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)
- Abyss Yogurt, inside Abyss Market, Valley Village
- Cool Spot, Brentwood (froyo truck)
- Easy Breezy, Los Gatos
- Golden Spoon, Valencia (Northpark)
- Joy Sedona, Lake Balboa
- K&J Froyo & Kafe, Hanford
- Lizzy’s Premium Frozen Yogurt, Desert Hot Springs
- Never Better Frozen Yogurt, Lake Elsinore
- NuYo, Blue Oaks, West Roseville
- Sprinkles on Top, Elk Grove
- Sweet Spot, Escalon
- Tuttimelon, Fairfield
- Waffie & Yogie, Long Beach
- Yogurt Mill, Modesto (froyo truck)
- Yogurt Stop, Walnut Creek
- Yogurtland, Fresno – El Paseo
- Yogurtland, Palmdale - East Ave.
- Yogurtland, Madera
- Yogurtland, Pixley
Not a Froyo Shop but Serves Froyo
- Active Culture, Long Beach
- Amazon Go, Whittier
- Amazon Go, Woodland Hills
- Anita Gelato, Tarzana
- Jayna Gyro, Sacramento
- K Street, Oakland
- Loop Market, Sacramento
- Nick the Greek, Daly City (Gellert)
- Nick the Greek, Elk Grove
- Nick the Greek, Foster City
- Nick the Greek, Fresno
- Nick the Greek, Novato
- Nick the Greek, Roseville - Fountains
- Nick the Greek, San Francisco
- Nick the Greek, Santa Rosa
- Nick the Greek, Vacaville
- Nick the Greek, Walnut Creek
- Souvla, Dogpatch, San Francisco
- Sweetie’s Ice Cream Shop, Santa Barbara
- Valley Swirl, Los Angeles (moved)
Vending Machines
- Pinkberry, Cabazon, Palm Springs
- Pinkberry, Westfield Santa Anita, Arcadia
- Pinkberry, Topanga, Canoga Park
- Pinkberry, Oaks Mall, Thousand Oaks
- Pinkberry, Beverly Center, Los Angeles
- Pinkberry, Ontario International Airport, Terminal 2
- Pinkberry, Ontario International Airport, Terminal 4
- 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 café 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
- JoJo’s Yogurt, Clovis
- Menchie's, Fremont
- Tutti Frutti Canyon Country, Santa Clarita
- Urban Yogurt, Shingle Springs
- Waffie & Yogie, Long Beach
Closings
- Big Spoon, Roseville
- Cherry Chill, Ontario
- Go Crazy, Concord
- Hogi Yogi, Redlands
- Menchie’s South Pasadena
- Menchie's, Santa Maria
- Mickey’s Yogurt, Riverside
- Owl’s Ice Cream, Porter Ranch
- PennyLane, Campbell
- Riyo Yogurt, Lotus
- Tutti Frutti, Buena Park
- Tutti Frutti, North Hills
- Tutti Frutti, Piedmont, Oakland
- Valley Swirl, Los Angeles (moved)
- YoFrutti, Moorpark
- Yogurt Creations, Santa Maria
- Yogurt World USA, Petaluma
- Yogurtland, Santa Ana – Main Place Mall
- Yogurtland, Brentwood
- Yogurtland, Burbank - Downtown
- 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
- Beary Bliss, Big Bear Lake
- Menchie's, Burbank (moved)
- Nick the Greek, Berkeley
- Nick the Greek, Folsom
- Nick the Greek, Hayward
- Nick the Greek, Hollister
- Nick the Greek, Marin
- Nick the Greek, Monterey
- Nick the Greek, Mountain View
- Nick the Greek, Natomas
- Nick the Greek, Oakland
- Nick the Greek, Palo Alto
- Nick the Greek, Sacramento
- Nick the Greek, Salinas
- Nick the Greek, Sonoma
- Nick the Greek, Stockton
- Nick the Greek, Tracy
- Pinkberry, Manteca (1st drive-thru)
- Souvla, Larkspur
- 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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