Frozen yogurt fans and expert judges will pick the best creative frozen yogurt flavors offered by froyo shops. Winners will receive frozen yogurt cups, spoons and lids from FrozenDessertSupplies.com Calling all froyo shops with creative froyo flavors. The International Frozen Yogurt Association (IFYA) and FrozenDessertSupplies.com’s “Creative Froyo Flavor Awards” contest is looking for the best, most… Read more »
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Press Room →National Frozen Yogurt Month, Week & Day & Frozen Yogurt Trends
Froyo fans, Happy National Frozen Yogurt Month, Week and Day! TCBY started the tradition by sponsoring National Frozen Yogurt Month, National Frozen Yogurt Week (the first week of June) and National Frozen Yogurt Day (the first “Sundae/Sunday” in June) back in 1993. Every June we take a look at frozen yogurt trends. Frozen yogurt interest… Read more »
Resources for Potential Frozen Yogurt Franchisees
Are you considering becoming a frozen yogurt franchisee? We put together a list of helpful websites and articles for you. Franchisee Trade Associations First, there are several franchisee associations and these associations have websites that are filled with resources for potential franchisees. This is a good place to begin your journey. Some of the larger… Read more »
NRA Show Recap: Frozen Yogurt Machines, Packaging, POS, Etc.
Soft serve machine vendors were well represented at this year’s NRA Show and included: Carpigiani, Donper America, Electro Freeze, ICETRO, Spaceman USA, Stoelting, Taizhou Summerstar and Taylor Company. Most machine vendors also offered samples of frozen yogurt, frozen custard, ice cream, etc. Frozen Yogurt Machine Trends: Increased interest from restaurants and convenience stores in… Read more »
NRA Show Recap: Frozen Yogurt Mixes and Froyo Franchises
This year’s NRA Show featured frozen yogurt mix from the following exhibiting vendors: Antico Eremo, Dairy Enterprises, Forever Yogurt, Instantwhip Foods, Itaberco, Montebianco, Palazzolo’s Artisan Dairy, PreGel America, Sugar Creek/Honey Hill Farms, and TCBY/Mrs. Fields Cookies. Other mixes were available at various equipment vendor booths (e.g., Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt, Dannon, Rainbow’s End). Stonyfield had a… Read more »
NRA Show Recap: Swirl of Excellence Frozen Yogurt Competition
This year the NRA Show featured the inaugural “Swirl of Excellence” Frozen Yogurt Competition sponsored by Revel Systems. The competition was designed to recognize the best frozen yogurt at the NRA Show 2014. Four frozen yogurt experts sampled two flavors from participating vendors: original/natural/plain tart and vanilla. Panel of frozen yogurt experts: Sonya Chudgar, Associate… Read more »
SmoothYo Frozen Yogurt Launches First Store, a New Brand/Licensing Concept from Wudel Incorporated
May 15, 2014, Dominican Republic – SmoothYo Frozen Yogurt, an international frozen yogurt concept, opened its first location and is poised for rapid expansion. The first store is located in the Dominican Republic and has disrupted the traditional frozen yogurt store business model. With extremely low start-up costs and minimal space requirement, the inaugural SmoothYo store start-up costs… Read more »
Franchise Chatter Report Gives Latest Scoop on Frozen Yogurt Franchises
This week we have a guest post about the state of the frozen yogurt industry with a focus on franchises from Franchise Chatter. Franchise Chatter, through its Fro-Yo Files section, has been monitoring the growth of the frozen yogurt sector since 2011 with comprehensive reporting and rankings of the leading brands. Be sure to take advantage… Read more »
Revel’s Swirl of Excellence Competition at the NRA Show 2014
Something very exciting will take place at the National Restaurant Association (NRA) Show this year: Revel’s Swirl of Excellence frozen yogurt competition! Revel Systems is sponsoring the competition which will name the best frozen yogurt at the NRA Show. The competition will take place between the participating frozen yogurt vendors attending the NRA Show, and the… Read more »
Recyclable, Biodegradable and Compostable: Clearing Up the Confusion
Do you understand the difference between recyclable, biodegradable and compostable frozen yogurt cups, lids and spoons? We asked IFYA’s Packaging and Branding Expert, Tim Porter, to explain each of these terms and to provide tips for becoming an eco-friendly frozen yogurt shop. Tim is the Owner of FrozenDessertSupplies.com, which serves thousands of customers across the… Read more »
