Talk:Menchie's Frozen Yogurt

Summary
Menchie’s is the largest self-serve Frozen Yogurt franchise headquartered in Encino, CA. With 550 stores open globally, the franchise has locations open in the United States, Canada, China, Japan, United Arab Emirates, Saudi Arabia, India, and more.

Menchie’s is also committed to giving back to each community it serves. Local stores partner with local schools in fundraising activities and education incentive programs. Additionally, to date, Menchie’s has raised more than $1.1 million dollars for various national charities through its national fundraising program. Charities include Smile Train, American Heart Association, Make-A-Wish and Muscular Dystrophy Association. https://www.menchies.com/uploads/press/aharelease.pdf

History
Menchie's opened its first store in Valley Village, a suburban community of Los Angeles, California, on May 15, 2007. The Menchie's concept emerged from a story of husband & wife team Danna & Adam Caldwell, and their common love of frozen yogurt.

Menchie, the company mascot, is an integral part of the brand. Along with Menchie, they incorporated a unique self-serve store design featuring various selections of rotating frozen yogurt and toppings. The first store received community support and after receiving several franchise inquiries, Danna and Adam decided to turn their business model into a franchise. In 2008, Elie Balas and Amit Kleinberger partnered with them to begin franchising. Under Kleinberger’s leadership as CEO, Menchie's became the leading frozen yogurt franchise worldwide.

Menchie’s CEO was also featured on two episodes of Undercover Boss, airing on October 25, 2013 and March 7, 2014.

http://www.menchies.com/frozen-yogurt-store-history http://www.cbs.com/shows/undercover_boss/photos/1000855/season-5-episode-5/45112/menchie-s/

Products
The Menchie's Private Label Collection is made with Menchie’s custom blend of flavors. Featured are flavors that are nonfat, gluten-free, tart, no sugar added, low carb and dairy free. Their frozen yogurt is made with milk from their California dairy, and California cows that have not been treated with artificial growth hormones (rBST). Their research and development team create new flavors that rotate in Menchie’s stores every month.

Menchie’s also partners with brands like Hershey’s, Just Born, Mars and Mondelez for limited time offerings. http://www.menchies.com/yogurt-shop-product

In the Summer of 2015 Menchie’s launched their first ever product extension, customizable Frozen Yogurt Cakes. Seeing a gap in the industry, Menchie’s sought out to create a customizable treat with cake and frozen yogurt. http://froyogirl.blogspot.com/2015/05/menchies-froyo-cake.html

In 2017 Menchie’s launched Froyo Shakes in select locations. Menchie’s Froyo Shakes combine guest’s choice of frozen yogurt and toppings in a shake. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Jennifer Lasiter (talk • contribs) 23:13, 23 June 2017 (UTC)