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International frozen yogurt chain Yogen Früz has Georgia on its mind with a master franchise agreement that will bring 10 stores to the Peach State over the next few years. The agreement with Atlanta-based LB Yogurt LLC is the third U.S. development contract signed by Yogen Früz in the last month and the sixth since mid-2007, marking the first phase of an expansion into the U.S.

“Georgia is a key point on our U.S. road map, and LB Yogurt will be a strong territory developer as well as a strong ambassador for our brand,� said Aaron Serruya, President of Yogen Früz. “At the same time, as our third master franchise announcement in a month, this agreement shows the power of the frozen yogurt space in general and the Yogen Früz experience in the space in particular. We may be selling the big chill, but the market is red-hot.�

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Yogen Früz has announced that it has signed a master franchise agreement with Miami-based Frozen Guy LLC that will bring 21 stores to South Florida over the next eight years. Yogen Fruz has granted exclusive development rights to Frozen Guy LLC for all of South Florida below the Tampa-St. Petersburg area, including Palm Beach, Broward and Miami-Dade counties.

“South Florida has ideal demographics for frozen yogurt stores, not to mention the kind of weather where frozen treats are appealing year-round. This area was therefore a major target for our development efforts,� said Aaron Serruya, President of Yogen Früz. “This agreement is an important step in our plans to lead the frozen yogurt category in the U.S. and we are fortunate to have the Frozen Guy LLC group help us focus on growth in this area.�

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Yogen Früz announced plans to open 16 stores in the Virginia and Washington, D.C. areas through a master franchise agreement with Raleigh, North Carolina-based YF Atlantic LLC. Plans are underway to secure the area’s first locations in Arlington, Alexandria, Chevy Chase, Fairfax, Tyson’s Corner, Washington DC’s East End, West End and Georgetown. The first location is expected to open early next year.

The contract marks the first for Yogen Früz in the eastern U.S. and the fifth master franchise agreement signed for the U.S. since mid-2007 as part of the company’s entry into the U.S. market. The first two U.S. stores opened last month in suburban Chicago’s Woodfield Shopping Center and San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center, with up to 1,000 U.S. outlets planned by 2018.

All stores feature Yogen Früz’s “Blend It� create-your-own frozen yogurt/fruit blends, mixed in the company’s proprietary machines while customers watch. Customers also have a “Top It� option consisting of plain yogurt with a choice of 18 toppings from fruit to granola, carob chips and Cap’n Crunch. Other menu items include dairy and non-dairy smoothies, fresh fruit cups, and parfait-style breakfast yogurt layered with fresh berries.

“We have a strategic road map for our U.S. expansion, and we are focusing on major metropolitan areas because they are the tastemakers for the country. The greater D.C. area was one of our top priorities,� said Aaron Serruya, President of Yogen Früz. “This agreement is therefore an important building block in our plan to make Yogen Früz the frozen yogurt brand of choice in the U.S. We are fortunate to be able to partner up with a strong group that will help us penetrate some parts of the eastern U.S.�

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San Francisco’s Embarcadero Center is normally inhabited by a group of conventional business professionals who traditionally do not get caught up in anything particularly of the moment.

Yet today, on a Friday afternoon when most of these members of the Bay Area’s creative class quietly slip away from the office and head out for an early start to the weekend, something strange is happening.

There is an excitement building throughout Embarcadero, as today is not your average day. What could it possibly be that would get a rise out of these careerists by the waterfront?

Simply put, America’s froyo frenzy is about to land right here in the Bay Area as San Francisco enters the yogurt phenomenon. Trendy, tart frozen yogurt touches down in San Fran as the global leading non-fat low calorie chain known as “Yogen Fruz� opens its first store on the west coast of the United States.

Yogen Fruz successfully launches in the USA, with legions of its international fans plus hordes of new converts to its Blend It or Top It froyo flavor, officially entering the frozen yogurt wars which is increasingly gripping America.

On this day, it is the official grand opening of a quintessentially modern dessert shop. Yogen Fruz unveils a refreshingly hip, contemporary look & feel, highlighted by an ultra cool “u� which may be the cutest new logo seen in these parts for quite some time.

Invitations were sent out to frozen yogurt fans, inviting people in the know to “Come and experience what the world is talking about� and they came, in droves. According to building security, Yogen Fruz’s grand opening in San Francisco was lined up deep for over 7 hours straight, and it’s been close to that way ever since.

The word of the day, “yummy�!

More photos available on Flickr in the Yogen Fruz Group pool! 

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