May 21, 2013

Red Mango

Red Mango Inc., one of the nation's fastest-growing retail franchise concepts, today announced the appointment of Barry M. Barron, Sr. as its chief executive officer.

Barron, a Dallas resident, brings extensive restaurant experience to the role, including six years leading Papa John...

Red Mango, the fastest growing retailer of yogurt and smoothies, announced the expansion of its menu with the introduction of its new Spoonable Smoothies, wholesome anytime meals you can eat with a spoon, and its new Mealworthy Smoothies.

The launch signals the next step in the evolution...

Addressing a crowd of 700 aspiring small-business owners and entrepreneurs, Dan Kim, founder of Red Mango Yogurt and Smoothies, will share the business success strategies that have helped him establish the fastest-growing yogurt and smoothie chain in the nation as a speaker at The New York...

May 2011

You’ve heard of celebrity chefs entering the quick-service industry, but celebrity CEOs? Soon, they might be just as common. Take Chipotle’s Steve Ells, for example.

Red Mango announced a record year of franchise expansion in 2010. The company awarded agreements for 147 new locations, opened 62 new stores, and grew the network to 102 total open stores across 25 states.

"We turned tradition upside down in 2010," says Dan Kim, founder and...

With the Fall 2010 college semester well under way, frozen yogurt and smoothie brand Red Mango is implementing a back-to-school program.

Pumpkin Spice frozen yogurt flavor returns to the Red Mango menu in honor of the season.
The frozen-yogurt concept recently signed franchise agreements with two Florida-based entrepreneurs.
Sodexo Inc. opens a Red Mango unit in Loyola University Maryland's DeChiaro College Center.
September 2010

In 2007, Dan Kim started blogging about his newly conceived frozen yogurt concept, Red Mango, months before the first location even opened its doors. Using MySpace as his primary outlet, Kim built an online buzz about the chain, posting photos of the store’s...

Master license agreement will take frozen yogurt shop to a number of Compass-managed properties over the next 10 years.
First location in the state will open at 1640 Hickory Avenue in Harahan, the result of a development agreement with Mark Graffagnini.
New, expanded menu features 22 smoothie varieties, including the Fruit & Yogurt, Power (Functional), Fresh Fruit & Tea-Infused, and Iced Tea Chiller lines.
A new Red Mango location is set to open in Bloomington, Indiana.
July 2010

Frozen yogurt has always been categorized as an “ice cream substitute,” Red Mango president Dan Kim says, but he differentiates his company’s product not by what it isn’t, but by what it is. Kim describes Red Mango’s product as a tart,...

Red Mango will open its first Atlanta location in the fall.
Red Mango is set to open its first set of Alabama locations this fall.
New Red Mango franchisee Brandy Benson enjoyed her first taste of Red Mango so much that she decided to open her own stores in Westchester County, NY.
Frozen yogurt chain signs license agreement with airport concession operator The Grove Inc.
Terri Keogh is set to open five Red Mango stores in Florida, and the first location, which is a self-serve location, is set to open in Gainesville this Spring.