Full Set of Yogurtland Nintendo Spoons

Fro-yo girl here. Now that all the Yogurtland Nintendo froyo spoon designs have been released, here’s the picture of all five spoons: Princess Peach, Mario, Bowser, Luigi and Yoshi. My froyo spoon collection is happy.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Yogurtland & Nintendo Game On New Flavor: Koopa Troopa’s Lemon Cupcake & New Luigi Spoon

Fro-yo girl here. The latest Nintendo inspired flavor arrives in Yogurtland stores today, Koopa Troopa’s Lemon Cupcake. Of all the Nintendo Yogurtland flavors, this and Dragon Berry Tart were the ones that I was the most looking forward to trying. I love lemon flavors like Tweety’s Lemon Cream Cookie (Yogurtland Looney Tunes 2013) and Lemon Lime Pinkberry.

* Koopa Troopa’s Lemon Cupcake: “Straight from Koopa Village, this dessert combines the sweet, creamy flavors of lemon zest, gourmet cake and buttercream frosting for a bakery treat no Koopa Troopa would resist.” It’s non-fat and has vanilla wafers in it. If you like sweet lemon chiffon cake, you’ll probably enjoy this sweet, creamy flavor. I love the zesty tang of lemons and that was absent here.

Recommended toppings: Pineapple, coconut, mochi, granola, Nilla wafers

Today was also the first day for a new Yogurtland Nintendo spoon design, Luigi’s green froyo spoon.

Koopa Troopa’s Lemon Cupcake is available while supplies last. Mark your calendar for the next and last new Nintendo flavor, Luigi’s White Chocolate Pistachio, which will be released on August 26.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Yogurtland Chino Hills Nintendo Launch Party/Guest Appreciation Event

Fro-yo girl here. I’m back from today’s Yogurtland Chino Hills Nintendo Launch Party/Guest Appreciation event. It was my first time at the Yogurtland in Chino Hills and I have to say that I’m very impressed. The people in and around Chino Hills are lucky to have such a well-run Yogurtland with a franchisee who really cares about his customers.

The day started with the VIP Platinum Card Holder Event. The doors opened earlier than usual at 10:30 AM. Platinum card holders with RSVPs received a cup of free froyo to fill up as much as they desired and a VIP Yogurtland gift bag. The gift bag contained many gifts, including a full set of the Nintendo Yogurtland spoons (even the ones that haven’t been released yet!!!), a Mario fan, Yogurtland water bottle, Yogurtland bracelet/wristband, Yogurtland lanyard and a dozen Yogurtland coupons. Ten of the coupons featured 10 different designs, one for each of the characters being featured in the Game On Nintendo promotion.

This wasn’t the first platinum card event at Yogurtland Chino Hills. The owner had a party for VIP platinum card holders two years ago (partnering with Charming Charlie), followed by a black tie event last year. He’s planning another platinum card holder event for this September. Other YL locations should learn from YL Chino Hills and show some extra love to their platinum card holders.

I wasn’t able to stay for the entire event (it’s all day) but here’s the schedule (there’s still time to go).

• 12 PM – 3 PM: $5 unlimited cup, first 100 people in line get a free gift
• 3 PM – 9 PM: Prize wheel
• 5 PM – 8 PM: Face painter
• 6 PM – 10 PM: $5 unlimited cup, first 100 people in line get a free gift

Nintendo costume contest: Come dressed in your best Mario or Luigi costume for your chance to win Yogurtland and Nintendo prizes.

Be sure to visit the Yogurtland Chino Hills Facebook page to see pictures from the event, including the costume contest winners.

P.S. If you’re not a Yogurtland Chino Hills Platinum Card holder yet, you should be.

Thanks Yogurtland Chino Hills for the invite and for making it such a special event!

* YOGURTLAND: The Commons, 4505 Chino Hills Pkwy, Chino Hills, CA 91709

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Yogurtland & Nintendo Game On New Spoon & New Flavor: Yoshi’s Honeydew & Yoshi Spoon

Fro-yo girl here. There’s a new Nintendo froyo flavor at Yogurtland stores today: Yoshi’s Honeydew. According to the flavor card, “Honeydew melons are sweet, juicy, delicious and packed with vitamin C, just like Yoshi’s creamy honeydew flavor yogurt.” Yoshi’s Honeydew froyo is non-fat, gluten free and vitamin C fortified.

* Yoshi’s Honeydew: The yogurt was very thick and creamy (and yes, it’s non-fat). It does taste like honeydew melon (and the honeydew flavor is strong, there wasn’t any natural tangy yogurt flavor) and it’s sweet but it had a bitter gum like aftertaste that might have been the guar gum. It’s also strange to experience a creamy, rich honeydew dessert. Maybe a sorbet would have been better? Multiple people told me that they really like the Yoshi's Honeydew so it could just be my sensitivity to guar gum. Recommended toppings: Popping boba, honeydew, mochi

The new green Yoshi spoons are adorable. The spoon only shows part of Yoshi.

Yoshi’s Honeydew is available while supplies last. The next new flavor is Goomba’s Iced Coffee which comes out on July 22.

You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.

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Yogurtland & Nintendo Game On Launch Party, New Flavors

Fro-yo girl here. The newest Yogurtland promotion, Yogurtland & Nintendo Game On, started today. I don’t play Nintendo games like Mario Kart 7 and New Super Mario Bros. 2, but I’m still excited about the new Nintendo character spoons and flavors. Nintendo is promoting its 3DS games for their hand-held systems and reaching families in a new way.

Yogurtland CSUF (the first Yogurtland location, by Cal State Fullerton) had a launch party today with photo opps, free froyo for the first 50 guests and a prize wheel (customers can spin the wheel all day today). Yogurtland associates had red Nintendo t-shirts and hats. There wasn’t any Yogurtland/Nintendo merchandise for sale.

There are ten Nintendo inspired flavors during the promotion, with release dates indicated.

• Mario’s Chocolate Gelato (July 1): “What better way for Mario to fuel up than with this decadent chocolate gelato. We combined real chocolate, rich cocoa, and a hint of vanilla for a creamy blend of chocolatey goodness.” The gelato has live and active cultures. It was creamy and rich…tasted like a fudgsicle. Recommended toppings: Cap’n Crunch or Cinnamon Toast Crunch, chocolate chips
• Bowser’s Dragon Berry Tart (July 1): “Real dragon fruit, raspberries and blueberries come together to create a lightly tart, vitamin C packed treat. Even Bowser can’t say no to this berry refreshing flavor.” I can see why Bowser likes this flavor; it’s really fruity. Raspberries and blueberries are some of my favorite berries. You can see bits of fruit in the mix. It’s creamy, tangy and berry flavorful. Recommended toppings: Berries, blueberry puree, popping boba
• Toad’s Rocky Road (July 8)
• Yoshi’s Honeydew (July 15)
• Goomba’s Iced Coffee (July 22)
• Princess Peach Tart (July 29)
• Donkey Kong Banana Cream (August 5)
• Shy Guy’s Pineapple Lime Coconut Sorbet (August 12)
• Koopa Troopa’s Lemon Cupake (August 19)
• Luigi’s White Chocolate Pistachio (August 26)

The new cup design features five Nintendo characters that also have their own character spoons: Mario, Luigi, Princess Peach, Yoshi and Bowser. The first two spoons released belong to Mario (red) and Bowser (yellow). There was a new topping: red, white and blue star shaped candies called Starzmania.

Fans of Nintendo and Yogurtland can also enter a sweepstakes with cool prizes, including the Wii Usystem and one year of free frozen yogurt. Enter at yogurt-land.com. By entering the contest, fans are also eligible for instant giveaways, including unlimited frozen yogurt cups, Wii U and Nintendo 3DS games, as well as shiny new Nintendo 3DS systems that come with one game.

The promotion runs from July 1 – September 8.

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.