Frozen Yogurt & Smoothie Craze Hits Hicksville With The Opening Of Red Mango

HICKSVILLE, N.Y., July 23, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Red Mango® was named the 2011 #1 Zagat Rated Frozen Yogurt and Smoothie Chain in America, and it's available in Hicksville, New York.

The frozen yogurt craze officially made its way to Hicksville with the opening of the new Red Mango store at 366 West Old Country Road, located in the Hicksville Plaza.  The new location is among more than 180 Red Mango stores now open for business across North America.

The 2011 Zagat National Chain Restaurants Survey ranked the fast growing yogurt and smoothies franchise as the nation's number one smoothie and frozen yogurt chain and the number one quick refreshment chain with healthy options.  Now Hicksville residents can taste the excitement!

Kimberly and Frank Stoffers, owners of the new Red Mango store in Hicksville, will host a grand opening celebration on Saturday, July 28^th from 1 p.m. to 5 p.m.

During the grand opening event, Hicksville residents will be treated to a free small yogurt with their choice of toppings and the first 100 guests will get a free Red Mango tote bag and other great giveaways while supplies last. In addition, Dan Kim, the founder and chief concept officer of Red Mango will be there to help celebrate this latest opening.  "I met Kimberly and Frank as patrons back in 2010 at a Red Mango grand opening in New York and now seeing them open their second Red Mango is very exciting," said Kim.

"We were always enjoying Red Mango yogurt and smoothies around town," said Kimberly Stoffers.  "Red Mango truly stands in a class of its own and we are looking forward to serving this refreshing, healthy frozen yogurt now in our Hicksville location."

Red Mango of Hicksville offers customers 10 delicious all-natural flavors of frozen yogurt to choose from like, Classic Strawberry Milkshake, Classic Vanilla Cookie Cream, and Classic Milk Chocolate, as well as Original, White Peach, Mango, and Pomegranate.  Red Mango is nutritious and packed with probiotics for a healthy alternative frozen treat and each serving is around 100 calories.  Customers can garnish their yogurt with healthy, natural toppings including fresh fruit, nuts and granola as well as fun toppings like gummy bears, M&Ms® and Ghirardelli® chocolate sauce.

Visit www.redmangousa.com for more information about Red Mango's delicious, all-natural frozen yogurt treats and meal options including parfaits and smoothies.  You can also visit the Red Mango of Hicksville on Facebook to learn about new flavors, special offers and upcoming events by visiting facebook.com/RedMangoHicksville or follow Red Mango on Twitter (twitter.com/redmango and twitter.com/dankimredmango).

About Red Mango:

Red Mango, one of the fastest growing retailers 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 190 store openings in North America. Red Mango was named the number one smoothie and frozen yogurt chain in America in Zagat's 2011 National Chain Restaurants Survey. Other awards have included the prestigious Nation's Restaurant News' "Hot Concepts!" award and the industry-recognized SupplySide's "Scientific Excellence Award," as well as best frozen yogurt honors in Dallas, 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 and lowfat, gluten-free and fortified with beneficial live and active probiotic cultures like GanedenBC30® (Bacillus coagulans GBI-30, 6086), which helps support the immune and digestive systems when consumed as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Red Mango is the first frozen yogurt retailer to earn the National Yogurt Association's Live and Active Cultures seal for meeting the required criteria for healthy frozen yogurt. Red Mango recently expanded its menu to include satisfying meal options such as its all-natural fruit and yogurt parfaits and fresh fruit smoothies.

More information about Red Mango is available at www.redmangousa.com. Visit Red Mango on Facebook at www.facebook.com/redmango or www.facebook.com/dankimredmango, or on Twitter at www.twitter.com/redmango or www.twitter.com/dankimredmango. For franchising information, please visit www.redisreal.com or call 214-871-6865.

SOURCE Red Mango