Uruguay, with a population of 3.4 million, is the second smallest country in South America. The largest city by far is Montevideo, with a population of 1.3 million. The second largest, Salto, has a population of 104,011. While Punta Del Este is tiny with 7,234 residents, it is a famous beach resort town that attracts many wealthy tourists during the summer. The GDP per capita of Uruguay is second only to Chile in South America. It’s considered a high-income economy but not a froyo hot spot.
According to a blog post about froyo in Uruguay, Yogo was the first to open a froyo shop in Uruguay in 2011, followed by Yogen Fruz. Interestingly, Red Mango opted to introduce self-serve froyo to Uruguay in 2012. More froyo shops, all counter-serve, opened from 2013-2017. Froyo shops in Uruguay have stayed in business for about 2 years before closing.
Based on our research, we found three remaining froyo shops: two Donna Frozen Yogurt shops in Salto and El Tropico in Montevideo. You can also find froyo in the freezer section of supermarkets.
Froyo Shops in Uruguay:
- Donna Frozen Yogurt has two kiosks open in Salto. They seem to have first opened in 2019. The counter-serve kiosks also sell ice cream, milkshakes, hot dogs, sandwiches, and more.
- El Tropico is a froyo shop in Montevideo that seems to have opened in 2018 or 2019 and is still in operation. It appears to be the successor to Yogen Fruz.
- Franco’s Frozen Yogurt was a counter-serve froyo shop in Punta del Este. The last Facebook post was in March 2020. They sold froyo, smoothies, and smoothie bowls. They created their Facebook page in 2017 and seem to have closed in 2020.
- Llaollao, the Spanish counter-serve froyo chain, opened in Montevideo in 2015 and may have closed in 2017. The last post on Facebook was in 2017 and the Uruguay branch is no longer listed on the llaollao website.
- Red Mango, the international franchise, opened a self-serve shop in Montevideo in 2012. The last reviews were in 2016. There were five locations planned – four in Montevideo and one in Punta del Este. It’s unclear how many locations actually opened but none remain.
- Yogen Fruz, the international froyo franchise based in Canada, opened in Montevideo in 2012. The last Facebook posts were in 2015. The counter-serve shop offered froyo, ice cream, smoothies, shakes, and more.
- Yogo had counter-serve shops in Punta del Este and Montevideo in 2011-2014. Foursquare marks both locations as permanently closed. Yogo in Punta del Este was the first froyo shop in Uruguay.
We created a new Pinterest board, Froyo in Uruguay, with pictures of froyo and froyo shops in Uruguay,
