Looking for froyo flavor and toppings inspiration for the new year? Want to know which flavors are trendy right now? We have your flavor and food trends forecast for 2023 based on what culinary thought leaders, chefs, flavor experts, and others predict will be hot in 2023. The 2023 What’s Hot Survey of culinary thought… Read more »
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Press Room →2022 National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey Results
In October 2022, we invited frozen yogurt shop owners in the United States to take an anonymous online survey. The anonymous online survey asked about operational practices, shop and owner characteristics, supplier satisfaction, concerns, and shop performance. The goals of the survey were to provide shop owners with benchmarks for assessing how they compare to… Read more »
Last Days of the National (US) Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey
The (US) National Frozen Yogurt Shop Owner Survey is closing on November 6. We urge anyone who owns a business that serves soft serve froyo in the United States to take this important froyo shop owner survey. Take the survey & we’ll share the results with you. The more responses we receive, the more informative… Read more »
2022 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, liking for major frozen yogurt chains, frozen yogurt preferences, current and future consumption (including what might make them visit froyo shops more… Read more »
13-Year Old Frogurt Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt is Thriving with Record Sales
Rising costs, labor shortages, and pandemic shutdowns have led to a string of frozen yogurt shop closures. But some froyo shops are still thriving. Take thirteen-year old Frogurt Self-Serve Frozen Yogurt in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Their sales are better than ever. The store was open all through 2020, take-out only. It was their 2nd… Read more »
Dealing with Supply Chain Logistics, Labor Shortage & Inflation
We’ve seen shortages of froyo cups and spoons at our local froyo shops. And we’ve heard about shortages of pint containers, sugar, mochi, mango puree, froyo flavors, chocolate, napkins, lids for froyo cups, straws, etc. Our IFYA expert, Jeff Resnick, CEO of Spaceman USA, provides advice on dealing with these challenges.
Eco-Friendly Froyo Shops, the 2022 Edition
For Earth Day 2022, we’d like to recognize and applaud a few frozen yogurt businesses that have demonstrated their commitment to being eco-friendly. We encourage all frozen yogurt shops to find ways to reduce waste, adopt eco-friendly packaging, use energy efficient appliances, and avoid toxic cleaning supplies. Did you see our feature on edible spoons?… Read more »
Southwest Traders Product Show Dates and Details
Billed as “the largest frozen yogurt, ice cream, and topping show in the nation,” the Southwest Traders 2022 Product Show is a two-day event that will take place on Thursday, April 14th, 2022 from 10:00am – 5:00pm & Friday, April 15th 2022 from 9:00am – 3:00pm PST at the Pechanga Resort & Casino in Temecula,… Read more »
IFYA Member Benefit: Spaceman USA and FroCup.com’s Soft Serve Machine Trade-In Program
A quality soft serve machine can last for many years, but there are reasons why you might not want to wait till your machine is on its last legs before considering replacement. The main reasons are cost, reliability, and quality. A new soft serve machine will have new features and most likely be more efficient… Read more »
Creative Froyo Flavors, the 2022 Edition
We’re constantly on the lookout for new froyo flavors and we love finding creative ones. This year’s list of creative froyo flavors includes only flavors that were introduced in 2021 and 2022. Beverage inspired flavors and warm spices were popular. Arroz Con Leche froyo from Moggui Frozen Yogurt in Peru (IG @mogguifrozenyogurt) was introduced in… Read more »
