Froyo arrived relatively late to Croatia, where gelato has long been established. The first froyo shop in Croatia, Chill, opened in 2012 in Rijeka. It hasn’t been easy for froyo shops. Even established international froyo chains have struggled in Croatia. Many froyo shops are seasonal as well. Croatia, located on the Balkan Peninsula, has a… Read more »
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A Look at Home Grown International Froyo Chains: Greece, Italy, Mexico, Spain
International Frozen Yogurt Day inspired us to take a look at some of the frozen yogurt chains that you’ll find outside the US. While Red Mango of South Korea is credited as the first to popularize tart, Asian style froyo, other countries have put their own spin on frozen yogurt. Chillbox capitalizes on cachet of… Read more »
Frozen Yogurt in Asia 2018
Last year, we wrote about the growing popularity of activated charcoal frozen yogurt, taiyaki filled with froyo, durian puffs, and raindrop cakes in Asia. Raindrop cakes were all over Instagram for a few months but the fad seems to be over. After the fresh honeycomb trend, activated black charcoal froyo became the new thing. Now… Read more »
2017 Froyo Chain Store Location Count
It’s time for our annual feature, the IFYA Froyo Chain Store Location Count – the 2017 edition. Overview The top 10 chains accounted for 3,955 locations, down from 4,335 locations last year. Red Mango fell off the list of the top 10 largest chains. Other chains that experienced large declines in store counts include TCBY,… Read more »
Froyo on Wheels: New Froyo Trucks in 2015
It’s time for an update of our froyo trucks roundup feature. Find out which froyo trucks hit the streets for the first time in late 2014-2015. There aren’t as many new froyo trucks launching as in previous years, especially in the US. We know of several US froyo trucks currently looking for buyers. Froyo trucks… Read more »
Frozen Yogurt’s Global Popularity & the Call for an International Frozen Yogurt Day
While the majority of frozen yogurt shops are in the US, the rest of the world has clearly fallen in love with frozen yogurt as well. Frozen yogurt stores are just about everywhere now. You can find them in countries and territories with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants like Iceland, Brunei, Bermuda, and Grenada. Based on IFYA’s… Read more »
Find Out Which Frozen Yogurt Chains are the Largest in IFYA’s Chain Store Count
Every August, the IFYA will provide an update the size (as measured by number of store locations) of the largest frozen yogurt chains. The store counts are based on what’s listed on the chain’s website when available. Stores are constantly closing and opening so keep in mind that store counts are approximate. IFYA’s list of… Read more »