Fro-yo girl here. Fro-yo Girl Speaks turns fifteen today. The blogiversary is the time of year that I reflect on the previous year.
I noticed that froyo shop grand openings, if they occur at all, have been toned down. I’ve been to one official froyo shop grand opening this year, Yogurtland in East Pasadena. The froyo was discounted that day ($0.30/oz), but a few years ago they would have had free froyo during the grand opening.
Several shops changed hands or reopened after remodeling, including Menchie’s in Burbank (closed for remodeling), The Yogurt Shoppe (which took over the Menchie’s location in Santa Monica, Golden Spoon (which took over the Menchie’s location in Newport Beach), and Pinkberry in Beverly Hills (under new ownership).
Froyo vending machines continue to be installed. The iCream showroom in Los Angeles has multiple froyo vending machines, as well as acai and gelato vending machines.
The roster of new froyo products sold in supermarkets this year includes Jolly Llama Half-Dipped Yogurt Bars, Enlightened Greek Yogurt pints, Enlightened Greek Yogurt bars, Gelatys yogurt gelato bars, Cremily French Frozen Yogurt pints, and Cremily French Frozen Yogurt bars. Noosa also released new frozen yoghurt gelato flavors. The theme of most of these new products is lower sugar and being Keto friendly.
This year I also saw a greater number of new froyo spoon designs, stickers, and limited edition cup designs. Prices continue to inch upwards, approaching nearly $0.70 cents an ounce in the Los Angeles area.
I finally tried fried thick yogurt cubes at L2 Tea Club in San Gabriel. The fried yogurt cubes trend started in China and is slowly spreading to other countries like the US, Canada, Singapore, Malaysia, and Australia.
I spotted froyo at some fancier restaurants too. Checker Hall in Highland Park added Greek froyo for the summer menu. Kato, a Michelin star restaurant at The Row in downtown LA that specializes in Taiwanese cuisine, has been serving froyo as part of the tasting menu for years. Froyo isn’t always on the menu, unfortunately.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.
Fro-yo girl here. Froyo shop grand opening celebrations have been rare these days, so I was excited to attend Yogurtland East Pasadena’s grand opening on October 14. During the grand opening, froyo and toppings will be $0.30/oz. The special price will be available all day on October 7. DJ Vicious Lee was also there from 11 AM – 2 PM.
Customers received a giant green Yogurtland spoon and a coupon for 3 oz of free froyo at Yogurtland East Pasadena.
Froyo flavors included Pumpkin Pie and the new Brown Butter Chocolate Chip Cookie froyo. I didn’t see the new topping, mini stroopwafels, though.
* YOGURTLAND: 259 Sierra Madre Villa Ave., Unit 103, Pasadena, CA 91107
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.
Fro-yo girl here. Yogurtland had a soft opening in East Pasadena in late August and now they’re going to have a grand opening celebration on Saturday, October 7.
On October 7, they’re rolling back the price of froyo and toppings to the price Yogurtland first charged, $0.30/oz. The special price will be available all day on October 7. DJ Vicious Lee will also be there from 11 AM – 2 PM.
This is a smaller location with 12 self-serve froyo flavors and toppings for $0.69/oz. The green square tile wall has been replaced with a white tile wall. They also have a neon sign that says Share Love, Joy & Hope.
* YOGURTLAND: 259 Sierra Madre Villa Ave., Unit 103, Pasadena, CA 91107
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.
Fro-yo girl here. I’ve been keeping a close eye on the new Yogurtland in East Pasadena/Hastings Ranch. The Google listing incorrectly said it was open when it hadn’t opened yet. Now Google says the shop will open on Thursday, August 31. We’ll see if it’s true.
* YOGURTLAND: 259 Sierra Madre Villa Ave., Unit 103, Pasadena, CA 91107
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
Looking for more frozen yogurt news, discussion boards, and resources? Check out the International Frozen Yogurt Association website at http://internationalfrozenyogurt.com/. The IFYA is the independent voice of the frozen yogurt industry.
