With the warmer weather, many seasonal froyo shops reopened this month and there were quite a few new froyo shop openings as well. Mexico led the way with four new froyo shops, followed by Malaysia and Australia with 3 each. Llaollao had three openings this month with more planned for next month. All Yogurtland locations in Australia closed on March 28.
Openings and closings are listed in alphabetical order.
Openings
6th Street Yogurt, Prabhadevi, Mumbai, India, IG @6thstreetyogurt
6th Street Yogurt, which claims to have the widest toppings range in the area, opened a new branch in Prabhadevi, Mumbai, India on March 12.
Be Fruit, Roque Saenz Pena 110, Villa Allende, Argentina, IG @befruitarg
Be Fruit opened a new branch in Villa Allende, Argentina on March 24.
Chill Spud, 2115 Piedmont Rd NE, Unit 1205
Atlanta, GA 30324, IG @the_chill_spud
The Chill Spud, the loaded baked potato & frozen yogurt bar in Buckhead (Atlanta, Georgia) opened on March 19. They’re adding froyo later.
Froz, Taif 26523،, Saudi Arabia, IG @frozksa
Froz has opened a new branch at Tera Mall in Taif City (Saudi Arabia).
Fruitalicious, 10a Mountain View Avenue, Kingston, Jamaica, IG @fruitalicious_ja
Fruitalicious opened a new location in Kingston, Jamaica on March 18.
Funky Froyo, Local 1, Av Itzamna Lote 122, Mza 12, Aldea Zama, 77760 Tulum, Q.R., Mexico, IG @funky.froyo
Funky Froyo opened the first froyo shop in Aldea Zama, Tulum, Mexico. The grand opening was held on March 17.
Healthygurt, Plaza Rondinella, Av Universidad #900 esq. con Ignacio Morones Prieto Col. Linda Vista, Tampico, Tamaulipas, Mexico, IG @healthygurt
Healthygurt Tampico, Mexico opened on March 18 at Plaza Rondinella. The first 100 guests received free froyo.
Llaollao, Lot PT4191 Muara Selatan, 20000 Kuala Terengganu, Terengganu, Malaysia, IG @myllaollao
Spanish froyo chain Llaollao opened a new branch at KTCC Mall in Kuala Terengganu, Malaysia on March 3. Find the shop on the ground floor.
Llaollao, The Sphere, 1, 1 Avenue, Bangsar South, 59200 Kuala Lumpur, Wilayah Persekutuan Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, IG @myllaollao
Llaollao continued to expand in Malaysia, opening a new branch at The Sphere in Bangar South, KL, Malaysia on March 8.
Llaollao, Av. del Baix Llobregat, s/n, 08940 Cornellà de Llobregat, Barcelona, Spain, IG @llaollao
Llaollao opened a new branch in Barcelona, Spain on March 22, their 12th in Catalonia.
Myfroyoland, Shrestha Aura, Road 36, Jubilee Hills, Hyderabad, India, IG @myfroyolandhyderabad
Myfroyoland, the Indian self-serve froyo chain, opened a new branch in Julibee Hills, Hyderabad on March 14.
Nick the Greek, 3141 Mowry Ave, Fremont, CA 94538, IG @nickthegreekfremont
Nick the Greek’s grand opening celebration in Fremont, CA on March 16 included free t-shirts and free lunch. They took over the Yalla Mediterranean space. Yalla used to serve Greek froyo as well, until the froyo machine broke.
Sour Sally, Green Sedayu Mall, Jl. Lkr. Luar Barat Jl. Taman Palem Lestari No.Komplek, RT.7/RW.8, Cengkareng Tim., Kecamatan Cengkareng, Kota Jakarta Barat, Daerah Khusus Ibukota Jakarta 11730, Indonesia, IG @soursallycoid
Sour Sally, Indonesia’s largest froyo chain, has opened a new branch at Green Sedayu Mall in West Jakarta, Indonesia. The chain now has 72 locations.
Swirl’d, 627 Sydney Road, Brunswick, VIC 3056, Australia, IG @swirldbrunswick
Swirl’d is a new 100% plant-based froyo and desserts shop in Brunswick, Australia. This is the first location.
U’gurt, Av. Anillo Periferico 1604, San Jeronimo, 64635 Monterrey, N.L., Mexico, IG @u.gurt
U’gurt celebrated the grand opening of the San Jeromino branch in Moterrey, Mexico on March 12.
Why Froyo, 88 Marketplace, Kepayan (Jalan Pintas Penampang), 88200 Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, Malaysia, IG @whyfroyo
Why Froyo celebrated the grand opening of the 88 Marketplace branch in Kota Kinabalu, Malaysia on March 27. Guests enjoyed a buy one, get one free froyo offer during the grand opening.
Yelfrost, Av. Felipe II y Circunvalación Sur, Ave Circunvalación Sur, Cuenca, Ecuador, IG @yelfrost
Yelfrost celebrated the grand opening of the Mall Del Rio branch in Cuenca, Ecuador on March 20. Guests were treated to free froyo from 3 PM – 6 PM.
Yelfrost, Av. Francisco de Orellana 120, Guayaquil 090502, Ecuador, IG @yelfrost
Yelfrost held the grand opening celebration for the new Mall del Rio Guayaquil, Ecuador branch on March 27.
Yo-Chi, The Parade, Norwood, Adelaide, Australia, IG @iloveyochi
Australian burger and self-serve froyo chain, Yo-Chi, opened a new branch at The Parade. The Parade, Norwood is known as one of Adelaide’s oldest and best-loved shopping and dining precincts.
Yo-get-it, Browns Plains, Queensland 4118 Australia, IG @ygiqld
Yo-get-it celebrated the grand opening of the new Grand Plaza, Browns Plains, QLD branch on March 7. Grand Plaza is an indoor mall.
Yogin, Residencial el Fresno, 27018 Torreón, Coahuila, Mexico, IG @yoginfrozen
Yogin celebrated the grand opening of the Plaza Duo II location in Torreon, Mexico on March 7.
Yogocup, Av Juan Palomar y Arias 123, Jardines Vallarta, 45027 Zapopan, Jal., Mexico, IG @yogocupmx
Yogocup opened a new branch at Plaza Sanrio in Zapopan, Mexico.
Closings
Chill’z Frozen Yogurt, 1719 Main St, Baker City, OR 97814
Chill’z in Baker City, Oregon closed for the winter and reopened in March for the liquidation sale. The closing was announced in February: “Chill’z would like to inform all our Google Customers that we are closing due to Covid-19. We will be closing our doors at Chill’z. We are very sorry that this had to come to pass. We were not able to make enough money in 2020 to sustain our business with only being open for a month and half the entire year. We appreciate you all and will miss you in the coming years. Theresa”
Culture Shock Yogurt, 2985 Bell Rd, Auburn, CA 95603
Culture Shock closed the Bell Rd. location on March 31. The shop is moving to 10136 Woodridge Dr. in Auburn, CA.
Lieblings Leckerei, Am Kreuzberg 3, 40489 Düsseldorf, Germany
Lieblings Leckerei announced that March 24 would be the final day of business. They posted the following message on Instagram: “Sometimes you cannot influence circumstances and that is why we close the favorite treat with heavy hearts on Wednesday, March 24th, 2021 for private and health reasons! Since it was not an easy step, there was a desire to do it at short notice in order to avoid the pain of saying goodbye. We go with a laughing and crying eye! We did our best every day to bring a smile to every customer! We shaped an entire generation. We are very fortunate that even customers have come to us from afar. We know it will be a loss to many who have visited us daily. But WE WILL BACK SOON STRONGER.”
Menchie’s, 2901 Ocean Park Blvd, Ste 107, Santa Monica, CA 90405
Menchie’s Ocean Park (Santa Monica, CA) closed during the pandemic, reopened, and closed again. It hasn’t open in months and Yelp reports the location has closed. But the equipment is still inside, so it might reopen?
Menchie’s, 1247 East Blvd Ste 240, Charlotte, NC 28203
Menchie’s Kenilworth Commons (Charlotte, NC) closed on March 28 after 10 years of swirling.
Orange Leaf, 184 S River Ave, Holland, MI 49423
The Holland Sentinel reported that there was a “for rent” sign in the window of the former Orange Leaf location in Holland, Michigan. The story was published on March 8. The shop reopened after the initial pandemic closure but has been closed for the last few months. The last Google review was in September 2020. The shop opened in 2013 and changed ownership in January 2020.
Verde Brio, 162 Rokeby Rd, Subiaco WA 6008, Australia
Verde Brio, the Italian counter-serve froyo shop in Western Australia, announced on March 22 that the shop would close on March 28. They posted the following on Instagram, “We regret to inform all our dear froyo loving customers. Verde Brio Subiaco will be winding down operations and officially shutting its doors on Sunday 28 March 2021 at 5pm. The lease has come to an end and we have decided the time is right for us to move onto other aspirations. The last three years would not have been possible without our customers, staff & friends and family!! so from the bottom of our hearts a BIG thank you !! 🙏 🙏 🙏 AND to show our appreciation for all the customers that come through our doors going forward to when we close, we will be giving away free toppings!! Yes it is your opportunity to GO CRAZY 😝”
Yogurtland, 956 Higuera St, San Luis Obispo, CA 93401
The San Luis Obispo Tribune reported that Yogurtland had closed after 5 years in downtown San Luis Obispo. The last Yelp review was posted in July 2020, the last Google review in October 2020, and the last Instagram post was in June 2020. It probably closed during the pandemic and decided not to reopen.
Yogurtland Australia
The remaining 11 locations of Yogurtland Australia closed on March 28: Belconnen, Erina, Glendale, Green Hills, Harbour Town, Macarthur Square, Manly, Marketown, Penrith, Tuggerah, Wetherhill Park. Yogurtland Australia posted the following on Facebook, ““After eight years of making bad days good and good days great, we have made the difficult decision to close all Yogurtland Australia stores. The ongoing ban of our self-serve model and economic impact of COVID-19 have taken their toll and despite our best efforts, we are unable to move forward.”
Yogurtree, 1745 S Easton Rd, Doylestown, PA 18901
Yogurtree, a family owned self-serve froyo shop that opened in 2012, closed on March 30. The owners posted the following on Facebook, “We’re sad to announce that after almost a decade of serving the Doylestown community we have decided to not renew our lease. With remote and hybrid office work here to stay, consumer dining patterns are changing. We hope that you continue to support our fellow small business eateries. Please come say goodbye to years of memories in the coming days. We’ll be open from 12-9pm every day while supplies last. Thanks for the past support and for allowing us to be part of your community!”
