Fro-yo girl here. What was my best-looking swirl of self-serve froyo in 2024? I looked at all the pictures of every cup of froyo that I consumed in 2024.
There was a clear winner this year: the cup of strawberry lemonade froyo that I swirled at the Pinkberry in Burbank, California. I didn’t add the toppings myself because that wasn’t allowed, but I’m considering the froyo swirl alone. It’s symmetric and tapers nicely, with an upright point at the top.
My most viewed cup of froyo was one that I didn’t swirl, from Souvla on Valencia St. in San Francisco. It had 310 views on Pinterest. My first froyo was a cone of Peanut Butter Prana vegan froyo from Yoga-urt in Glendale, CA.
Of the 153 cups and cones of froyo that I consumed in 2024, 52% were self-serve, 26% were counter-serve, and 21% were pre-packs; 88% were dairy and 12% were non-dairy; 89% had one flavor and 11% had more than one flavor. In 2023, 50% of my froyo cups and cones were self-serve, 13% partial serve, 32% counter-serve, 1% machine-served, and 4% pre-packed. In 2023, 84% of my froyo cups and cones featured one flavor and 85% of my froyo cups and cones were dairy-based froyo.
Yogurtland finally got rid of partial-serve and remodeled multiple locations. More Yogurtland locations have pre-packs now.
You can see every cup and cone of froyo that I consumed on my Pinterest board, 2024 Froyo Consumed by Me.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. I’ve looked at all the froyo cups and cones that I consumed this year and found my best looking self-swirl. My best looking swirl happened during my first visit to the new Easy Breezy in Los Gatos. I chose three flavors, vanilla bean gelato, plain tart froyo, and vegan strawberry breeze and added different toppings to each. The proportions of froyo are about equal and the toppings are neatly placed. Yum!
I’ve had 145 cups (and cones) of froyo this year, more than last year’s 134 cups but less than the 153 cups in 2020. My first cup of froyo this year was True Tahini from Yoga-urt in Echo Park (the froyo is naturally sweetened with no sugar added, vegan, organic, and Mr. Froyo’s favorite). My last cup was the plain froyo at Anita Gelato. They opened this year in Tarzana.
Of the 145 cups/cones of froyo, 60% were self-serve (or in some cases, partial serve). A few places that were self-serve still don’t allow customers to add their own toppings (e.g., Yogurtland Eagle Rock, Yogurtland Burbank) but most are back to self-serve froyo and self-serve toppings. In 2021, only 31% of my cups were self-serve and in 2020 that number was 23%.
I’m a big fan of getting just one froyo flavor per visit. This year, 88% of my cups had one flavor. Last year, 90% of my cups had a single flavor. I’m consistent! Eight-one percent of my cups had were dairy-based in 2022 compared to 26% in 2021 and 25% in 2020.
You can see every cup of froyo that I consumed on my Pinterest board.
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. Well, it’s the last week of the year and I looked at all the cups of froyo that I had this year. I’m not done eating froyo this year but I’ll probably only have two or three more cups this year.
I’ve had 134 cups of froyo this year (well, some of those were pints) which is down from my 153 cups in 2020. My first froyo cup of the year was at Pinkberry Los Feliz; yes, it was original tart.
My best-looking froyo swirl in 2021 was a cup of New York cheesecake froyo with chocolate shell, cheesecake bites, graham cracker dust, Heath and raspberries from Menchie’s in Redondo Beach, CA. I chose more toppings than usual and placed them nicely around and on my swirl of froyo.
I didn’t have as many opportunities to produce a lovely swirl, since many self-serve shops switched to full service for at least part of the year; 59% of my cups were swirled by a froyo shop employee. In 2020, 76% of my cups were swirled by a froyo shop employee.
Eighty-eight percent of my cups in 2021 featured one flavor. Last year, 90% of my cups had a single flavor. Twenty-six percent of my 2021 cups were non-dairy compared to 25% in 2020. I’m so consistent! My percentages were almost identical to 2019 too.
You can see every cup that I consumed in 2021 on my Pinterest board.
You know you love me. X0 X0, fro-yo girl.
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Fro-yo girl here. The year and decade are almost over. I might have another froyo or two but I doubt I’ll achieve a nicer looking swirl. Without further ado, my best froyo swirl of the year is a cup of peanut butter froyo with Nutter Butters and peanut butter chips, swirled on March 18 at Yogurtland Alhambra, CA. The froyo looks smooth and creamy and the full-looking swirl tapers and peaks upward slightly for a nice effect. I wish peanut butter froyo were available more often at Yogurtland. Those peanut butter chips were so good too.
This year, I consumed 160 cups of frozen yogurt (or froyo alternatives), compared to 155 cups in 2018. My first cup was from Yoga-urt in Glendale, CA. My first cup that I swirled myself was at Menchie’s Valley Village, CA (the best Menchie’s location).
I also like to look at flavors and toppings that I selected. I found the following:
- Self-swirled (64%) of cups vs not swirled by me (36%). This was exactly the same as last year. Interesting!
- Single flavor (91%) vs. more than one flavor (9%). I definitely like to enjoy one flavor per cup. If I do opt for more than one flavor, I like to have the swirls side by side vs. swirled together.
- Dairy (76%) vs. non-dairy (24%). I thought I had non-dairy more often but I still love dairy.
You can see every cup that I consumed on Pinterest: https://www.pinterest.com/froyogirl/2019-froyo-consumed-by-me/
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.
