page_title: Yogen Früz
section_title: History
hierarchical_section_title: Yogen Früz / History
caption_attribution_description: English: Yogen fruz
context_page_description: Yogen Früz is a Canadian chain of frozen yogurt and smoothie stores that also serves healthy alternative food products. The chain is run through company-owned, franchised, and non-traditional partnerships. The chain operates worldwide and has been rated one of the top 500 franchises for over 20 years. The global headquarters is in Markham, Ontario in the Greater Toronto Area of Canada.
context_section_description: Yogen Früz was founded in 1986 by brothers Michael Serruya and Aaron Serruya, who opened the firm's first outlet in August 1986 at   The Promenade Shopping Centre in Thornhill, Ontario, Canada. The umlaut over the "u" in the store's name is an example of foreign branding.
  The store offered made-to-order frozen yogurt in cups as well as frozen shakes mixed with fresh fruit; it  was successful, and within a year the company's first franchises opened in London, Ontario. By 1989 Yogen Früz franchised its 100th store. A younger brother, Simon, joined the company in 1989 at the age of 18, while their father sold his typesetting business to oversea offices in Europe.
  In December 2005, International Franchise Corp. acquired Yogen Früz and CoolBrands International's franchise division.
  It is the largest franchiser of stores serving primarily frozen yogurt, with over 1,400 locations operating in more than 47 countries. The company aims to brand itself as a healthy-choice lifestyle product.
  In 2016, Yogen Früz celebrated their 30 years in business, allowing customers to design the brand's new cup. The winner will have "their design featured on the company website and will be treated to five years’ worth of free frozen yogurt or a $1,000 scholarship."
  Today, the company serves proprietary probiotic frozen yogurt, both mixed with fruit(s) and soft serve, and both dairy and non-dairy smoothies. For its standard yogurt cup, there are various base yogurt options such as low-fat and non-fat. There are plenty of fruit options available for mix-in, such as strawberry, blueberry, kiwi, mango, peach, raspberry, watermelon, etc... Other mix-ins such as Oreos are also available to blend into the frozen yogurt.
caption: Yogen Früz in Vaughan Mills (relocated in 2014 due to the mall expansion)
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