It’s that time for the tale of the tape, our annual froyo chain location count. We’ll reveal the largest froyo chains in the world, how many locations they currently have, and how much they shrank or grew compared to this time last year. The top 10 largest frozen yogurt chains in the world accounted for […]
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Press Room →New Froyo Flavors and Trends of 2022
We’ve been tracking new flavor introductions all year so that we could share them with you at the end of the year. This year, we found 79 new froyo (and non-froyo alternatives from froyo shops) flavors. Last year, we found 76 new flavors. Menchie’s led the way with 16 new flavors, followed by Yogurtland with […]
Froyo on the Move: New Froyo Trucks & Trailers Launched in 2022
It’s time to update our annual list of new mobile frozen yogurt businesses. The list is longer than last year’s, with twenty new froyo trucks, trailers and the world’s first froyo pontoon. Last year we found thirteen new froyo trucks and trailers. We take it as a good sign! As for the country with the […]
November 2022 Froyo Shop Openings & Closings
The pattern of openings and closings in November was similar to October. We found 41 froyo shop openings in 18 countries in November, compared to 42 openings in 18 countries in October. It seems like we always find out about a few more openings later (after our post is published). As usual, the most openings […]
December Happenings at Menchie’s
Happy December, the last month of 2022! Menchie’s is ready for the holidays with two new holiday flavors, a holiday promo on the Menchie’s app, a holiday gift card offer, and a new cup. Here are all the details! Peppermint Brownie made with Hershey’s Chocolate: Brownies and peppermint! This new festive, decadent froyo flavor is […]
History of Pinkberry in Thailand
Pinkberry’s last remaining shop in Thailand closed on April 30, 2022. The first shop opened in March 2015 at Central Chidlom in Bangkok. The franchisee, Rangsinee Piyasombatkul, fell in love with Pinkberry when she was traveling in the US. Frozen yogurt wasn’t widely available in Thailand yet but ice cream shops were everywhere. Piyasombatkul’s intent […]
2022 National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey Results
In October 2022, we invited frozen yogurt shop owners in the United States to take an anonymous online survey. The anonymous online survey asked about operational practices, shop and owner characteristics, supplier satisfaction, concerns, and shop performance. The goals of the survey were to provide shop owners with benchmarks for assessing how they compare to […]
2022 Froyo Holiday Gift Guide
We love froyo gift cards, but they lack the creativity and fun of a good froyo gift. And so, we’re thrilled to share our 2022 froyo holiday gift guide. Hope you enjoy our finds as much as we enjoyed finding these froyo gifts. Our criteria for inclusion in our gift guide are products that are […]
October 2022 Froyo Shop Openings and Closings
It’s normally a slow time of year for froyo shop openings but we found 43 new openings in 18 countries in October. In September, we found 38 froyo shop openings in 14 countries. The most openings occurred in the US with eight (including a froyo trailer), followed by Mexico with seven. Llaollao, Europe and Asia’s […]
Last Days of the National (US) Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey
The (US) National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey is closing on November 6. We urge anyone who owns a business that serves soft serve froyo in the United States to take this important froyo shop owner survey. Take the survey & we’ll share the results with you. The more responses we receive, the more informative […]
