Swensen's Inc. is an international chain of ice cream restaurants that was founded in San Francisco, California , United States.
17-436: Swensen may refer to: Swensen's , global chain of ice cream restaurants Cole Swensen (born 1955), American poet David F. Swensen (1956–2021), American businessman, Chief Investment Officer at Yale University Earle Swensen (died 1996), American businessman Glen W. Swensen (1910-2000), American lawyer, judge, and politician Jenny Swensen , fictional paranormal in
34-518: A $ 1,000 scholarship." Today, the company serves proprietary probiotic frozen yogurt, both mixed with fruit(s) and soft serve , and both dairy and non-dairy smoothies. For its standard yogurt cup, there are various base yogurt options such as low-fat and non-fat. The firm frequently uses "master franchisees", who can obtain the rights either to open stores directly or sell franchise licenses to others. Master franchisees are granted for periods varying between ten and twenty years, and usually require
51-512: A Swensen's in Santa Ana, CA . 18 years later he parted ways with Swensen's and changed the name to Hans’ Homemade Ice Cream and Deli. He still uses the same basic Swensen's recipes and has opened stores in Anaheim and Huntington Beach . Swensen's was featured as a prize on the 1987 version of Super Sloppy Double Dare and on the 1987 Euro version of Finders Keepers and was featured in
68-513: A Swensen’s store in the 1981 book Fast Times at Ridgemont High but was changed to a Perry’s Pizza store for its 1982 film adaptation. Yogen Fr%C3%BCz Yogen Früz is a Canadian chain of frozen yogurt and smoothie stores that also serves healthy alternative food products. The chain is run through company-owned, franchised, and non-traditional partnerships. The chain operates worldwide and has its global headquarters in Markham, Ontario in
85-471: A failed ice cream parlor . Although vanilla was his lifelong favorite, he developed more than 150 flavors, which he marketed under the motto "Good as Father Used to Make". The original store sold ice cream and other frozen dessert specialties (such as sundaes and banana splits ), with primarily take out service. Later other Swensen's franchisees added indoor seating and offered various types of food, including sandwiches and hamburgers . Swensen sold
102-536: Is different from Wikidata All article disambiguation pages All disambiguation pages Swensen%27s The company was founded in 1948 by Earle Swensen , who learned to make ice cream while serving in the U.S. Navy during World War II . Swensen opened his first shop at the corner of Union and Hyde Streets, along the cable car tracks in Russian Hill in San Francisco at what had been
119-448: Is the largest franchiser of stores serving primarily frozen yogurt, with over 1,300 locations operating in more than 20 countries. The company aims to brand itself as a healthy-choice lifestyle product. In 2016, Yogen Früz celebrated their 30 years in business, allowing customers to design the brand's new cup. The winner will have "their design featured on the company website and will be treated to five years’ worth of free frozen yogurt or
136-585: The United States , In 2008, the company announced its new store design and branding, which was designed to be applied to small and large outlets in both malls and free-standing stores. On January 14, 2010, Archeology Investments announced a master franchise agreement that grants rights to the company to open shops in Dubai , Oman , Qatar , Bahrain , and Kuwait . In 1999, the company Ranked 1st among all major franchise chains worldwide In 2009,
153-607: The Greater Toronto Area of Canada. Yogen Früz was founded in 1986 by brothers Michael Serruya and Aaron Serruya, who opened the firm's first outlet in August 1986 at The Promenade Shopping Centre in Thornhill, Ontario , Canada. The umlaut over the "u" in the store's name is an example of foreign branding . The store offered made-to-order frozen yogurt in cups as well as frozen shakes mixed with fresh fruit; it
170-730: The Middle East , South America , India , Taiwan , Singapore , Cambodia , Malaysia , Philippines , Vietnam , Thailand , Laos and Pakistan . In India, the company opened its first store in Bangalore at Mantri Mall, marking the first of 80 stores over the next 5 years scheduled to open all over South India. Swensen's is also now open in Ho Chi Minh City , Vietnam . In March 2014, Swensen's opened its first restaurant in Yangon , Myanmar . In 1971, Hans Biermann opened
187-456: The 1985 film The Goonies . A Swensen's store can be glimpsed in the mall sequence of the 1985 film Commando starring Arnold Schwarzenegger , and also in the opening scene of the 1978 film The Silent Partner , which starred Elliott Gould . Seinfeld ' s "George Costanza" eats Swensen's ice cream after his tonsils are fully removed in the episode, "The Heart Attack." The characters Stacy Hamilton and Linda Barrett originally worked at
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221-575: The United States, because frozen yogurt dessert shops had already neared market saturation in the United States in the 1980s, and, unlike today, the average consumer was then neither familiar with nor accepting of the taste of yogurt. In early 1995 Yogen Früz franchisees operated 170 outlets in Canada, which comprised 80 percent of the frozen yogurt market in Canada. As of 2007, Yogen Früz has over 1,200 stores operating in over 25 countries including
238-457: The franchisee to open a minimum number of outlets each year. Additionally, the firm uses a non-traditional method of expansion involving co-branding, which allowed for the mingling of Yogen Früz products with other known food services by way of "mini-counters" in established stores. As of 2008, master franchise agreements and co-branding remain the firm's main business. The Serruya brothers initially sought expansion overseas rather than compete in
255-867: The original San Francisco ice cream parlor and the main restaurant in Miami . In 2022, the last U.S. franchise location closed in Coral Gables, Florida , after 44 years, leaving the San Francisco store as the last Swensen's in the country. Today the company is owned by International Franchise Inc. (IFI) of Markham, Ontario , Canada , which bought the franchise business from former frozen food manufacturer CoolBrands International in 2006. IFI also owns such notable brands as Yogen Früz , I Can't Believe It's Yogurt (ICBY), Golden Swirl, Yogurty's, Dreamery and Bresler's Ice Cream . The Swensen's chain now includes about 300 franchise outlets worldwide including locations in Asia,
272-614: The rights to franchise Swensen's Ice Cream Factories and Restaurants to William Meyer and investors in the 1970s but retained exclusive rights in San Francisco and continued to operate his original store (which still exists today) until 1994, a year before his death at age 83. Under new management the company expanded to 400 stores, mostly franchise locations, by the 1980s. However, in the 1990s it contracted to half of that size before being acquired and expanding again, mostly in Asia . U.S. stores continued to close until only three were left, including
289-527: Was successful, and within a year the company's first franchises opened in London, Ontario . By 1989, Yogen Früz franchised its 100th store. A younger brother, Simon, joined the company in 1989 at the age of 18, while their father sold his typesetting business to oversee offices in Europe. In December 2005, International Franchise Corp. acquired Yogen Früz and CoolBrands International 's franchise division. It
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