December 2023 was a flurry of froyo activity. It seemed like new froyo shops were opening every day. We found 91 froyo shop openings in 21 countries December, compared to 62 openings in 19 countries in November 2023. In December 2022, we found 53 froyo shop openings in 22 countries. As you can see, the pace of froyo activity has increased, thanks to the new froyo shops in Asia.
Posts Tagged: froyo industry trends
The Year in Froyo Review, 2023 Edition
For our last post of the year, we’d like to recap the significant froyo events of 2023. And there was good news, the post-pandemic recovery continued and the number of new froyo shops worldwide increased by 46% this year. We also review the year in new froyo flavors, IFYA news, and froyo industry news.
The Year in Froyo Review, 2022 Edition
For our last post of the year, we’d like to recap the froyo events of 2022. While things were looking better for restaurants in general, rising costs and supply chain shortages continued to be the main concerns. However, there was a sense of normalcy as many trade shows resumed in-person events and mask requirements were… Read more »
2022 National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey Results
In October 2022, we invited frozen yogurt shop owners in the United States to take an anonymous online survey. The anonymous online survey asked about operational practices, shop and owner characteristics, supplier satisfaction, concerns, and shop performance. The goals of the survey were to provide shop owners with benchmarks for assessing how they compare to… Read more »
2022 National Frozen Yogurt Consumer Survey Results
This past September, we invited frozen yogurt consumers in the United States over 13 years old to participate in an online survey about frozen yogurt. Specifically, the survey was designed to measure loyalty, liking for major frozen yogurt chains, frozen yogurt preferences, current and future consumption (including what might make them visit froyo shops more… Read more »
Last Days of the National Frozen Yogurt Consumer Survey
Froyo eaters of America, if 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 Friday, September 30, 2022. Take the Survey for a Chance to Win Froyo Gift Cards Survey respondents will… Read more »
IFYA Turns Nine
Nine years ago, we launched the International Frozen Yogurt Association to promote the quality and success of the worldwide frozen yogurt industry. Today, our association has nearly 3,000 members (2,880 members as of July 24, 2022). Of the current members, 42% indicated that they were current froyo shop owners or employees, 23% prospective froyo shop… Read more »
March 2022 Froyo Shop Openings & Closings
With the warmer weather, we’ve also seen an uptick in new froyo shop openings. In March, we found 39 new froyo shops in 11 countries (compared to 20 new openings in February and 31 new openings in January 2022). The US led the way again, with thirteen openings, followed by Malaysia with seven and Indonesia… Read more »
The Year in Froyo Review, 2021 Edition
For our last post of the year, we’d like to recap the froyo events of 2021. There was still much uncertainty, with the ongoing pandemic, rising costs, and shortages of supplies and labor. But things were looking up with self-serve returning to most self-serve froyo shops by mid-2021. However the emergence of the Omnicron variant… Read more »
Calling All US Froyo Shop Owners, Our National Froyo Shop Owner Survey is Now Open
The (US) National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey is now open! We would like to invite everyone who owns a business that serves soft serve froyo in the United States to take our froyo shop owner survey. Take the survey & we’ll share the results with you. We created the National Frozen Yogurt Survey to… Read more »