Something very exciting will take place at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show this year: Revel’s Swirl of Excellence frozen yogurt competition! Revel Systems is sponsoring the competition which will name the best frozen yogurt at the NRA Show.
The competition will take place between the participating frozen yogurt vendors attending the NRA Show, and the results will be announced Tuesday, May 20th at 11am, at booth 4181. There will be several categories. A panel of experts will select the best vanilla and plain/original tart flavors and attendees will select their favorite frozen yogurt flavor.
IFYA President, Susan Linton, will be one of the frozen yogurt expert judges. The judges will rate the frozen yogurt samples in an unbiased, blind taste test. The vendor with the highest overall score for two flavors will receive the honor of experts’ choice best frozen yogurt at NRA.
The frozen yogurt judges are:
- Susan Linton: Susan, aka Fro-yo Girl, is the president and founder of The International Frozen Yogurt Association (IFYA). She is the world’s leading frozen yogurt blogger and frozen yogurt enthusiast. Back in 2008, she started her blog, Fro-yo Girl Speaks, with the goal of visiting every frozen yogurt shop in the Bay Area and tracking news and trends in the frozen yogurt industry. She was inspired to create the International Frozen Yogurt Association to promote the growth and success of the frozen yogurt industry and to bring together frozen yogurt store owners, suppliers and fans.
- Jeff Resnick: Jeff is the founder and CEO of Forte Supply, the master distributor and exclusive US-distributor for Spaceman USA, a line of high quality soft serve machines. He has visited frozen yogurt shops in over 35 states and 7 countries. Jeff has used over 30 models of soft serve machines, and sampled yogurt from every known powder and liquid mix supplier. “When I started the [frozen yogurt business], I knew I had to know it , and my goal was to target the self-serve model primarily.”
- Chris Ciabarra: Chris is the CTO and co-founder of Revel Systems, the leading iPad POS platform. An expert in data and payment security, Chris founded Revel Systems with his co-founder with the goal of empowering business everywhere. He is a member of IFYA’s distinguished panel of frozen yogurt industry experts, and offers his expertise in POS systems, inventory management, payroll, real time sales data, integrated scales and modifiers.
- QSR Magazine: QSR will send a representative to judge the frozen yogurt.
Attendees of NRA are also invited to partake in the competition and vote for their favorite frozen yogurt at the show. The results of the popular vote will be announced at the same time as the expert judges’ results. Ballots will be available at participating vendors’ booths and the Revel Systems booth (booth 4181). Attendees that complete their ballots will receive a special gift from the IFYA (while supplies last).
We will report on the NRA Show and the Swirl of Excellence froyo competition. All the winners will be announced on our website.
