit Better In 1950, Kent Nielsen was a high school student living in e Ogden. He got a job working as a dishwasher at the Fullmer Dinner House on Riverdale Road. part-tim- THIS EARY job experience gave Kent Nielsen the good training he needed to pursue a long and highly successful career in the restaurant busi- ness. By 1956, Mr. Nielsen and his wife, Thelma felt they had enough experience to open their own restaurant business, the Sands Cafe in Clearfield. They owned this outstanding cafe until 1960. MR. NIELSEN left private business after closing the Sands Cafe and went to work in a PX lunch counter at Hill Air Force Base. Serving 500 lunches daily taught Mr. Nielsen much about the fast food business. In 1963, Kent and Thelma Nielsen again decided to open a food service outlet. They built a red barn-lik- e building on the main highway near the e border. The Nielsens chose to buy into the Dairy Queen system. Layton-Kaysvill- AT THE time, there was a Dairy Queen in nearly every community in Utah. Today, only three Dairy Queens remain in Utah - one in North Salt Lake, one in the Layton Hills Mall and one in Kaysville. The latter two are owned by the Nielsens and two other couples who bought into -- the corporation when the Layton Hills Mall store opened eight months ago. THERE ARE over 5,000 stores in the Dairy Queen system. Each is individually owned. The owner pays royalities to the company in exchange for the right to use Dairy house items allows him to get Dairy Queen products like toppings at a price top-quali-ty much lower than he could through local wholesalers. A recent public opinion survey indicated Dairy Queen has a highly identifiable name. Ninety-eigpercent of those responding to the survey recognized the company. THE FOLLOWING agencies will receive allocations in 1982: Pioneer Adult Rehabilitation Center, $31,100; Information and Referral Service, $19,278; Alcohol and Drug THERE IS an element of flexibility within the Dairy Queen system. Dental Health program. ht $4,540; Emergency $3,483. ited Way campaign etlorts. It is estimated that at least $264,000 UW dollars will be used to provide services to Davis County residents and employees in 1982 by the 60 agencies serving the county area. MR. BURDETT praised the hundreds of volunteers that served many hours of their time to visit agencies, review budgets, listen to agency presentations and provide recommendations to the various U W Program, Larry Burdett, executive director for United Way, indicated that there are 84 agencies along the Wasatch Front servy areas. Sixty ing of those agencies provide services to residents and employees in Davis County. OVER FOUR million dollars are allocated to the 84 United Way agencies, by the United Way of the Great Salt Lake Area, the Untied Way of Northern Utah and the United Way of Davis County. However, the agency requests and needs are higher than what is being raised through the Un multi-count- Services, $8,880; Home Health Care Program, $7,059; board regarding allocation amounts. This is the American free enterprise way of getting the job done effectively and efficiently. Several years ago, Mr. Nielsen petitioned the com- pany for the right to sell halibut dinners (fish and chips). This privilege was granted. The Dairy Queens in Layton and Kaysville are the only stores in the system that sell these most popular and delicious dinners. DOING THINGS a little 10 a m. to 7 p.. Phone Non. to Sat. 546-258- 350 North bet- ter is the best way to operate a successful business, Mr. Maint Kaysville Nielsen believes. The service he offers is fast and courteous. His business is exceptionally clean. Hamburgers are made using a larger patty, a larger bun and better dressings. The public is willing to pay what is needed if the product is . worth the price, says Mr. Nielsen. MENS SLACKS 14.88 By Farah In Stock Only PRICES HAVE changed over the years. When the Dairy Queen first opened, ice cream cones were 10 cents. French fries sold for 15 cents and hamburgers were 30 cents. Car hop service was a trademark of the Dairy Queen from 1963 until 1979. Laytons Dairy Queen was one of the last stores in Utah to offer curb service. WHEN THE Nielsens out- BEHIND SUCCESSFUL EATERY grew their first store and moved to their new barn-shape- d location in 1979, they tried car service for awhile. Peoples habits had changed. Customers preferred coming into the store to order. Many stayed to eat their food in the store which has a seating capacity of Queen trademarks, advertising campaigns and bulk purchases of many items like cups, straws, napkins, etc. 80. Periodically, officials from Dairy Queen inspect and evaOperating a business is not luate stores belonging to the easy. When Dairy Queen first chain to see if they are giving opened, Kent and Thelma Nielsen spent 12 to 15 hours quality service. If a store falls below standard, they are reper day at the store. Today, the the has been cut to 6 to 8 to time leave system. quested Kaysvilles store has. an over- . hours per day. all 95 percent, jratiog for qualL tui-'j w THE NIELSENS have raised ty, cleanliness, service and value. seven children during their years in the foods business. MR. NIELSEN likes the Their oldest is 28 and the Dairy Queen system. The puryoungest is 13. All have worked in the business while they chasing program for ware . i were attending school. None have wanted to become partners or managers. Still, they know if they need a job, they can always return to Mom and Dad. Employee training is the big- gest problem Mr. Nielsen faces in the managing of his business. Many employees are high school youngsters. They need to learn how to work and how to organize their time. Many have to develop a desire ,4o work rand . do , their best.--,agMany students work only a weeks but the more dependable, ambitious teenagers keep their job with the Dairy Queen during their three high school years. Behind every successful restaurant is a successful management team. For the Layton Dairy Queen, its Mr. and Mrs. Kent Nielson who are behind dne of the area's busiest The three couples opened a EXPERIENCE has taught store in the Layton Hills Mall. Mr. Nielsen that a mixture of BUSINESS has been good. ages in his work staff is desirThe Mall store is smaller with a able. Doris Lee, day shift maseating capacity of 40 people. nager, has been with the Sales volume is not as high as Nielsens for 18 years. in the Kaysville store because The age and backgrounds of of the smaller size. Still, the the Dairy Queen customers are Mall store does twice as much diverse. Families, teenagers volume of business per square and working people who want foot as the average Mall firm. a good, reasonably priced The Dairy Queen corporalunch all patronize the Dairy tion idea has proven to be Queen. workable. The three couples ABOUT EIGHT months Kent and Thelma Nielsen ,,, get along well together, ..Each r individual can bring ideas and decided they would like to help into the business. The pand their business. They success of the Mall store has formed a corporation which inpaved the way for the opening Mellor and Dave cluded Gayle of more Dairy Queens in the of Layton and George and Ann future. 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