The iconic ICEE brand has been based in Tennessee for almost 6 years. Now, the brand's parent company has sights set on becoming a $5 billion business.

But while Omar Knedlik had the idea for the ICEE, he didn't build the machine on his own, and that's where Dallas came into play. Knedlik worked on the machine with Dallas-based manufacturer John E.

That new headquarters would be the home base for the company's global operations — the central command of sorts for a snack empire overseeing an army of ICEE machines churning out frozen fan ...