IFYA’s distinguished panel of frozen yogurt experts is on hand to answer all your questions about frozen yogurt. IFYA experts provide informative blog posts on their areas of expertise. If you have a question for one or more of our experts, please send it to [email protected]
IFYA’s experts:
- Tyler Allison, Vice President of Operations, FrozenDessertSupplies.com
- Jeff Resnick, Founder & CEO, Spaceman USA
- Jason Rhoades, Regional Territory Manager – West, Dannon YoCream
- Dave Wudel, President, Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt
Tyler Allison
Tyler Allison is the Vice President of Operations at FrozenDessertSupplies.com and an expert in the packaging space. He has worked in nearly every aspect of the business, from warehouse management and sales to business development and HR. Over the years, he has consulted with thousands of frozen dessert shop owners, helping them find the perfect cups, spoons, and lids for their shops. FrozenDessertSupplies.com is committed to helping you find the ideal cup, spoon, and lid combo for your shop.
Jeff Resnick
Jeff Resnick is the Founder and CEO of SpacemanUSA and IFYA’s US frozen yogurt machine and store operations expert. Jeff has an extensive background in the frozen yogurt business. He has contributed to the frozen yogurt review, local newspapers, and Yahoo News, as well as personally helped over 500 entrepreneurs enter and successfully open self-serve frozen yogurt stores. Jeff has worked tirelessly to develop the best program for soft serve machines in North America – with exceptional service, training, and support, you can rest assured that Spaceman USA equipment comes with the best user experience in the industry.
Jason Rhoades
Jason Rhoades is a Regional Territory Manager for Dannon Foodservice representing YoCream Frozen Yogurt. Jason has many years of experience in the frozen yogurt business. He started with Southwest Traders Distribution Company in California selling and managing many brands of frozen yogurt. During the frozen yogurt boom in CA starting in 2005, he consulted with hundreds of shops opening and became in expert in not only frozen yogurt but everything to do with opening a yogurt shop. Jason moved on to work directly for Yocream as a manufacturer’s rep working with several distributors specializing in frozen yogurt sales. Not only a product specialist, Jason spent over two years in the soft serve equipment industry working for Electro Freeze. He returned to his current role at Dannon.
Dave Wudel
Dave Wudel is the President of Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt/FroCup.com and IFYA’s expert in frozen yogurt mix, smoothie mix, international trade and business strategy. Dave has been in the frozen yogurt and ice cream business since Nanci’s started in 1979. Under his leadership, Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt received the President’s Export “E” Award – the highest honor a U.S. business can receive from the U.S. Department of Commerce. This award is bestowed upon an elite group of U.S. companies recognized for outstanding contribution to export expansion. Only companies with at least 4 consecutive years of significant annual export growth are even considered for the award. Dave is a great resource for all aspects of the frozen yogurt business — from exporting and importing to machines and mix.