With Ukraine in the news, we decided to investigate their frozen yogurt scene. There were 44.13 million residents in 2020 and the three largest cities were Kyiv (2.9 million), Kharkiv (1.4 million), and Odessa (1 million).
The first froyo shop to open in Ukraine appears to have been the Italian chain, Yogorino, in 2012. They were followed by a home-grown, Italian style froyo concept called Frogurtino. Based on number of pictures posted on Instagram, 2014 seemed to be the peak of froyo in Ukraine. Italian style froyo dominated the scene.
International froyo chain Tutti Frutti brought self-serve froyo to Ukraine around late 2017. Later, Tutti Frutti Ukraine changed to a new brand called Summer Love in 2020.
It looks like you can get froyo at Ukrainian grocery stores. RUD produces frozen yogurt novelties.
There aren’t many froyo shops and we can’t imagine what they’re going through now. We hope that they survive the war. We heard from Yogorino in Kiev and they’re hanging in there.
Froyo Shops in Ukraine
- Frogurtino claimed to have three shops open in Kiev (Ocean Plaza, Sky Mall, Blockbuster) and four inactive shops “ready for placement in new shopping malls” in 2020. The mall kiosks were counter-serve. Frogurtino’s first Instagram post was in 2013. They serve Italian frozen yogurt.
- Summer Love Frozen Yogurt is a self-serve froyo concept that used to be known as Tutti Frutti. In the Ukraine, they have two shops in Kyiv, one at Lavina Mall and another at Ocean Plaza. Summer Love Frozen Yogurt was founded in Russia in 2012 and now operates in Ukraine, Kazakhstan, Armenia, Uzbekistan, Georgia, etc.
- Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt Kiev (ТРЦ Ocean Plaza, Antonovycha St, Kyiv, Ukraine) opened in 2017 and became Summer Love.
- Yo4you was a froyo cart in Yevpatoria, a resort city in the Crimea. The first Instagram post was in 2013 and the last in 2014. They served Italian style froyo and waffles.
- Yogo was a counter-serve Italian frozen yogurt kiosk in Kiev. It was located inside a shopping mall. The shop seems to have been open in 2013 – 2014.
- Yogorino Kiev (Mykhaila Drahomyrova St, 15А, Kyiv, Ukraine, 01103) is an outpost of the Italian frozen yogurt chain. Yogorino serves froyo, gelato, crepes, pancakes, etc. The froyo is counter-serve. According to their Tumblr page, they opened in 2012. The first location seems to have closed in 2016. At some point another location opened in Kiev.
- Yummy Frozen Yogurt was a froyo shop in a shopping mall in Kharkiv. Their first Instagram post was made in December 2018 and the last in April 2019. The last Facebook post was in 2019. We are not sure of the current status.
To see the froyo shops in Ukraine, check out our Pinterest board, Froyo in Ukraine.
