Froyo fans, Menchie’s is getting ready to celebrate National Frozen Yogurt Day. This February 6, visit Menchie’s to enjoy a buy one, get one free offer. While you’re there, check out the February feature flavors: Cookies N Crème made with Hershey’s Cookies n Crème Bar and Oreo Peanut Butter Cookie made with Peanut Butter Oreo… Read more »
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Another Way to Save on Froyo: Cash Back Deals
Froyo prices keep rising lately and consumers are looking for discounts. In our National Frozen Yogurt Consumer Survey, we asked what might increase froyo consumption. Respondents rated discounts as most likely to increase their future froyo consumption. In this post, we consider several new cash back programs from Groupon, Yelp, and Uber. Groupon Groupon introduced… Read more »
2019 Froyo Flavor and Trends Forecast
We cataloged the new froyo flavors that were introduced last December in our post, New Froyo Flavors Introduced in 2018. Now we’re ready to look ahead, at emerging flavor and product trends. Indian Flavors Comax Flavors predicts that Indian flavors will be big this year. We noticed many chai and turmeric beverages at the Coffee… Read more »
2019 Open Houses, Product Shows & Trade Shows
We’ve just updated the list of open houses, product shows, and trade shows for 2019. You can find the updated list on the IFYA website, in the Froyo Resources section: https://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/resources/open-houses-trade-shows/ Note that the Froyo Resources section is reserved for IFYA members. Be sure to sign up for your free IFYA membership to access the list…. Read more »
2018 The Year in Froyo Review
It’s time for our last post of 2018, the annual review of significant froyo trends and events in 2018. Let’s take a look back at the year in froyo. The two biggest stories were the acquisition of sweetFrog by MTY and the rise of froyo robots. Reis & Irvy’s began delivering and installing froyo robots… Read more »
2018 Froyo Chain Store Location Count
It’s time for our annual feature, the IFYA Froyo Chain Store Location Count – the 2018 edition. Find out how the largest froyo chains grew or shrunk this year, and by how much. Overview The top 10 largest frozen yogurt chains accounted for approximately 3,020 locations, down from 3,955 locations in 2017 and 4,335 locations… Read more »
New Froyo Flavors Introduced in 2018
It’s time for our annual look back at the new flavors that were introduced in 2018. Menchie’s introduced the most new flavors, 17. Here’s our list of 120 new flavors for 2018, organized by shop or mix producer: 16 Handles Cerealiciously Loopy frozen yogurt made with Kellogg’s Froot Loops Cerealiously Toasted frozen yogurt made with Kellogg’s… Read more »
New Froyo Trucks Launched in 2018
It’s time to update our annual list of new mobile frozen yogurt businesses. Our list includes frozen yogurt trucks and trailers that launched in 2018. If you know of any that we missed, let us know at [email protected] It seems like we always find a few more froyo trucks after the list is published, despite… Read more »
IFYA’s 2018 Holiday Froyo Gift Guide
This is our favorite post to write all year: Our annual froyo gift guide. The curated froyo gift guide is full of unusual froyo gifts for all the froyo fans on your gift list. Our 2018 Froyo Gift Guide For the Stylish Jet Setter: llaollao has come out with the cutest green apple frozen yogurt takeaway… Read more »
The Results of the Second National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey
Last September, we invited frozen yogurt shop owners across the United States to take the Second National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey. The anonymous online survey asked about operational practices, shop and owner characteristics, supplier satisfaction, concerns, and shop performance. This research project was inspired by the desire to learn more about the frozen yogurt industry… Read more »