Rapidly-expanding frozen yogurt and smoothie retailer to open first Louisiana location in Harahan
DALLAS (RestaurantNewsRelease.com) Red Mango, the fastest growing retailer of all-natural nonfat frozen yogurt and fresh fruit smoothies, today announced its first Louisiana store will open this fall at 1640 Hickory Avenue in Harahan, La.
The opening is thanks to a development agreement with Mark Graffagnini, a resident of River Ridge, who plans to open three Red Mango stores in Louisiana, beginning with the Harahan location. Graffagnini’s second store is planned for Baton Rouge.
“Harahan/River Ridge will be a great spot for our first location,” said Graffagnini, who also owns and operates Tree Medics tree service. “I know people who drive for miles to get their yogurt fix. And with a line of non-fat, all natural smoothies, parfaits and teas, Red Mango is so much more than frozen yogurt. It’s the perfect nutritious treat for the health conscious community living or working near Elmwood.”
Located in the new Citrus Square Shopping Center on Hickory Avenue, construction is already underway on the Harahan location. The self-serve store will offer 10 yogurt flavors, including Red Mango’s core line-up – Original, Tangomonium™, Pomegranate by POM Wonderful®and a seasonal flavor, as well as six additional all-natural nonfat flavors that rotate on a regular basis – all at around 100 calories per serving. Customers can garnish their yogurt with healthy, natural toppings including fresh fruit, nuts and granola; and fun toppings like Fruity Pebbles® and Cap’n Crunch®.
“Red Mango’s yogurt is gluten-free, all natural and loaded with probiotics. It’s really the only product of its type in the area,” said Graffagnini. “Plus Citrus Square is in a great neighborhood with high traffic. I can’t wait for people to try it!”
Red Mango, which received the 2009 Nation’s Restaurant News’ “Hot Concepts!” award, opened its first store in Los Angeles in July 2007 and has grown to more than 70 locations across 17 states.
Red Mango is currently awarding franchise opportunities in select markets across the country. More information is available at www.redmangofranchising.com.
About Red Mango
Red Mango, the fastest growing retailer of all-natural nonfat frozen yogurt and fresh fruit smoothies, opened its first U.S. store in July 2007 in Los Angeles, and has since celebrated more than 70 store openings in 17 states including Arizona, Arkansas, California, Florida, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah, Virginia, Washington and Wisconsin. Red Mango received the prestigious Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2009 “Hot Concepts!” award and the industry-recognized SupplySide’s 2010 “Scientific Excellence Award”, and has been named the best frozen yogurt in Los Angeles, Seattle, Las Vegas, Chicago, Utah and New York by highly-regarded independent publications. Headquartered in Dallas, Red Mango serves uniquely delicious frozen yogurt that is all-natural, nonfat, gluten-free and packed with beneficial live and active probiotic cultures like Ganeden BC30™ (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086), which help support a healthy immune and digestive system when consumed as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Red Mango’s frozen yogurt was the first frozen yogurt retailer to become certified by the National Yogurt Association’s Live and Active Culture Seal for meeting the required criteria for healthy frozen yogurt. Red Mango also introduced the world’s first all-natural probiotic iced teas that are made with whole tea leaves and hand-shaken to order, and recently expanded its menu to include satisfying lunchtime meal options like our all-natural made-to-order fruit parfaits and fresh fruit smoothies.
For more information about Red Mango, please visit www.redmangousa.com, www.facebook.com/redmango or www.twitter.com/redmango. For franchising information, please visit www.redmangofranchising.com or call 214-871-6865.
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