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 »
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Welsh Frozen Yogurt Producer, Plas Farm, Receives Royal Recognition
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 »
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 »
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… Read more »
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… Read more »
The Importance of Branding in Today’s Competitive Frozen Yogurt Market
As the frozen yogurt market becomes ever more crowded competitive, the stronger, more successful brands are the ones that offer distinctive benefits that consumers prefer. Preference translates into a higher willingness to pay and loyalty. How does a frozen yogurt shop define its brand? We asked IFYA’s Packaging and Branding Expert, Andy Lin, to provide… Read more »
Find Out Which Frozen Yogurt Chains are the Largest in IFYA’s Chain Store Count
Every August, the IFYA will provide an update the size (as measured by number of store locations) of the largest frozen yogurt chains. The store counts are based on what’s listed on the chain’s website when available. Stores are constantly closing and opening so keep in mind that store counts are approximate. IFYA’s list of… Read more »
July Froyo Shop Openings & Closings
July was a good month for froyo shop openings, though there were much fewer openings than in June (National Frozen Yogurt Month). We found 58 new froyo shops in 20 countries in July, compared to 87 new froyo shops in 25 countries in June. The United States had the most openings, with fourteen, followed by the Philippines with nine.
Froyo Gives Back, the 2023 Edition
Happy National Frozen Yogurt Month! Every June, we like to recognize socially responsible frozen yogurt shops that give back. This year, we’re recognizing J.P. Licks, Humphry Slocombe, Yo-Chi, Yogurt Mill, Yogurtland, SweetFrog, Yasso, and Surfin’ Spoon.
June 2022 Froyo Shop Openings and Closings
June, aka National Frozen Yogurt Month, was another busy month for froyo shop openings. We found 45 froyo shop openings in 20 countries. In May, we found 42 froyo shop openings. The most openings occurred in the US again (same as in May) with ten, followed by Mexico with six. Llaollao, the largest froyo chain… Read more »