Suggestions of a specific location to open a frozen yogurt chain in Northern Va

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Belle View Shopping Center, Alexandria.

I second this suggestion.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:did someone say Ballston? No FroYo there and it would be a good addition to wine, beer, burgers and wings. and pizza. See how it fits?

There's a FrozenYo in Ballston - opened a few months ago.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Frozen yoghurt? You are opening yet another one?

Well... I hope you are not investing your life savings into this franchise, that's all I'm saying.

I agree. Skip the frozen yogurt. Go for a real ice cream shop instead. It will do better. Not too many around these days and definitely a demand.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:I agree that the new froyo is different. I don't like it at all. Which is fine because I'm not temped to eat it!

Agreed.

Open a Brewster's franchise instead. The one in Gaithersburg always seems busy and gets great reviews. Tasty ice cream!

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:Why not DC!!!! I would love it in DC....we don't have any. It's all cupcakes, cupcakes and more cupcakes.

? Tell me where you are in DC and I'll name a few nearby. They are everywhere.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:Frozen yoghurt? You are opening yet another one?

Well... I hope you are not investing your life savings into this franchise, that's all I'm saying.

I agree. Skip the frozen yogurt. Go for a real ice cream shop instead. It will do better. Not too many around these days and definitely a demand.

I love frozen yogurt, but I would also really like a soft serve ice cream place. We don't have anything like that close to me in Arlington ( there's Carvel, but that is being sold soon).

[Anonymous]

McLean has iBerry (not Pinkberry) on 123 and Old Chain Bridge Road. There is also Greenberry's and Starnut that sell ice cream.

I'd recommend the Merrifield area - strip mall where Pho Cyclo / Staples is may have space. Or where the new Target is in Merrifield.

[Anonymous]

My prediction (totally out of my a@$) is that something will come out soon about how something in the frozen yogurt (some chemical additive or whatever) is bad for you and the whole craze will die down. I've already noticed that the ones by us are not as busy as they used to be, bit that us most likely because the market is saturated.

The ice cream industry will put out a study on how frozen yogurt isn't as healthy as people like to think, and people will give it up.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:The ice cream industry will put out a study on how frozen yogurt isn't as healthy as people like to think, and people will give it up.

I seriously hope nobody thinks frozen yoghurt is healthy. Sure, it may be a little better than icecream, but it is a sweet snack: not a healthy food.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:did someone say Ballston? No FroYo there and it would be a good addition to wine, beer, burgers and wings. and pizza. See how it fits?

There's a FrozenYo in Ballston - opened a few months ago.

There's also a Sweetgreen.

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:McLean has iBerry (not Pinkberry) on 123 and Old Chain Bridge Road. There is also Greenberry's and Starnut that sell ice cream.

I'd recommend the Merrifield area - strip mall where Pho Cyclo / Staples is may have space. Or where the new Target is in Merrifield.

Ugh. This is the worst location because it's a PITA to get in and out of there. Maybe it will get better once they're done with the Gallows construction.

Don't open one in Mosaic because Sweetgreen is there and they sell frozen yogurt.

[Anonymous]

I live in Lake Barcroft and for years I've been saying that I want to open a Froyo place nearby. The parking situation is not ideal, but I think that the shopping center at the intersection of Columbia Pike and Leesburg Pike (Trader Joe's and Best Buy) is an excellent location.

[Anonymous]

Well I guess this trend comes and goes. I'm sure some of us remember the TCBY's all over the place in the 80's and part of the 90's, and then they basically had shut down by 2000 (got bought by Mrs Fields), only to re-open again 10 years later.

If you're a franchisee, then the company should already be providing you with accurate market data on each area/zipcode, the demographics/etc, list of competitors, rent rates, etc etc. Are they not doing this?

[Anonymous]

Sully Plaza in Chantilly

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:

Anonymous wrote:The ice cream industry will put out a study on how frozen yogurt isn't as healthy as people like to think, and people will give it up.

I seriously hope nobody thinks frozen yoghurt is healthy. Sure, it may be a little better than icecream, but it is a sweet snack: not a healthy food.

I think people do think of it as a healthy option. Less fat than ice cream.