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Review of Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt

Check out this review of our frozen yogurt mixes by The Frozen Yogurt Review website. This is a neutral third party that wrote this review — we have no affiliation or connection to them.

You can read the full review on their website at: http://www.thefrozenyogurtreview.com/2014/03/12/review-nancis-frozen-yogurt-mix/

Review of Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt by TheFrozenYogurtReview.com

“Whenever I go into a frozen yogurt store I am curious to see what type of frozen yogurt mix they use.  Last month I had a delicious mix of chocolate and low fat vanilla. The yogurt tasted perfect! It was creamy, cold, and had a delicious clean and rich flavor.  It was not too sweet and it also did not leave a poor aftertaste. I asked the cashier what product they used and she told me Nanci’s. This young lady was very helpful and gave me a little bit of background on Nanci’s frozen yogurt mix. She shared that the customers have always complimented on the stores flavors and that she has not heard of any of their customers being unhappy with the frozen yogurt product.

“I believed it. My cup of fro-yo was delicious. The chocolate was dreamy and the vanilla was velvety! I wanted to share my experience with you guys because the one thing that left me shocked is that Nanci’s frozen yogurt is a dry powder mix!! Dry powder mix? Yes it is a powder base and all you need to do is add water!!! I thought this was amazing that a powder base mix could taste so creamy, milky, and fluffy!

“After talking to the store employees about the frozen yogurt mix they used I went home and did a little research and contacted Nanci’s. I emailed the owner and he got back to me right away which showed me professionalism and dedication to his company. He was more than happy to give me information on his frozen yogurt mix so that I could share it with The Frozen Yogurt Review readers.”

 

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Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt Announces PowerPro Active Cultures

Phoenix, Ariz. — Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt announced its new line of branded probiotic frozen yogurt mix with PowerPro Active Cultures. As an industry leader in providing shelf-stable, powder frozen yogurt mixes, Nanci’s has set a new standard for premium frozen yogurt, with superior taste, texture, flavor, and health benefits.

PowerPro Active Cultures uses micro-encapsulated probiotics, which keep the cultures active and protected in the dry form and in extreme heat. Unlike most probiotics that die at room temperature, PowerPro Active Cultures can be stored at room temperature for more than a year and still deliver the powerful probiotic benefits to frozen yogurt consumers.

Studies have shown that PowerPro Active Cultures deliver more live cells than other probiotic cultures on the market. PowerPro Active Cultures has a higher survival rate through the body’s intestines compared to most other live yogurt cultures.

“Our goal is to provide frozen yogurt store operators with products that are easy to use, taste great, and delivery real health benefits,” said Nanci’s CEO John Wudel. “PowerPro Active Cultures is a critical piece in achieving that goal. As an example, the intestinal tract contains 70% of the body’s immune system, which is why probiotics like PowerPro Active Cultures are so important for good health.”

About Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt

Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt is a manufacturer and international wholesaler of soft-serve mixes including Frozen Yogurt, Fruit Freezer Sorbet, Non-Dairy Soft Serve, No Sugar Added mixes, Smoothie base mix, Granita mixes and more than 100 flavors. Based in the western United States, the family owned company has been in business since 1979, when the first line of healthy dessert products entered the market. For more information, please visit /

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Online Order Form

Ordering just got easier! Nanci’s now has an online order form to help make it easier to place your orders. You can find it here: /nancis-order-form/

Our online form does not include a payment portal, so you will still provide your billing information directly to us.

Once you submit an order online, we’ll contact you to confirm the order. We’d appreciate any feedback on how we can improve this tool or provide other useful tools to make things easier for you.

You can still place orders by phone (1-800-788-0808) or by email (info@nancis.com).

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New Profit Calculator

We have relaunched our new and improved Frozen Yogurt Profit Calculator. You can access the Profit Calculator here: /resources/profit-calculator-2/.The results will now display immediately upon submission. You can also change your inputs and try multiple scenarios. Feel free to call us to discuss the profit model or to talk about how you can structure your business to be more profitable.

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Friday Fun: The Most Popular Brands by State

Branding is powerful! Every consumer-facing company fights to gain brand recognition and consumer mind-share. As a frozen yogurt store owner, you want people to think of your brand first when asked looking for frozen yogurt. Here is a fun article and map that shows the most famous brands for each of the 50 U.S. states.

http://www.adweek.com/adfreak/corporate-states-america-map-shows-each-states-most-famous-brand-150794

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Courtesy of steve-lovelace.com and AdWeek.com

 

 

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New “Just Add Water” Mixes

Many powder frozen yogurt mixes require milk and/or fresh yogurt in order to make a smooth, creamy frozen yogurt product. We feel that when you have to add milk, you lose many of the advantages of the powder — like cost savings and not needed to refrigerate the mix.

For the last 6 months we’ve been working create a just-add-water mix to rule them all. We had two goals in mind when we started this process: 1) eliminate the need for customers to add milk, and 2) create mixes that stay smooth and creamy even after several days in the machine.

We feel that we’ve achieved both our goals — while still keeping the same great taste our customers love!

We’ve made upgrades to the following products:

  • Vanilla Frozen Yogurt Base Mix
  • Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Base Mix
  • Plain Tart Frozen Yogurt Base Mix
  • Stevia Vanilla Frozen Yogurt Base Mix (no sugar added)
  • Stevia Chocolate Frozen Yogurt Base Mix (no sugar added)

Read below for more details on the “Just Add Water” Mix and our new High-Yield Stevia Mixes.

New “Just Add Water” Mix

The most exciting part about Nanci’s new mixes is that you only need to add water! The base mixes already include milk, yogurt powder, probiotics and all the ingredients needed to make creamy frozen yogurt.

We still recommend adding air into the mix using the machine’s air tubes. Click here to read more about adding air.

Many shops have previously been adding milk to the base mix. In our testing, adding milk to the new base mixes can actually make them too thick. Plus, just adding water will result in significant cost and operational savings. Most importantly, they taste every bit as good as our original mixes made with milk.

New High-Yield Stevia Mix

Our new Stevia-sweetened mixes, both Vanilla and Chocolate, are also now High-Yield mixes. So instead of using 2 gallons (8 quarts/7.5 liters), you should use 2.5 gallons (10 quarts/9.5 liters). The final yield per bag is 3 gallons of mix. You may also need to add an additional 1-2 ounces of flavoring with the higher yield.

If you don’t use the increased amount of water, you may find that the mix is too thick and won’t feed into your machine.

Also, for the Stevia Mixes be sure to only add water and not milk. This is important for the consistency and also to keep the total sugar count low. Milk has naturally occurring sugar that will increase the amount of sugar per serving.

The previous Stevia mixes had to be mixed with warm water, but the new mixes can be added to any temperature water and they will dissolve fine.

Cost Savings with New Mixes

By only needing water, our mixes can provide you a significant cost savings. Here is an example scenario for a typical store on the East Coast, USA.

Previous Base Mix (with half milk and half water)
Cost per Gallon of Mix: $9.80
Cost per Ounce: $0.068

New Just Add Water Base Mix
Cost per Gallon of Mix: $8.40
Cost per Ounce: $0.058

For the Stevia Mixes there are even greater savings. Here is another example comparing the previous Stevia Vanilla and the new Stevia Vanilla (both made with water):

Previous Stevia Vanilla
Cost per Gallon of Mix: $9.20
Cost per Ounce: $0.064

New High-Yield Stevia Vanilla
Cost per Gallon of Mix: $7.67
Cost per Ounce$0.051

For questions about our new mixes email us at info@nancis.com or call 1-800-788-0808.

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Great article about Just Salad, a loyal Nanci’s customer

Check out this great article about Just Salad that was printed in Food & Drink Magazine:

http://www.nxtbook.com/nxtbooks/phoenix/fd_2013spring/index.php#/122

Just Salad is a fun, quick service concept around the Manhattan area with healthy and natural food choices. They’ve been a Nanci’s customer since 2007, serving our Original Plain Tart Frozen Yogurt.

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Shipping Blankets to Hurricane Sandy Victims

The team at Nanci’s Frozen Yogurt helped ship hundreds of blankets, beanies, and scarves to families affected by Hurricane Sandy in New York.

 

In the Spirit of MLK Day – the National Day of Service – we’d like to let you know about a fun project the team at Nanci’s was able to help with.

For the last several months, Steve and Liz Porter have been making and collecting quilts, beanies, and scarves for victims of Hurricane Sandy in Broad Channel, NY.

Broad Channel is a small neighborhood in the borough of Queens and is often referred to as the “Venice” of New York. Because the neighborhood is surrounded by water, it sustained heavy damage from Hurricane Sandy. Even weeks after the terrible storm, the residents are still trying to put their lives back together.

Through incredible grassroots efforts, the Porters have had people all over the nation pitch in to make 1000 blankets and 680 beanies and scarves. A few weeks ago, the Porters had the blankets all ready to go but no way to get them from Mesa, AZ to New York. The team at Nanci’s was happy to donate the shipping! We palletized the boxes and sent them on their way to the families in Broad Channel.

We had several customers with frozen yogurt shops and restaurants who were affected by Hurricane Sandy. Throughout the storm and after, our thoughts and prayers continue to be with them as they rebuild their lives.

Thanks to the Porters for their great work and for letting us be a part of it. You can read more on Liz Porters blog at: http://e3liz.blogspot.com/ or on the Broach Channel Facebook page at: http://www.facebook.com/pages/Broad-Channel-Rebuilds/394751640601237?fref=ts

Every little bit of help of service that we can do matters!

“If you can’t feed a hundred people, then feed just one.” Mother Teresa

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November Flavor Deals

Flavor Deal of the Month One of the things that makes Nanci’s unique is our wide variety of flavors. We have more than 100 flavors and 250 possible flavor combinations…have you tried them all?

For the rest of November you can get 25% off any of these three great flavors:
  • Concord Grape
  • Toasted Coconut
  • Gingerbread

Available in Gallon or Half Gallon sizes. While supplies last.