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Frozen Yogurt Chains Show No Signs of Melting
With Summer heating up, Nation's Restaurant News reports that many of frozen yogurt's top chains are gearing up for some rather chilly competition. This month, Pinkberry announced it has received an additional $9 million from investors, and plans to open 35 stores in the Middle East as well as expand domestically. Meanwhile, top competitor Red Mango has grand plans of its own — to launch 550 locations over the next five years, and at least 40 new domestic stores this year in states such as Texas.
Yummy Links: From Margaritas to Tom Colicchio
- A simple tip for keeping your blended margarita colder longer. — Chow
- Speaking of margaritas, here are ten unique flavors to experiment with. — Hostess with the Mostess
- Pinkberry, the frozen yogurt chain, announces plans to expand in the Bay Area and the Middle East.
Custom Blends: Frozen Yogurt's Newest Trend?
If the new pomegranate flavors from Pinkberry and Red Mango don't do it for you, consider this: what if you had an endless number of flavors to choose from?
High-tech blending processes may be the next big wave in the frozen-yogurt trend. That's what I discovered when I visited the San Francisco outpost of Yogen Früz, a fro-yo chain with a high-tech yogurt concept.
For Red Mango and Pinkberry, It's Pomegranate War
Last Thursday, frozen yogurt chain Red Mango announced that it would be partnering with pomegranate juice pioneer, POM Wonderful, to debut its first new flavor, Pomegranate by POM Wonderful.
But someone else had the same idea: Red Mango's biggest rival, cult favorite Pinkberry. New York magazine's food blog first reported that the rival chain's pomegranate flavor is slated to hit stores Nov.
Pinkberry and Red Mango Go Head to Head in Ad Wars
Green tea frozen yogurt may be cool, but the war between frozen yogurt chains Red Mango and Pinkberry is heating up. Only weeks after Pinkberry hired branding firm Bulldog Drummond, archrival Red Mango has cut a seven-figure deal with the Richards Group ad agency.In the past two years, a new kind of frozen yogurt has exploded in major American cities by way of Asia. The tart, icy treat with fruit, mochi, and cereal-flake toppings quickly gained a cult following.
Meet SoGreen, San Francisco's Frozen Yogurt Darling
New York has Tasti D-lite, Los Angeles has Pinkberry, and finally San Francisco has jumped on the frozen-yogurt bandwagon with the opening of SoGreen. Like it's counterparts, SoGreen uses real yogurt with active cultures that can help with digestion and boosting the immune system. The hot spot opened literally downstairs from our office, so a bunch of us recently took a froyo field trip.Freeze! It's Another Frozen Yogurt Quiz!
I'll eat just about any sweet, frozen treat, from gelato to Dr. Pepper popsicles. But frozen yogurt has the added bonus of being low-fat and trendy!
Yummy Links: From Alton Brown to Pinkberry
- Alton Brown talks about his next big career move. — Chow
- Remember the award winning peanut butter cookies? Here they are recreated from scratch.
Yummy Link: Goodbye pinkberry, Hello Red Mango
Love pinkberry yogurt? How about Red Mango yogurt. They started the yogurt revival and are opening their first store in the US this summer.
Kirsten Dunst Loves pinkberry, But Will You?
In case you haven't heard, "real" frozen yogurt is all the rage now. In fact it's so hot that there's not one, but two franchises that cater to the new trend. FitSugar wrote about the differences between the two celebrity hotspots, and it seems like Kirsten Dunst prefers pinkberry.
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