Selling Your Frozen Yogurt Shop? 

I scream, you scream! Restaurants and frozen yogurt shop owners both have been screaming since the beginning of the restaurant recession that began back in 2008, and now recent COVID-19-related restrictions are causing an even greater struggle for frozen yogurt shop owners. There has been a major shortage of qualified employees, and minimum wage expectations rising has caused staffing issues as well. Local beverage & food suppliers can’t meet the demand or transportation becomes a problem. And with the additional requirements for social distancing and basic safe dining for indoors and outdoors, many owners of frozen yogurt shops have made the decision to move on to another industry.

We know, the idea of selling your frozen yogurt shop is overwhelming. Between finding a qualified buyer and completing all the necessary paperwork, you still have to notify suppliers, employees and customers of the decision. WBAR has decades of experience in the industry and is ready to put their extensive market research to work. We’ll give you a fair valuation for your frozen yogurt shop and pay you CASH, NOW.

WBAR will handle all the aspects of removing all of the assets being sold within your frozen yogurt shop. This way, you are able to finally focus on all other tasks and begin moving forward with your life. 

Want a FREE valuation for your frozen yogurt shop? Call our experts now. We’ll get some info, pics and help you gather a general list of assets included with the frozen yogurt shop, included but not limited to: 

• Refrigeration (Reach-in Dipping cabinet, blast chiller, walk-in cooler, merchandising freezer)

• Cooking Equipment (Range, oven, microwave, toaster, salamander, warmer)

• Parlor chairs and tables, dining booths, boosters and highchairs

• Small Appliances (roller, mixer, blender)

• Any alarm and camera system, sound and lighting equipment

• Small Wares (serving utensils, flatware, dishes and bowls, napkins and dispensers, disposable containers)

• Any Other Non-Permanent Assets in the Property

After reviewing the information you will receive a FREE cash offer with NO obligation. Once the offer is accepted our team will immediately begin scheduling your extraction using qualified labor and proper tools and transportation. 

Still owe on your equipment? Leases? Multiple owners? Franchise agreements? Outstanding debt?

IT DOESN’T MATTER. We can help. CALL NOW!!

We Know the Frozen Yogurt Shop Business

When opening a new frozen yogurt shop, scout out other similar local businesses to see what works best for the region. Consider offerings in addition to soft serve, hard ice cream, sundaes, milkshakes and frappes. A good soda fountain, smoothies and slushy machine can be a very beneficial financial investment for you frozen yogurt shop. Check with local food delivery services such as Postmates,Grub Hub, Uber Eats, DoorDash and Caviar to see if they can accommodate your frozen yogurt treats and ensure proper delivery to your customers. Offering a kids or senior menu is always a good idea. Provide a separate menu for customers with food allergies such as wheat, nuts, gluten, eggs, dairy, soy, etc. You will likely see a large number of customers for your grand opening and weekends are sure to be the busiest so staff accordingly.

The average cost to open a frozen yogurt shop in the US is $45,000.00 - $60,000.00. When opening a brand new frozen yogurt shop it will probably be at least a full 24 full months before you will see profit, possibly longer when you take into account labor, food and beverage suppliers and even lease terms with the property owner. While most frozen yogurt shop tend to operate with a hands-off, absentee owner, it should be noted that this could be a detrimental decision to leave the frozen yogurt shop in the hands of someone who doesn’t have everything to lose if anything goes wrong. Anyone who has ever owned a frozen yogurt shop or any type of food or beverage business generally understands that in the beginning, it is not the money, but the love of the business that will keep you going on a daily basis.

The first frozen yogurt shop opened in 1774 in France and was simply called Dock Street, a nod to the name of the road on which it operated. California alone has over 11,000 ice cream parlors. Second place is New York with nearly 6,000 frozen yogurt shop – just a little over half of the amount in New York. There are more than a dozen different types of ice cream, including frozen yogurt, gelato, snow cream, Italian ice, sorbet, soft serve, rolled ice cream and many others. There are over 1,000 different flavors of frozen yogurt and ice-cream, and vanilla remains the most popular flavor with chocolate in second place as the favorite.

It is estimated that for every 1,000 frozen yogurt shop that open, only 30 will remain open after 5 years, with a whopping 900 of those closing within the first year. If you are considering selling your frozen yogurt shop, you understand the market. It is best to sell fast - sell NOW - before thousands of other similar restaurants flood the market, devaluing your investment right alongside the daily depreciation factors. 

Stop struggling to earn a living, and start living! Call WBAR NOW for your FREE valuation.