http://frozenyogurtblog.com An online journal about starting a frozen yogurt business Mon, 22 Sep 2008 07:35:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Picking locations for a frozen yogurt business is very tough the most critical success factor for a frozen yogurt business after having enough capital is location, location, location. I think we did a very good job at the time we where looking. Back in 06 and 07 the economy was ... http://frozenyogurtblog.com/?p=9                  Running two businesses is a new challenge in my life we probably should have worked out some issues before opening for instance getting suppliers lined up before we opened. We are using www.greenleafsf.com to supply fruit they have been very good and got things going pretty fast.  Greenleaf  will deliver even small items which for ... http://frozenyogurtblog.com/?p=8 We had a record day today of course we only have two day of statistics it feels really good to pull up to the Larkspur landing location and see people enjoying our frozen yogurt. Our busy time today was the lunch crowd 12 to 2pm we only had one person behind ... http://frozenyogurtblog.com/?p=7           For the last three weeks we have been pushing very hard to open the store and I have had no time to write in the blog I do have lots of notes and will go back through them to write about how many challenges we have had to opening Berry ... http://frozenyogurtblog.com/?p=6 Opening a frozen yogurt business is tough work, especially when it is your part time job. We are getting really close to opening.   The target date is April first for the first store in Marin.   The location is Larkspur Landing, but we still have three inspections by the Board of Health, fire ... http://frozenyogurtblog.com/?p=5  1.  Seamed like a good idea at the time.  When I first saw PinkBerry in LA September 2006 I was surprised at how popular it was and how good the yogurt taste,  plus it had  the whole organic, low calorie, healthy vibe to it.  This was also before the press started ... http://frozenyogurtblog.com/?p=4  We have been very busy building out 600sq foot store.   It is amazing how much stuff we have had to jam into the space because of all the rules and regulations.  Between building permits, and health department requirements, to California Title 24 requirements, (California's Energy Efficiency Standards)  But currently we are installing tile ... http://frozenyogurtblog.com/?p=3 This is my attempt to write about the frozen yogurt business, after a friend kept bugging me in September 2006, to check out Pinkberry www.pinkberry.com.   I went to LA and was amazed to see the crack berry craze for this simple frozen yogurt. They had a line out the door, and the ... http://frozenyogurtblog.com/?p=1