Argentina has the third largest economy in Latin America and a population of 44.94 million. The three largest cities by population are Buenos Aires (2.9 million), Cordoba (1.3 million), and Rosario (1.19 million).
Freddo and Tentissimo were the first to offer froyo in Buenos Aires in 2010. Neither were froyo shops. In 2011, several froyo shops opened in Argentina, including Top It, BeFruit, Yogurteria La Serenisima, etc. More openings occurred. Many froyo shops closed during 2014-2017. Today, only a few froyo shops remain and the largest chains are BeFruit and Yogurtmania.
Froyo shops in Argentina are mostly small with limited froyo flavors (1 or 2) offered in a counter-serve format. The most common flavor is plain/natural. Most shops are local and not part of a franchise.
Argentina is famous for ice cream, so froyo shops faced a challenge when they first opened, but the novelty and health positioning definitely helped. Also, Argentinians have the highest rate of yogurt consumption in Latin America.
Here are the froyo shops of Argentina (in alphabetical order):
- BeFruit claims to be the largest froyo company in Argentina, with over 10 years of experience. There are currently eight locations according to the map on the BeFruit Facebook page. And they have a food/froyo truck. The counter-service froyo brand emphasizes the quality of their froyo and the freshness of their fruit.
- Freddo is a gelato chain was founded in 1969 in Buenos Aires. They added a froyo counter in 2010 in Buenos Aires, a few months before Top It. Freddo has many locations throughout Argentina; we’re not sure how many offered froyo though. The Freddo website does not currently list froyo on the products page.
- Frenzy was a salad bar restaurant in Buenos Aires that also offered froyo. It was open from 2014-2015.
- Fresia, a counter-serve froyo and coffee shop in Cordoba, is moving to another location. Fresia opened in 2017.
- Frozen Frenzy was a self-serve froyo shop in Buenos Aires that opened in late 2011. The last FB post was in 2013.
- Hi Frozen Yogurt was a counter-serve froyo shop in Buenos Aires. Google lists it as permanently closed. The reviews were written in 2018.
- I Love Yogurt was a counter-serve froyo shop in Buenos Aires. The first Instagram post was in 2016 and the last in 2017. There was one froyo machine and two flavors.
- La Serenisima is an Argentine dairy producer founded in 1929. They partnered with Danone to open La Yogurteria de la Serenisima shops in Argentina. Five counter-serve Yogurteria La Serenisima shops in 2011-2012. Danone already had experience opening froyo shops in Spain. At least one has closed. The shops are small counter-serve kiosks in shopping malls. Yogurteria La Serenisima the first Danone froyo shops in Latin America.
- Mood Yogurt opened in Buenos Aires in 2014. It was counter-serve. The last Instagram post was in 2014.
- Moody Frozen Yogurt in Buenos Aires has one counter-serve location that also sells donuts, juices, and smoothies. They opened in 2016.
- Mr Zogs – We could not find any information about this shop.
- Mundo Yogurt, a counter-serve froyo shop located in Buenos Aires, opened in 2016.
- Oh My Yogurt, a counter-serve froyo shop in Resistencia, opened in 2017 and closed in 2017.
- Pinkfrost started with three flavors in Buenos Aires. The counter-serve shop opened in 2011. They had at least two locations. Both appear to have closed.
- Smile Yog was a froyo shop in Mendoza that opened in 2014 and closed in 2019, perhaps. They served tortas, counter-serve froyo, pastries, and drinks.
- Stopping is a rare self-serve froyo shop in Cordoba. It opened in 2014.
- Top It opened in Buenos Aires in 2010 with self-serve froyo and only one froyo machine). They claimed to be the first froyo shop in Argentina. Top It closed in 2014.
- Tufic Café is a gelato shop in Buenos Aires that also offers soft serve froyo.
- Yogurberry might have had a shop in Argentina?
- Yogtime had at least two locations with a counter-serve format. We think that both have closed.
- Yogurcity was self-serve froyo shop located in Recoleta that was open in 2011-2015. Google lists it as permanently closed.
- Yogurtmania has 10 counter-serve locations according to Google and the Yogurtmania website. The first location was in San Isidro. While BeFruit claims to be the largest froyo company in Argentia, Yogurtmania actually is the largest.
- Yogurtella was a counter-serve froyo shop in Buenos Aires; it is now permanently closed.
- Zog was a counter-serve froyo shop in Buenos Aires that opened in 2010 and closed in 2017. They had at least two locations.
Yogen Fruz signed a development agreement with area developer in 2008 but we did not find an evidence that any Yogen Fruz locations opened in Argentina.
We created a new Pinterest board, Froyo in Argentina, with pictures of froyo and froyo shops in Argentina.
