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“Put Your Best Cup Forward” Contest Seeks Best Frozen Yogurt Cup Design

The nationwide search is on for the best frozen yogurt cup design. The grand prize winner will receive 10,000 custom print paper yogurt cups from CarryOutSupplies.com Feb. 3, 2014 – SAN FRANCISCO – The International Frozen Yogurt Association (IFYA) and CarryOutSupplies.com are holding a national design contest, Put Your Best Cup Forward, to find the best froyo cup design. The […]

Frozen Yogurt’s Global Popularity & the Call for an International Frozen Yogurt Day

While the majority of frozen yogurt shops are in the US, the rest of the world has clearly fallen in love with frozen yogurt as well. Frozen yogurt stores are just about everywhere now. You can find them in countries and territories with fewer than 500,000 inhabitants like Iceland, Brunei, Bermuda, and Grenada. Based on IFYA’s […]

A Look at Low Carb Frozen Yogurt Mix

What is low carb frozen yogurt? How does it differ from regular frozen yogurt? We asked IFYA’s marketing and business strategy expert and Vice President of Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt, Johny Wudel, to provide an overview of low carb frozen yogurt.  Low Carb Frozen Yogurt Mix  By Johny Wudel Ever wonder what low carbohydrate (aka low carb) […]

Is Frozen Yogurt Healthy?

We couldn’t let January, the month when people optimistically make New Year’s resolutions, go by without addressing the health issue. We turned to IFYA’s marketing and business strategy expert and Vice President of Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt, Johny Wudel, to learn more about frozen yogurt and health. Is Frozen Yogurt Healthy? By Johny Wudel If a […]

Easy Breezy 2 Opens on Sunday

Easy Breezy Frozen Yogurt, IFYA’s very first Swirl of Honor recipient, opens its second location at 718 Irving St. in San Francisco tomorrow. We caught up with owner Ariel Ford, to learn more about the new location and what to expect on opening day. Q: What can we expect from Easy Breezy 2? AF: All of […]

Tips for Taking Better Froyo Pictures

Now that you’ve been practicing your swirling, it’s time to impress everyone with pictures of your froyo creations. We gathered some tips for beginner food photographers. Consider the Composition, Try Various Angles When taking a picture, you basically have three types of angles to choose from: directly overhead, from the side or head on/straight. Here’s […]

New Year, New Swirl: Swirling Tips to Make Your Cup of Froyo Look Nicer

It’s a new year and it’s the perfect time to challenge yourself to improving your swirl. Get better looking results with our froyo swirling pointers. Step 1: Choosing the cup Choose a smaller size cup. Unless you want to eat an enormous amount of froyo, start with a smaller cup. The froyo creation will look […]

The Year in Froyo, Reviewing Key Froyo Events in 2013

Goodbye 2013. Here’s our annual review of the notable events in the frozen yogurt industry this year. Froyo spoons. Let’s start with limited edition frozen yogurt spoon designs. Froyo spoon collectors should have added the following collectible froyo spoons to their collection: Yogurtland’s orange spoon, distributed on National Frozen Yogurt Day Menchie’s Mookie spoon Yogurtland […]

Spotlight on IFYA’s Swirl of Honor Program, Special Promotion for Shops

IFYA created the Swirl of HonorTM quality seal program to recognize frozen yogurt shops around the world for their commitment to frozen yogurt excellence and to provide consumers with an easy way to identify quality frozen yogurt shops. Swirl of HonorTM shops are evaluated based on four elements: frozen yogurt quality, customer service, store cleanliness and […]

IFYA’s Holiday Gift Guide: Froyo Gifts for Froyo Fans

Happy December, froyo enthusiasts! We’ve scoured the web for froyo gifts and compiled our findings on a new Pinterest board, Gifts for the Froyo Lover on Your List. Check it out! Buy some for others and some for yourself. Our favorite froyo gift finds: Plush Froyo Pillow: LittleKawaiiThings sells cute handsewn pillows, jewelry and accessories. […]