China Daily: International ice cream chains such as Dairy Queen, Baskin Robbins and Haagen-Dazs are continue to aggressively expanding their networks in China, despite a global economic downturn.
Dairy Queen, which had the largest network in China with 170 outlets by the end of 2008, is gearing up to add more than 100 stores this year. Baskin-Robbins plans to open 20 new outlets in major cities.