If you’ve ever eaten frozen yogurt and you’re over 13 in the US, we want to hear from you. Time is running out to take our national (US) frozen yogurt consumer survey. The survey closes at midnight PST on Tuesday, September 24, 2019. Survey participants will be entered into a random drawing to win one of five… Read more »
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Press Room →An Interview with the Owner of llaollao Houston, the First US Location of Europe’s Largest Froyo Franchise
llaollao (pronounced yao yao) is the largest frozen yogurt chain in its home country of Spain, with over 100 locations in Spain. It’s also the largest European frozen yogurt franchise in the world. The first location opened in Spain in 2009. Currently, there are over 200 stores in 27 countries on four continents. In November 2018,… Read more »
3rd Annual National Frozen Yogurt Consumer Survey is Now Open
The National Frozen Yogurt Survey is back! We are sponsoring the Third Annual National Frozen Yogurt Survey to better understand the state of the US frozen yogurt market. As in previous years, there will be two versions of the survey. One version is for frozen yogurt consumers and another for frozen yogurt shop operators. The… Read more »
2019 Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo Recap
This year’s Western Foodservice & Hospitality Expo (Western Food Expo) was held at the Los Angeles Convention Center on August 25-27, 2019. This year’s expo was co-located with two other shows, Coffee Fest and the Healthy Food Expo. The show is sponsored by the California Restaurant Association and attended by over 9,000 industry professionals. The… Read more »
Summit Premium Launches New Beyond Dairy® Oat Milk and Almond Milk Soft Serve Varieties to Address Growing Consumer Demand for Plant-Based Food
Summit Premium, a brand of Socially Responsible Food Group, Inc. (SR Food Group) and the leader in the non-dairy soft serve category, has debuted four new plant-based, Beyond Dairy® varieties: Summit Premium Non-Dairy Oat Milk, Strawberry Oat Milk, Chocolate Almond Milk, and Cookies N Cream Almond Milk Non-Dairy Soft Serve and Shake Mix. The innovation… Read more »
Summer 2019 Froyo Flavors & Trends
Since summer is the prime season for frozen yogurt, we wanted to look at summer flavor trends. Like previous summers, frozen yogurt shops kept things light and fruity with an abundance of new sorbet flavors. Flavors featuring branded ingredients like OREO, Sour Patch Kids, and HI-CHEW, and non-dairy options were also popular. Earlier non-dairy offerings… Read more »
Reliant Foodservice 2019 Product Expo Recap
Reliant Foodservice held its annual product show at the Anaheim Hilton on August 10, 2019. Reliant Foodservice is a leading distributor of products for the frozen yogurt, juice and smoothie, and specialty coffee retailers on the West Coast. The product show featured 80 manufacturers. In response to the increasing demand for healthy, transparent, and innovative… Read more »
Tips for Drawing Groups to Your Frozen Yogurt Shop
Our 2018 National Frozen Yogurt Consumer Survey posed the following question, “When you go to a frozen yogurt shop, how often do you go with others?” Almost half the respondents (47%) reported getting froyo with someone else over 75% of the time. Compare that figure with the 18% who go to get a froyo with… Read more »
IFYA Turns Six
We just turned six years old. That’s six years of supporting the frozen yogurt industry by providing advice to current and prospective froyo shop owners, tracking news and trends, and offering tools, resources, and member discounts. Speaking of members, our members can save hundreds or even thousands of dollars on essentials for their frozen yogurt… Read more »
Now Trending: Alcohol-Infused and Inspired Frozen Desserts and Drinks
From boozy slushies to adult milkshakes, alcohol-infused frozen desserts and beverages are a big hit on the tradeshow circuit this year. Leading soft serve machine manufacturers, including Electro Freeze, Spaceman USA, and Taylor Company, have been offering spiked beverages and desserts from their tradeshow booths. Just this year, Taylor introduced the Zamboozy, a new frozen… Read more »
