The International Frozen Yogurt Association Turns 1

The International Frozen Yogurt Association (IFYA) celebrates its first birthday today and we’re excited to continue our mission to promote the quality and success of the worldwide frozen yogurt industry. The IFYA website went live on July 29, 2013.

According to IBIS World, the US frozen yogurt market (frozen yogurt stores) reached $2 billion in revenues and had an annual growth rate of 21% from 2008-2013. Frozen yogurt is a young industry and one that has demonstrated its worldwide appeal.

A Look Back at the IFYA’s First Year

The IFYA was formed to support, recognize and reward those in the worldwide frozen yogurt industry. We are just getting started but in our first year we achieved the following:

Diverse Membership Base. Nearly 500 members representing 58 countries have joined the IFYA. We are so thrilled to have such a diverse, international membership base. Thanks to your support, the IFYA is the world’s largest online frozen yogurt community.

Our members include frozen yogurt store operators (44%), prospective frozen yogurt store operators (13%), frozen yogurt fans (13%), frozen yogurt industry suppliers (12%),  and other (13%).

Supporting, Recognizing and Rewarding Members. The IFYA launched the first quality seal program specifically for frozen yogurt shops. The Swirl of Honor program now has 45 members. We are extremely proud of each member for demonstrating their commitment to frozen yogurt excellence. We believe that the quality of frozen yogurt is important for the long term success of the industry.

The IFYA launched two contests for frozen yogurt shops to recognize and reward excellence in frozen yogurt. The first frozen yogurt cup design contest, co-sponsored by CarryOutSupplies.com, recognized excellence and creativity in frozen yogurt cup design. Forever Yogurt won the Put Your Best Cup Forward contest.

The Creative Froyo Flavors Awards contest, co-sponsored by FrozenDessertSupplies.com recognized the best and most appealing creative frozen yogurt flavors. The contest winners will be announced soon.

We now offer a wide range of exclusive member discounts on frozen yogurt mix, frozen yogurt machines, toppings dispensers, cup dividers, insurance and HR/payroll services.

We thank our prestigious panel of frozen yogurt experts for sharing their frozen yogurt wisdom with IFYA members and followers.

IFYA’s experts:

  • Chris Ciabarra, CTO & Co-Founder, Revel Systems
  • Bud Gunter, Partner/Owner and VP of Sales & Marketing, Honey Hill Farms
  • Andy Lin, Web & Marketing Manager, CarryOutSupplies.com
  • Tim Porter, Owner, FrozenDessertSupplies.com
  • Jeff Resnick, Founder & CEO, Forte Supply
  • Rhian Williams, Business Development Director, Plas Farm LTD
  • Johny Wudel, Vice President, Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt

We welcome your thoughts and suggestions on how to make this association valuable to you whether you’re a frozen yogurt fan, supplier, or frozen yogurt shop owner. Also, be sure to look for our IFYA tote bag giveaway that starts tomorrow!

 

Warmly,

Susan Linton

President, International Frozen Yogurt Association