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 […]
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Press Room →Our 2022 List of Top 20 Best Froyo Shops in the US
We’ve noticed many “best frozen yogurt shops” lists this month, inspired no doubt by National Frozen Yogurt Month. What bothers us about those lists is that the criteria for which shop makes the list is unclear and there’s too much focus on frozen yogurt chains. Also, the authors don’t seem like frozen yogurt experts. Well, […]
National Frozen Yogurt Month 2022, A Look at Froyo Search Trends
It’s time for our annual National Frozen Yogurt Month feature, where we look at the popularity of frozen yogurt, including emerging trends, based on Google Trends. Googe Trends captures what people search for on Google Search, the world’s most popular search engine. Google Search accounts for 92% of worldwide search engine traffic as of April […]
May 2022 Froyo Shop Openings and Closings
Warmer weather is bringing more froyo shops. In May, we found 45 new froyo shops and froyo trucks. And the openings occurred in 21 different countries! In April, we found 31 new froyo shops in 15 countries and in March, 36 new froyo shops. The US had the most froyo shop openings with eight, followed […]
New June Flavors at Menchie’s
Happy June and National Frozen Yogurt Month. Menchie’s has partnered with HI-CHEW and Hershey’s to bring you two brand new flavors. Hershey’s Chocolate Cake Batter – Hey batter batter… Menchie’s fans love regular Cake Batter froyo, so Menchie’s swirled another classic froyo flavor…Chocolate Cake Batter made with Hershey’s Chocolate! This lowfat flavor is made with real […]
Froyo Gives Back, 2022 Edition
Happy National Frozen Yogurt Month! Every June, we like to recognize frozen yogurt shops for giving back. Thank you to every froyo shop that helped the community by hosting fundraisers, donating to worthy causes, sponsoring cause-related events, offering free or discounted froyo to law enforcement, healthcare workers, teachers, veterans, and more. We appreciate you! Here […]
New Froyo Trend: Yogurt Cubes and Yogurt Slices
The bite-sized yogurt cubes and yogurt slices trend started in mainland China, possibly Shanghai. Fried yogurt slices have been a popular street food in China since 2015 or so. Street food vendors in mainland China started making thicker yogurt slices and cubes around 2017 – 2018. Yogurt cubes and slices are made on freezing pans […]
The Vollrath Company Puts C-Store Solutions Front and Center at the NRA Show
This news was provided by The Vollrath Company. Visit them at the NRA Show in Chicago at booth is #4420. The NRA Show takes place May 21 – 24, 2022. Sheboygan, Wis. – May 19, 2022 – As an industry leader, the Vollrath Company will showcase a wide variety of its foodservice equipment, smallwares and serving systems solutions […]
Easy Breezy Opens in Los Gatos, CA and Earns Top Honors from Our Swirl of Honor Program
We are thrilled to announce the newest member of our Swirl of HonorTM program, Easy Breezy Frozen Yogurt in Los Gatos, California. The brand new shop at 307 N Santa Cruz Ave. in downtown Los Gatos earned three swirls, the maximum possible number of swirls, based on frozen yogurt quality, store cleanliness, superior customer service, […]
April 2022 Froyo Shop Openings & Closings
It continues to be a busy time for froyo shop openings. In April, we found 34 froyo shop openings in 16 countries (compared to 36 openings in March and 20 openings in February). Mexico led the way with five openings, while the US and Indonesia had 4 each. The first froyo truck launched in Romania […]
