Tuesday, December 27, 2022

2022 California Froyo Shop Openings & Closings



Fro-yo girl here. It's been an interesting year for froyo in California. While froyo shops continued to deal with rising costs and supply shortages, the number of non-froyo shops offering froyo seemed to be higher than ever, thanks to froyo vending machines (iCream partnered with Pinkberry) and Nick the Greek. Amazon Go opened three shops in Southern California, two of which offer self-serve Pinkberry froyo.

I tried to keep track of any place that serves froyo in soft serve form, including restaurants, convenience stores, pop-ups, froyo trucks and trailers, vending machines, and more. As usual, it's easier to find out about openings since many places close quietly, without making any announcement. 

Froyo Shop Openings (Includes Froyo Trucks)

  1. Abyss Yogurt, inside Abyss Market, Valley Village
  2. Cool Spot, Brentwood (froyo truck)
  3. Easy Breezy, Los Gatos
  4. Golden Spoon, Valencia (Northpark)
  5. Joy Sedona, Lake Balboa
  6. K&J Froyo & Kafe, Hanford
  7. Lizzy’s Premium Frozen Yogurt, Desert Hot Springs 
  8. Never Better Frozen Yogurt, Lake Elsinore
  9. NuYo, Blue Oaks, West Roseville
  10. Sprinkles on Top, Elk Grove
  11. Sweet Spot, Escalon
  12. Tuttimelon, Fairfield
  13. Waffie & Yogie, Long Beach
  14. Yogurt Mill, Modesto (froyo truck)
  15. Yogurt Stop, Walnut Creek
  16. Yogurtland, Fresno – El Paseo 
  17. Yogurtland, Palmdale - East Ave.
  18. Yogurtland, Madera
  19. Yogurtland, Pixley


Not a Froyo Shop but Serves Froyo

  1. Active Culture, Long Beach
  2. Amazon Go, Whittier 
  3. Amazon Go, Woodland Hills 
  4. Anita Gelato, Tarzana
  5. Jayna Gyro, Sacramento
  6. K Street, Oakland
  7. Loop Market, Sacramento
  8. Nick the Greek, Daly City (Gellert)
  9. Nick the Greek, Elk Grove
  10. Nick the Greek, Foster City
  11. Nick the Greek, Fresno
  12. Nick the Greek, Novato
  13. Nick the Greek, Roseville - Fountains
  14. Nick the Greek, San Francisco
  15. Nick the Greek, Santa Rosa
  16. Nick the Greek, Vacaville
  17. Nick the Greek, Walnut Creek
  18. Souvla, Dogpatch, San Francisco
  19. Sweetie’s Ice Cream Shop, Santa Barbara
  20. Valley Swirl, Los Angeles (moved)


Vending Machines

  1. Pinkberry, Cabazon, Palm Springs
  2. Pinkberry, Westfield Santa Anita, Arcadia
  3. Pinkberry, Topanga, Canoga Park
  4. Pinkberry, Oaks Mall, Thousand Oaks
  5. Pinkberry, Beverly Center, Los Angeles
  6. Pinkberry, Ontario International Airport, Terminal 2
  7. Pinkberry, Ontario International Airport, Terminal 4
  8. Pinkberry, Pacific View Mall, Ventura
That's a total of 46 new places that serve froyo: 18 new froyo shops (including two froyo trucks), 20 non-froyo shops, and 8 froyo vending machines. In 2021, I found 26 new places that started serving froyo, including 15 new froyo shops, 10 non-froyo shops that serve froyo, plus one existing cafĂ© that added froyo. That's a lot more in 2022 vs. 2021. 

I didn’t count the rebranded froyo businesses or the ones under new ownership, but I did try to track both.

Name Change/Rebranded

  • U Top It Subs & Sweets, Ukiah (moved, changed name from U Top It)


New Ownership

  1. JoJo’s Yogurt, Clovis
  2. Menchie's, Fremont
  3. Tutti Frutti Canyon Country, Santa Clarita
  4. Urban Yogurt, Shingle Springs
  5. Waffie & Yogie, Long Beach


Closings

  1. Big Spoon, Roseville
  2. Cherry Chill, Ontario
  3. Go Crazy, Concord
  4. Hogi Yogi, Redlands
  5. Menchie’s South Pasadena
  6. Menchie's, Santa Maria
  7. Mickey’s Yogurt, Riverside
  8. Owl’s Ice Cream, Porter Ranch
  9. PennyLane, Campbell
  10. Riyo Yogurt, Lotus
  11. Tutti Frutti, Buena Park
  12. Tutti Frutti, North Hills
  13. Tutti Frutti, Piedmont, Oakland
  14. Valley Swirl, Los Angeles (moved)
  15. YoFrutti, Moorpark
  16. Yogurt Creations, Santa Maria
  17. Yogurt World USA, Petaluma
  18. Yogurtland, Santa Ana – Main Place Mall
  19. Yogurtland, Brentwood
  20. Yogurtland, Burbank - Downtown
  21. Yogurtland, Whittier
As for froyo shop closings, I found twenty-one this year (and some weren't technically froyo shops, but I grouped them together since most were froyo shops). Three Yogurtland locations closed in Southern California and two Menchie's locations. One Yogurtland location closed in Northern California. In 2021, I found 45 closings, including 8 Menchie’s locations, 2 Pinkberry locations, 4 Tutti Frutti locations, and 6 Yogurtland locations. 

And more froyo is on the way. I found 20 places listed as opening soon.


Coming soon

  1. Beary Bliss, Big Bear Lake
  2. Menchie's, Burbank (moved)
  3. Nick the Greek, Berkeley
  4. Nick the Greek, Folsom
  5. Nick the Greek, Hayward
  6. Nick the Greek, Hollister
  7. Nick the Greek, Marin
  8. Nick the Greek, Monterey
  9. Nick the Greek, Mountain View
  10. Nick the Greek, Natomas
  11. Nick the Greek, Oakland
  12. Nick the Greek, Palo Alto
  13. Nick the Greek, Sacramento
  14. Nick the Greek, Salinas
  15. Nick the Greek, Sonoma
  16. Nick the Greek, Stockton
  17. Nick the Greek, Tracy
  18. Pinkberry, Manteca (1st drive-thru)
  19. Souvla, Larkspur
  20. Yoba, Ontario

Since I find out about openings and closings after publishing my post, I’ll keep updating this post. Did I miss any openings or closings? Let me know.

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

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