New Froyo Spoons of 2020

Fro-yo girl here. Froyo spoon collectors, I’ve been tracking the collectible new froyo spoons that were released this year (there weren’t that many because it’s been a tough year) and here’s the short list:

• Yogurtland logo, berry color
• Yogurtland giant spoon, red color
• Menchie’s Spring Sprinkle spoon, yellow color
• Menchie’s Best Friends spoons, Chip, green color
• Menchie’s Best Friends spoons, Menchie, magenta color

The Spring Sprinkle spoon was supposed to be handed out during Menchie’s Hello Sunshine Spring Party. Most locations postponed or cancelled the event due to the COVID-19 outbreak though. There were seven new froyo spoons last year and just four this year. Yogurtland is still handing out giant pink and green spoons for special promotional events like National Spoon Day. 

The giant red Yogurtland spoon was a Valentine's Day promo. It was given out on Valentine's Day with a minimum $10 purchase after 5 PM.

Check out all the fancy froyo spoons on the Pinterest board, Fancy Froyo Spoons.

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

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Menchie’s New How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World Froyo Cups

Fro-yo girl here. Menchie’s has a new cup, inspired by the third movie of the How to Train Your Dragon movie franchise from DreamWorks Animation. I have’t seen the movie and I don’t know anything about the series, but the cups are limited edition. It looks like there’s one design. The cup features two dragons and two human characters.

Froyo cups are okay but froyo spoons are way better because they’re reusable.

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

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Menchie’s Num Noms Starter Pack Now on Sale at Toys R Us

Fro-yo girl here. Menchie’s Sweet Friends Num Noms Starter Pack is now available exclusively at Toys”R”Us. I’m looking at mine now. It comes with:

• Barry (strawberry scented)
• Menchie (vanilla scented) - the only one that looks like froyo
• Mellow (marshmallow scented
• Chip Gloss-up (chocolate scented) - lip gloss
• Mini Menchie’s cup
• Mini Menchie’s spoon that says Num Noms on it

Chip fits into the Menchie’s cup and he can be combined with Barry, Menchie or Mellow to create a froyo mix. The packaging is cute because it has Menchie's friends before the Num Noms transformation.

This is a limited edition starter pack. The Menchie’s Sweet Friends Limited Edition starter pack is available exclusively at Toys"R"Us stores nationwide and online for $9.99.

Be sure to stop by your local Menchies and see the “Smell So Delicious” makeover that offers two exclusive Num Noms-themed limited-edition frozen yogurt cups.

And stay tuned for an announcement later this week of a new IFYA Menchie’s Num Noms contest.

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

Here's the official press release about the Menchie's Num Noms partnership:

MGA ENTERTAINMENT TEAMS UP WITH MENCHIE’S FROZEN YOGURT FOR NATIONWIDE NUM NOMS THEMED PROMOTION BASED ON POPULAR MENCHIE’S CHARACTERS

“Menchie’s Sweet Friends™” Limited Edition Starter Pack Available Now Only at Toys“R”Us®

Van Nuys, CA (July 2017) – Summer is getting a little sweeter as the world’s leading private toy company, MGA Entertainment, Inc. (“MGAE”), and Menchie’s, the nation’s largest self-serve frozen yogurt franchise, partner for a nationwide promotion available only at Toys“R”Us®. Num NomsTM, the hottest collectible with more than 400 characters and 50 smell variations, are launching an exclusive Menchie’s “starter pack” featuring the Menchie’s Sweet Friends including Menchie, Barry, Chip and Mellow.

“We are excited to see our Menchie’s Sweet Friends transformed into collectible, scented Num Noms characters that are sure to make people smile,” said Amit Kleinberger, Menchie’s CEO. “

“Menchie’s stores are colorful, fun and friendly, bringing a smile to every guest in much the same way that Num Noms creates a truly unique and engaging experience for its fans,” added MGAE’s Head of Global Licensing, Juli Boylan. “We’re excited to offer everyone a special way to celebrate summertime with delicious Menchie’s yogurt and a new exclusive Num Noms toy.”

In addition to the launch of the Sweet Friends Limited Edition Starter Pack, approximately 420 Menchie’s stores throughout the United States will get a “Smell so delicious” makeover and offer two exclusive Num Noms-themed limited-edition frozen yogurt cups.

Num Noms, which first launched in the U.S. in December 2015, has continuously delighted millions of children with each new series release. With the newest edition to the franchise being Num Noms Lights, more characters and combinations will be coming to market in summer 2017.

The Sweet Friends Limited Edition starter pack is available exclusively at Toys"R"Us stores nationwide and online beginning July 2017 for $9.99.

To find a Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt location near you, please visit Menchies.com

About Menchie’s Frozen Yogurt

Menchie's creates lasting memories by providing an unparalleled guest experience with a mission to make every guest smile. Menchie's is a world-leader of ensuring best-in-class products and is the ambassador of frozen yogurt quality worldwide. With 550 stores, the franchise has locations open in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, and more. Menchie's expects to celebrate 600 stores in 2017. Guaranteeing happiness in every cup, the brand offers guests premium rotating yogurt flavors and delicious toppings for unlimited combinations in every bite. The proprietary collection is made from the milk of "smiley" California cows, which have not been treated with artificial growth hormones (rBST). Menchie's frozen yogurt contains live and active cultures and has received the Live and Active Culture (LAC) seal indicating its endorsement by the National Yogurt Association. For more information, please visit www.menchies.com. Like Menchie’s on Facebook atwww.Facebook.com/MyMenchies or follow on Twitter and Instagram at www.Twitter.com/MyMenchies andhttps://www.Instagram.com/MyMenchies/.

About Num Noms

A cup full of cuteness and a spoonful of surprise make Num Noms so special. Targeted at girls ages 5–9, the food-themed, scented and super-cute collectibles can be mixed and matched to create flavor fusions. With the ability to mix, match and stack to create super special recipes with more than 400 characters and 50+ scents, kids love to display, trade and collect them all. Each Num and Nom character is full of surprises!

To learn more information about Num Noms, go to http://www.NumNoms.com or to the official Num Noms YouTube, Instagram,Facebook or Twitter pages.

About MGA Entertainment 

MGA Entertainment, a consumer entertainment products company headquartered in Van Nuys, California, manufactures innovative lines of proprietary and licensed products including toys and games, dolls, consumer electronics, home décor, stationery and sporting goods. The MGA family includes award-winning brands such as Little Tikes®, Lalaloopsy™, Project Mc2 ™, Bratz®, Num Noms™, Gel-a-Peel™, and Zapf Creation®. Visit us at www.mgae.com.

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New June Flavors & Chuck Spoons Arrive at Menchie’s Inspired by The Angry Birds Movie

Fro-yo girl here. The last of the new Angry Birds Menchie’s spoon designs was released today. The new spoon features a yellow bird named Chuck. The limited edition spoons are available while supplies last.

I was finally able to try the two new flavors inspired by the Angry Birds Movie for the month of June: Fresh lime mint sorbet and Strawberry Greek.

Strawberry Greek froyo is Matilda’s favorite. It’s a nonfat frozen yogurt made with real strawberries. It seemed thicker than their other flavors. The texture was nicely dense and creamy. The frozen yogurt is sweet and it tastes like strawberries plus you can taste the yogurt flavor. However, I found that the aftertaste was slightly bitter.

Recommended toppings: Strawberries, cheesecake, condensed milk, graham cracker crumbs

Fresh lime mint sorbet is the Piggies’ favorite. Though I’m usually not a fan of sorbets, I do like lime and mint, especially together. The Fresh lime mint sorbet tastes mostly like lime and I like lime – but where’s the mint?

Recommended toppings: Condensed milk, graham cracker crumbs, mochi

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.

Froyo Souvenirs: FroyoWorld Spoons, Cups from Yogorino and Chillbox Froyo Souvenirs: FroyoWorld Spoons, Cups from Yogorino and Chillbox

Fro-yo girl here. My favorite souvenir is a cute froyo spoon and I brought a couple back from a recent visit to the East Coast. I finally have FroyoWorld Elfy spoons!!!

I also picked up a Yogorino cup (the design is different now, with a slightly wavy bottom), FroyoWorld cup and cup divider, and Chillbox box and cup.

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.

Menchie’s New Alvin & the Chipmunks: Road Chip Promotion, Holiday Flavors, Holiday Spoon

Fro-yo girl here. Menchie’s has partnered with 20th Century Fox for the new holiday movie, Alvin and the Chipmunks: The Road Chip. Alvin and friends have inspired new Menchie’s cups, spoons, promotions and holiday flavors.

New goodies arrived yesterday at Menchie’s locations. New flavors will launch throughout the holiday season. There’s a new topping too: Chocolate dipped cherries.

New flavors (launch date):

• Chocolate Mint Crème made with Andes Mints (Nov. 1): Tastes just like the Andes mint candy, so there’s a strong mint flavor. Recommended toppings: anything chocolate, Andes Mints, almonds
• Spiced Gingerbread Cookie (Nov. 1): Made with real ginger cookies. I could taste mild spices but not the cookies. It didn’t have a strong gingerbread taste. Recommended toppings: nuts, graham cracker crumbs, Cool Whip
• Southern Pecan Pie (Nov. 16)
• Holiday Eggnog (Dec. 1)
• Dark Chocolate Cherry Brownie (Dec. 1)
• Fresh Baked Oatmeal Raisin Cookie (Dec. 16)

The new limited time only cups feature Alvin and his friends, Simon and Theodore, wearing Santa hats. The new limited time only red spoons feature Alvin in a Santa hat.

There’s a holiday gift card promotion. For every $25 Menchie’s gift card purchased, receive a $5 bonus Alvin and the Chipmunks Menchie’s gift card.

Menchie's associates have Alvin and the Chipmunk t-shirts - cute.

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.

Menchie’s Complete Set of PAN Cups, Neverland Adventure Sweepstakes

Fro-yo girl here. I don’t collect froyo cups the way I collect froyo spoons, but when I see a cute cup or learn about a collectible, limited time only cup design, I will add to my froyo cup collection.

Menchie’s new PAN froyo cups are inspired by Warner Bros. Pictures’ and RatPac-Dune Entertainment’s new live action movie, PAN. They’ve issued four exclusive designs, each featuring a character from the movie: Peter Pan, Captain Blackbeard, Hook and Tiger Lily, as well as scenes from the movie. Each character also has a feature flavor, aka the Flavors of Neverland. All the character cups should be available at your participating Menchie’s while supplies last.

The newest flavor belongs to Captain Hook. Hook’s Jolly Roger Raspberry Tart “will be making waves from September 11th to September 20th with flavors of blue raspberry that are as mildly tart as Hook himself.” I’ve had the Blue Raspberry Tart flavor before (it was renamed for the promotion) and liked it. It reminds me of the Blue Raspberry ICEEs and Slurpees that I grew up with (didn’t notice my tongue turning blue though) but more mild because of the creamy addition of yogurt. It’s not as refreshing as an icy ICEE but it’s more substantial.

Recommended toppings: white chocolate chips, raspberries, blueberries, popping boba, mochi

The last featured PAN flavor is Tiger Lily’s Tropical Mango Sorbet (available Sept. 21-30).

Remember to pick up the limited edition spoon of Neverland while you’re at Menchie’s; it features a sword-wielding Menchie.

The Neverland Adventure Sweepstakes is your chance to win a pair of passes to an advanced screening of the movie, PAN. Enter at http://www.menchies.com/pansweepstakes

The sweepstakes ends at 11:59 PM EST on September 25.

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.