This February we have an all new flavür for you to fall in madly lüv with.
Introducing Lychee Pear this yummy flavür inspired by the Lunar New Year is sure to become your new favourite!
*Available for a limited time only, beginning February 1st, 2016*
Happy National Frozen Yogurt Day! Enjoy double the fun with double the points!
Offer is valid on Saturday, February 6th 2016 ONLY. No rain checks. No cash value. Offer is only available to fruz®Nation members.
You may also enter by emailing: marketing@yogenfruz.com
OR Mailing your entry to:
Yogen Fruz Canada Inc.
Attn: Marketing
210 Shields Court
Markham, ON L3R 8V2
The winner will also be featured across all our social media and website, have their cup put into production and used at stores across Canada, the United States of America and Puerto Rico, be given keepsake version of their cup design and receive a swag bag full of goodies and gifts!
We are accepting submissions until April 29th, 2016.
For full contest terms and conditions, please visit and read:
www.yogenfruz.com/designed-by-u-terms-conditions
on’t forget to include hashtag, #YFDesignedByÜ in order to be entered!
Good Luck Früz Nation Designers!
These flavours are sure to excite and tantalize your taste buds! Refreshing and light, just in time for the warmer weather.
Visit our website to find a location near you and try them both today!
http://www.yogenfruz.com/storelocator/
*Available for a limited time only, beginning April 1st, 2016*
We Support Autism, LIGHT IT UP BLUE!
World Autism Awareness Day (WAAD), observed on April 2, was adopted by the United Nations in 2007 to shine a bright light on autism as a growing global health priority. Every year on World Autism Awareness Day, Autism Speaks celebrates its international “Light It Up Blue” campaign. Thousands of iconic landmarks, skyscrapers, schools, businesses and homes across the globe unite by shining bright blue lights in honor of the millions of individuals and families affected by autism. Individuals everywhere wear blue in honor of our community.
Light It Up Blue
Visit: LIGHT IT UP BLUE for more details or to donate.
We lüv Kale, the leafy green superfood
Kale is a dark, leafy, and curly green packed with vitamins and nutrients. It is so versatile and can be served raw or cooked. Here are 5 reasons why Ü should definitely include this yummy veggie in your diet:
With our new Kale-lify boost, it’s so easy to add greens to your regular smoothie order.
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August is already here and as we prep for the cooler weather and start thinking about back to school
We are pleased to announce our partnership with DeFrancesco Racing Drivers Devlin and Lachlan DeFrancesco!! This is an exciting new partnership, as the DeFrancesco brothers are on their path to becoming Canada’s next great athletes. Not only that, but they both profile as young and dynamic individuals who suit the brand well through their active and healthy lifestyles! We couldn’t be more happy and look forward to all the races ahead! For real time updates from DFR Racing and Devlin DeFrancesco live trackside, follow them on twitter at @DFR_USA and @DevlinDoo! Don’t forget to follow us too … @YogenFruz 
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Toronto, ü are in for a treat!
Join üs in supporting the Toronto Blue Jays. Keep cool and refreshed as you cheer on the Jays at one of their home games. Bring in your Toronto Blue Jays™ home game ticket stub to a participating Yogen Früz store to save $1 off your purchase of $5 or more. Remember to look out for Yogen Früz’s support behind home plate during select home games this season.
Offer valid for Toronto Blue Jays™ home game ticket holders on a minimum purchase of $5 before taxes. Ticket must be presented at the time of purchase. Offer only valid on game day and the day after from July 18 2014 – September 29, 2014. Ticket must be marked by Yogen Früz staff member at the time of purchase. Valid at participating Yogen Früz locations in Ontario. Not valid in conjunction with any other discount, promotion, or offer. Void where prohibited.
To celebrate our 30th birthday, we are giving away 30,000 Free Cüps of Froyo!
In order to send one (1) Free Cüp of Froyo to a #YogenLover, you must:
By sending a Free Cüp of Froyo, you will be automatically entered for the chance to win prizing, including:
$1,000 in gift cards
VIP tickets to our Exclusive Birthday Party at a secret location in downtown Toronto, Ontario
From May 2nd to July 15th, 2016, we will give away 30,000 FREE cüps of Froyo to our fans! Every day 400 Free Cüps of Froyo will be given out and if you miss your chance, be sure to come back the following day for another opportunity!
Starting May 6, 2016 until July 28, 2016 we will have a weekly draw on Fridays giving away prizes! The Grand Prize draw will be on July 29, 2016!
From May 2nd to July 15th, 2016, we will give away 30,000 FREE Cüps of Froyo to our fans! Everyday 400 Free Cüps of Froyo will be given out and if you miss your chance, be sure to come back the following day for another opportunity!
For full contest details and rules, please visit: www.yogenfruz.com/30000freecupstermsandconditions/
Our Grand Prize of a 7 night, All-Inclusive holiday to Punta Cana, Dominican Republic staying at the
5* Paradisus Punta Cana Resort provided by:
Upwards of 80,000 people residing in Fort McMurray, Alberta have been forced to evacuate their homes due to the forest fires that have engulfed much of the city. By the evening of Tuesday, May 10, there were 25 wildfires still burning across the province. 2,400 built structures have been destroyed and 229,000 hectares have burned due to the wildfires.
Help support all those in need by making a $2.00 donation at any Yogen Früz location across Canada. All donation proceeds will go to the Canadian Red Cross for the Fort McMurray Fire.
Satisfy your chocolate craving with our NEW NUTELLA FROZEN YOGURT!
Top it with nutella® drizzle for that extra, chocolaty taste!
Here are some other creative and tasty ways to enjoy nutella®!
In celebration of our 30th Anniversary, we asked you, our früzNation fans to design a new cup for us.
He had the winning design, which will be produced on our cups and will be available at stores across Canada, USA and Puerto Rico later this year.
The Winning Design:
We had the chance to chat with Simon about his winning design and his love of Yogen Früz.
Q: What made you decide to enter our Designed By Ü contest?
A: I received the contest information from my Graphic Design coordinator, who had forwarded the contest information to all the students in my class. Once I received it, I read the details, visited the website, checked out the current submitted designs via social media and decided I was going to enter as well. I also told some of my friends about the great opportunity!
Q: What was your inspiration for your design?
A: I actually submitted 3 designs total. Before I started designing, I went online to take a look at some current submissions as well as did some research. I always try to gather lots of information and learn before I start a design. After seeing some entries, I noted that no one had focused on where frozen yogurt comes from – dairy -, which, as we all know, comes from cows. Current design trends are flat and I also wanted to play with silhouettes. This began the cow-patterned design. I wanted to add some hidden imagery and play with patterns. I felt that this was my opportunity to tie in the fruit. I felt this was a unique and strong design to submit.
Q: How long did it take you to create your design?
A: My winning design took 3-4 hours to create. I visited a Yogen Früz to see all the different flavours to help me decide on what fruit to use throughout the pattern. I played with shapes and warped them in order to play with the negative space and make it look as seamless as possible. For example, when inserting the banana into my design, I moved several elements around and played with the surrounding images to make it hidden, and yet stand out.
Q: What is your favourite Yogen Früz flavour?
A: Strawberry!
Q: What is your first Yogen Früz memory?
A: One of my first visits to a Yogen Früz was at a Cineplex. I wanted to get something to enjoy while watching my movie. It was only the second or third time I had enjoyed Yogen Früz, but it was my most memorable. I ordered a regular frozen yogurt with mixed fruit. It was delicious!
Q: What is your major area of study at school?
A: I am currently taking Graphic Design and hope to pursue it as a career. I consider myself a realism artist. I like the emerging trends of digital designs and flat colours.
Q: What is the name of your winning design?
A: Dairy Delight!
We want to say a big THANK YOU to all those who submitted designs for this contest! We will be in touch with all of you over the next few weeks. We have posted a few honourable mentions below. Keep an eye out for a video on our youtube channel showing all of the submissions!
’tis the season to be yummy!
It’s officially the holiday season and what better way to celebrate than with our yummy and festive holiday flavours. Try our “Gingerbread Cookie” and “Peppermint Hot Chocolate” froyo.
*Available for a limited time only*
This February we have an all new flavür for you to fall in madly lüv with.
Introducing Lychee Pear this yummy flavür inspired by the Lunar New Year is sure to become your new favourite!
*Available for a limited time only, beginning February 1st, 2016*
Happy National Frozen Yogurt Day! Enjoy double the fun with double the points!
Offer is valid on Saturday, February 6th 2016 ONLY. No rain checks. No cash value. Offer is only available to fruz®Nation members.
You may also enter by emailing: marketing@yogenfruz.com
OR Mailing your entry to:
Yogen Fruz Canada Inc.
Attn: Marketing
210 Shields Court
Markham, ON L3R 8V2
The winner will also be featured across all our social media and website, have their cup put into production and used at stores across Canada, the United States of America and Puerto Rico, be given keepsake version of their cup design and receive a swag bag full of goodies and gifts!
We are accepting submissions until April 29th, 2016.
For full contest terms and conditions, please visit and read:
www.yogenfruz.com/designed-by-u-terms-conditions
on’t forget to include hashtag, #YFDesignedByÜ in order to be entered!
Good Luck Früz Nation Designers!
We have a grand prize winner for our 30,000 Free Cüps of Froyo giveaway: Sandra Gutierrez from Ontario, Canada! Sandra has won an all-inclusive trip for 2 to the 5 Star Paradisus Hotel in Punta Cana, Dominican Republic! Sponsored by Air Transat. Sandra was also given exclusive tickets to our recent Yogen Früz 30th Birthday party! It was great to meet you Sandra and we hope you have a blast in Punta Cana!
We had the opportunity to ask Sandra a few questions about her winning experience and about her time at our Yogen Früz 30th birthday party!
1) How excited were you to hear you had won our grand prize?
Sandra: I was extremely excited when I found out!
2) What made you entered the contest?
Sandra: I am always entering contests and since I know the grand prize was only for two people, I would have been content with just winning some free yogurt. I am very excited and am planning to bring my daughters with me to enjoy this opportunity with my family!
3) Have you ever been to Punta Cana before?
Sandra: I have never been to Dominica Republic. My youngest child has never gone on vacation outside of the country, and my eldest went to Cuba with me when she was 2 and a half years old. Unfortunately since she was so young, she does not remember it so this is going to be a great experience for us all!
4) Did you have a good time at the Yogen Früz 30th birthday party?
Sandra: My daughters and I had a really good time at the Anniversary Party!
5) What was your favourite part of the birthday party?
Sandra: My favourite part of the anniversary party was the delicious frozen yogurt and toppings, and the fact that it was free for myself and my girls. My girls and I loved the gift bags that were given out when it was time to leave. There were many delicious treats in the bag. I feel truly grateful and excited about this wonderful opportunity.
We are glad you are excited for your trip to Punta Cana, Sandra! Also, we want to thank Ü and your daughters for coming to celebrate with us on our 30th birthday!
Rewinding back to the month of May, we started getting notifications on twitter almost everyday from a follower. She would tag us in a drawing everyday of her working at Yogen Früz. Turns out she is one of our employees, and she works at our very first Yogen Früz location— Promenade Mall in Ontario, Canada! Her name is Elan Chan!
(See all of her drawings here)
We had a chance to chat with Elan about her drawings and experience of working at Yogen Früz.
Q: What made you decide to work at Yogen Früz?
A: I was looking for a Summer job. One day I was strolling in Promenade Mall and I walked by Yogen Früz, I had a good feeling so I handed in my resume. The next day, I got a call from Yogen Früz and long story short, I got the job!
Q: What is your favourite part of working at Yogen Früz?
A: My favourite is making the yogurt for the customers and to cut the strawberries.
Q: Have you been coming to Promenade Mall for a long time?
A: No I haven’t. I only started coming here since I started working here which is a month ago. I also just moved here a month ago because before then, I was living in Oakville for 3 years. Also before that, I was in Hong Kong…that’s where I grew up!
Q: Did you enjoy Yogen Früz before you started working here?
A: Yes I did! I remember the first time I tried Yogen Früz was 3 years ago at Markham Mall. I was with my mother and my friend, and I got the banana flavour.
Q: How about now—what is your favourite menu item?
A: Now my favourite is green tea froyo and cheesecake mixed together. It tastes awesome!
Q: Can you tell us when you started to take interest in art?
A: I started to take interest when I moved to Canada… I was in high school then.
Q: What inspired you to start drawing the pictures about your work day at Yogen Früz?
A: I love to draw! Since I started working here at Yogen Früz, it has become a part of my everyday life. It’s become a self project because then everyday I have something new to draw!
Q: Do you plan on continuing this self project specifically about working at Yogen Früz?
A: I stopped at day 20.
Q: Who inspires you as an artist/ your favourite artist?
A: Montey Oum is my favourite! He focuses on animation and he’s also a writer.
Q: Have you had any formal training?
A: Yes, I studied illustration at Sheridan College. Coming September, I will be studying animation at Seneca College.
Q: What style of drawings do you like to create?
A: I like to draw human figures! I like making them funny and interesting. I also like to paint!
Q: Where do you usually create art?
A: I like to create art at home, or really whenever and wherever I can. I think outside inspiration is very important.
Q: What is your goal?
A: My goal is to become an artist for a living. I would love to create art, animation, and write stories.
Q: How did you react when we contacted you about your artwork?
A: Yes oh my god! It was the best thing of my life!…let me answer more properly. I was so happy when you contacted me!
Q: Do you have any interesting stories about your experience at Yogen Früz?
A: Yea! One time a customer tried to ask me if they could get anything for free, so I told them that smiles are free! And another time, a lady customer ordered and paid for her froyo then told me she will be right back. More than 20 minutes past and I was still waiting so I put her froyo in the freezer. She eventually came back though! Also, when I got my paycheque, I converted the amount into the amount of froyo I could get. I calculated 10 small froyos and 6 toppings! I’m rich!
As a company that sells products, Yogen Früz also strive to provide top customer service and for our employees to create moments/connection that bring delight to our customers. After all people are our future and strongest asset!
We are very fortunate to have Elan Chan as an employee! Seeing that she’s already a young passionate artist, we believe she can pursue her goal in becoming an artist for a living! Little moments in life are important and Elan captured them through her drawings. Make sure to check out Elan’s twitter to see her artworks and to go by Yogen Früz at Promenade Mall to say hi to Elan!
Thank Ü Elan!
Franchise Direct has released their 2016 Top Global Franchises List, and for the seventh year in a row Yogen Früz has been named one of the top 100 global franchises!
“Franchise Direct’s Top 100 Global Franchises list is the premier, research-only based ranking of the world’s top 100 franchises. Using a methodology that goes far beyond system size and financial performance, the ranking is compiled by taking a host of criteria, giving each criterion a weighted value. The data for each franchise is plugged into a proprietary computer formula making the outcome as objective as possible.
The franchises that comprise the Top 100 Global Franchises stand out from thousands of franchises that have invested in international expansion strategies. The franchises were ranked using objective and measurable criteria, which includes:
The ranking is also based on:
To read more, and view 2016’s rankings please visit the link below.
http://www.franchisedirect.com/top100globalfranchises/rankings/
