Time for your froyo history lesson. It’s hard to believe, but Pinkberry’s going to turn 20 years old in 2025. Many froyo shops have opened since Pinkberry started the second wave of froyo. We decided to look at what happened to the first shops of Menchie’s, Pinkberry, Red Mango, Tutti Frutti/Orange Leaf, and Yogurtland. All five of these froyo chains were founded in Southern California in the mid-to-late 2000s. The only “first” shop that’s still open is Menchie’s in Valley Village.
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Press Room →Froyo in Austria: History, Trends, & Shops
Today, nearly forty frozen yogurt shops can be found throughout Austria. All are counter-serve and many serve organic (bio) frozen yogurt. Many shops mention using local dairy products and also serve bubble waffles, drinks, and pastries. Most close during the winter and reopen in the spring (around March).
Valentine’s Froyo Specials
Many froyo shops decorate for Valentine’s Day and have special Valentine’s Day toppings and froyo. For example, Menchie’s featured flavor this month is Hershey’s Kisses milk chocolate froyo and Yogurtland is featuring Chocolate Hazelnut Lava Cake froyo, Chocolate Covered Strawberry froyo, and sour gummy hearts as a topping.
January 2024 Froyo Shop Openings & Closings
We’re still tracking froyo shop openings and closings worldwide. In January, we found 53 froyo shop openings in 16 countries, far less than December 2023’s 91 froyo shop openings and closings in 21 countries. The Philippines continues to lead with the most openings, eight in January, followed by Indonesia with six, and Malaysia with five. Llaollao had the most openings, with five in January. Anita Gelato opened its first branch in New Zealand.
PASMO America Named Preferred Supplier of Soft Serve Machines for Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt
Tutti Frutti Frozen Yogurt, a leading international self-serve frozen yogurt brand, has selected PASMO America to provide soft serve machines to current and future Tutti Frutti shops.
Menchie’s Celebrates National Frozen Yogurt Day with a BOGO Free Offer on 2/6
Consider this your official reminder of a very important day: Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt, the nation’s largest self-serve frozen yogurt franchise, is celebrating its favorite day of the year – National Frozen Yogurt Day – with Buy One Froyo, Get One FREE! This celebration takes place all day long on Tuesday, February 6th at all U.S. stores.
National/International Frozen Yogurt Day is Tuesday, February 6 & Here Are the NFYD Deals
Our favorite day of the year, National/International Frozen Yogurt Day, is Tuesday, February 6. We’re going to do our best to bring you all the NFYD/IFYD specials, which means we’ll be constantly updating this list.
PASMO’s New Soft Serve Machines Are a Popular Alternative to Stoelting and Taylor
New soft serve machines from PASMO have similar dimensions to models from Stoelting and Taylor, making it easy to replace older machines without changing current yogurt walls. PASMO’s machines have been selected by leading frozen yogurt chains.
Restaurant/Froyo Shop Outlook for 2024
As you plan for 2024, we thought it would be helpful to provide the current outlook for key factors affecting the restaurant and frozen yogurt industry in 2024. According to experts, the restaurant industry will continue to recover from the pandemic, with stable or slightly higher costs, easing of the labor shortage, increased use of technology, and continued demand for delivery.
2024 Froyo & Froyo-Related Product Shows, Open Houses, & Trade Shows
We’ve just updated the list of frozen yogurt and foodservice open houses, product shows, and trade shows for 2024. This list includes open houses, product shows, and trade shows that might be of interest to those currently a part of or aspiring to join the frozen yogurt industry.
