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Halloween 2021 Froyo Specials

We love Halloween with its spooky froyo flavors and toppings and scary decor. And we’ve been busy tracking Halloween froyo deals, specials, and events from around the world. We will continue to update our list as we see new Halloween froyo deals and events. Most shops don’t announce Halloween deals more than a few days […]

Yoga-urt Opens in Santa Monica, CA & is Awarded Three Swirls

Yoga-urt, which just opened in Santa Monica, California, is the newest recipient of three swirls from our Swirl of Honor program, the only quality seal program for froyo shops. Yoga-urt earned the maximum possible number of swirls, based on an assessment of frozen yogurt quality, store cleanliness, superior customer service, and environmentally friendly business practices. […]

2021 National Frozen Yogurt Consumer Survey Results

This past September, we invited frozen yogurt consumers in the United States over 13 years old to participate in an online survey about frozen yogurt. Specifically, the survey was designed to measure loyalty, brand attitudes towards major frozen yogurt chains, frozen yogurt preferences, what consumers are looking for from frozen yogurt shops, current and future […]

Calling All US Froyo Shop Owners, Our National Froyo Shop Owner Survey is Now Open

The (US) National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey is now open! We would like to invite everyone who owns a business that serves soft serve froyo in the United States to take our froyo shop owner survey. Take the survey & we’ll share the results with you. We created the National Frozen Yogurt Survey to […]

October 2021 Froyo Shop Openings and Closings

It was a busy month for froyo shop openings, even though fall has officially begun. We found 27 froyo shop openings in September, representing 14 countries. In August, we found 20 froyo shop openings. The US led the way with 6 openings, followed by India with 4 and Malaysia with 3. Llaollao, Europe’s largest froyo […]

October Happenings at Menchie’s

Happy National Pumpkin Month! Menchie’s has plenty of Halloween spirit and Halloween-inspired specials this month, including: The Return of Harvest Pumpkin Froyo Yes, it’s back! The favorite fall flavor of Menchie’s fans, Harvest Pumpkin is made with real pumpkin puree, molasses, and a blend of pumpkin pie spices. The lowfat, gluten-free flavor is made with […]

Interesting Things to Make with Frozen Yogurt, Beverages Edition

In our 2020 National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey, we asked froyo shops what products they sold in addition to froyo and we found that 58% also serve shakes and/or smoothies. Shakes and smoothies are the most common form of beverages made with froyo. Others include frappes, malts, cocktails, lassis, floats, etc. Froyo can be […]

Froyo in Peru: History, Trends, and Shops

We didn’t find many froyo shops in Peru; in fact, Peru seems to have the fewest froyo shops of the South American countries we’ve examined (i.e., Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Ecuador, Venezuela). Peru has a population of 33.42 million and its GDP ranks #6 among Latin American and Caribbean countries. The three largest cities are Lima […]

Our National Frozen Yogurt Consumer Survey Has Launched

We’re excited to announce the launch of the Fifth Annual National Frozen Yogurt Survey. The survey is open and we’d love to hear from frozen yogurt consumers across the country about their froyo preferences. The results of our survey will be shared with frozen yogurt stores and others in the frozen yogurt industry. Our goal […]