After reading this article you should have a good understanding of where to look for equipment and information, and what you will need to know to be successful serving soft serve ice cream or frozen yogurt. By Spaceman USA Selecting the right soft serve machine is extremely important to your success. The “soft serve selector”… Read more »
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Press Room →Your Summer Tech Checklist
Use these tips for employing technology to keep your frozen yogurt shop busy all summer long. By Revel Systems iPad Point of Sale Summer is here and now is the time to do a quick check to be sure that your technology will be able to support your business during the most popular months for frozen… Read more »
Tips for Creating Your Custom Cup Design
The following article is the contribution of IFYA expert, Tim Porter, Owner of FrozenDessertSupplies.com. FrozenDessertSupplies.com is your one-stop shop where frozen dessert stores can get all their frozen dessert packaging and supplies, including custom print frozen yogurt cups. Tim’s last post for the IFYA explained how custom printing cups with a logo can increase brand loyalty… Read more »
Eco-Friendly Froyo Shop Practices
Happy Earth Day 2016! The IFYA believes that frozen yogurt shops should adopt Earth-friendly business practices. In fact, one of the key components to our Swirl of Honor quality seal program measures the eco-friendliness of shops that apply to the program. Frozen yogurt stores have many opportunities to adopt practices that show concern for the… Read more »
Weightless Pricing at Frozen Yogurt Shops
Is weightless pricing the new thing at self-serve froyo shops? Prices have been on the rise at frozen yogurt shops and other chain restaurants thanks to rising food costs. They could increase further with minimum wage increases and technology investments. Many frozen yogurt shops have closed, particularly on the East Coast, which leads to decreased… Read more »
How Custom Printing Paper Cups With A Company’s Branded Logo Can Improve Brand Loyalty
The following article is the contribution of IFYA expert, Tim Porter, Owner of FrozenDessertSupplies.com. FrozenDessertSupplies.com is your one-stop shop where frozen dessert stores can get all their frozen dessert packaging and supplies. How Custom Printing Paper Cups With A Company’s Branded Logo Can Improve Brand Loyalty By Tim Porter For any thriving business, repeat customers… Read more »
Social Media & Froyo Shops
The use of social media by frozen yogurt shops could use plenty of improvement. Sure some frozen yogurt shops have hundreds of thousands of likes on Facebook, Snapchat accounts and their own mobile apps but social media is underutilized by even large chains. Although large chains are good about updating their main corporate FB account… Read more »
Creating Custom Froyo Mix for Your Operations Can Add Tremendous Value to Your Brand and Bottom Line – That’s Truly Sweet!
The following article is the contribution of Kristopher D. Hassett, IFYA Advisory Board Member & Managing Director of American Food Mix Creating Custom Froyo Mix for Your Operations Can Add Tremendous Value to Your Brand and Bottom Line — That’s Truly Sweet! By Kristopher D. Hassett Let’s face it, there are lots of different frozen… Read more »
What really matters when purchasing workers’ compensation insurance?
Select Marketing Insurance Services, IFYA’s preferred partner for workers’ compensation insurance in California, introduced its new dba name, Preferred Connect Insurance Center, back in July 2015. The new dba is designed to both capture the full branding value of its parent company, Preferred Employers Group, and to better reflect its broadened service offering to small… Read more »
Interview with Snomu Frozen Yogurt Cafe (Beijing) founder, Kelvin Yu
Snomu Frozen Yogurt Cafe opened in Beijing, China ten months ago. We spoke with the founder, Kelvin Yu, to learn more about his brand and his experience launching a new frozen yogurt business in China. Kelvin has a foodservice background; he was the owner/operator of a coffee shop in Vancouver, Canada. That experience helped him incorporate… Read more »
