Congratulations to Plas Farm Ltd which recently won the UK’s highest accolade for business success, The Queen’s Award for Enterprise. The Queen’s Awards recognize UK businesses for outstanding achievement in the categories of innovation, international trade and sustainable development. The Awards are rewarded with a reception at Buckingham Palace in July. Here’s the press release:… Read more »
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Press Room →Happy Easter Froyo Fans!
Happy Easter Froyo Fans! In honor of Easter, we’ve created a new Pinterest board entitled Easter Froyo Pics. Do your Easter plans include froyo? Or is your favorite froyo shop closed for Easter? You can always celebrate the day before…or take some frozen yogurt home earlier in the week and put it in your freezer…. Read more »
Eco-Friendly Frozen Yogurt
Environmentally friendly business practices are a sign of corporate responsibility and important to IFYA. That’s why businesses that adopt eco-friendly practices such as composting and recycling are recognized and rewarded by our Swirl of Honor program. We’d like to recognize a few frozen yogurt franchises that are known for their eco-friendly business practices. 16 Handles… Read more »
CarryOutSupplies.com & IFYA Announce Winner of Cup Design Contest
Apr. 11, 2014 – SAN FRANCISCO — The search for the best cup design in the USA is over. The grand prize winner of Put Your Best Cup Forward, the first froyo cup design contest, is the Color Prism cup, submitted by Ahmad Yilmaz, co-founder and Creative Director of Forever Yogurt. The International Frozen Yogurt Association (IFYA) and CarryOutSupplies.com launched… Read more »
Susie Q’s Frozen Yogurt & More Earns Three Swirls from IFYA, Becomes 1st Swirl of Honor Shop in NJ
Swirl of Honor expands to New Jersey with the addition of Susie Q’s. The prestigious quality seal program recognizes frozen yogurt shops around the world for their commitment to frozen yogurt excellence. Apr. 9, 2014 – SAN FRANCISCO — The International Frozen Yogurt Association (IFYA) is proud to award three swirls, the most swirls a frozen yogurt shop can… Read more »
A Review of Froyo Game Apps
Which froyo game apps are worthy of downloading and playing? We checked out frozen yogurt game apps and rated each. Our favorite froyo game app was Menchie’s Smile World. We loved the story behind the app, the variety of games, and the quality of the graphics. Menchie’s Smile World Price: Free Menchie’s Smile World app… Read more »
Famous Brands Acquires 70% Stake in Wakaberry, South Africa’s Leading Frozen Yoghurt Chain
Big Wakaberry news. Franchiser Famous Brands announced that it acquired a 70% stake in Wakaberry and plans to expand the brand. Wakaberry pioneered the self-serve frozen yoghurt market in South Africa and was the first international recipient of the Swirl of Honor™ . We congratulate Wakaberry and are excited as they embark on this new chapter… Read more »
Froyo Technology Report: A Look at Machine Served Frozen Yogurt
It started with full service frozen yogurt shops. Then the self serve format took off. Is machine served next for frozen yogurt consumers? Dispensing technology, service format and convenience have always been important in the frozen yogurt industry. The trend towards smaller frozen yogurt shops or kiosks and frozen yogurt trucks is driven by lower… Read more »
Leveraging Technology at Your Frozen Yogurt Shop
This month the IFYA is focusing on the technology available to frozen yogurt shops. Our guest post is from Chris Ciabarra CTO and co-founder of Revel Systems and IFYA’s technology expert. Chris is an expert in POS systems, inventory management, payroll, real time sales data, integrated scales and modifiers. Chris’s tips for leveraging technology at your… Read more »
Put Your Best Cup Forward & You Could Win 10,000 Custom Cups from CarryOutSupplies.com
New and existing frozen yogurt cup designs battle it out for the title of Best Cup Design in the US Is it time for a cup makeover? Or are you using stickers on your froyo cups? Even worse, are your frozen yogurt cups plain? Or do you think your shop has the best looking cups?… Read more »
