YoCream University West:

An Informational Two Day Conference on Opening and Managing a Frozen Yogurt Business

Session Dates:

April 5th and 6th, 2012

Location:

Hyatt Place
9750 NE Cascades Parkway
Portland, OR 97220

This exciting two-day conference includes:

Opening a Frozen Yogurt Shop:

• Concept Development: Self Serve? Full Serve? Equipment? Menu Concepts? and more
• Project Management: Tips on Site Selection, Negotiating the Lease, Space Planning, Project Timeline
• Working with Distributors
• Day-to-Day Operations: Business tools, forms, managing costs, seasonality planning and more
• Hiring and Staffing
• Soft Opening: Working out the "kinks"
• Grand Opening: Party planning, advertising, media relations
• Marketing: Promoting your store for ongoing success

Tour YoCream's Company Store and Showroom:

We'll taste products and mix recipes: Frozen Yogurts, Smoothies and Shakes. We'll learn more about Frozen Yogurt, Ice Cream, Frozen Custard, Sorbet and Frozen Beverages.

At the Dairy and Manufacturing Facility:

You are welcome in our plant, and we'd like to show off our frozen yogurt expertise. After the tour, you'll also meet our R&D and Quality Assurance/Food Safety teams.

Yogurt 101:

Learn the truths about frozen yogurt: Live and active cultures, fermentation, health benefits, varieties and customization. We'll also discuss proper handling, food safety and quality assurance.

Round Table:

Let's talk about what we've learned, answer additional questions and share ideas.

Fees:

Yo–U™ Conference fees are $1200 for one to two participants (1 ticket = 2 people)

Includes:

Attendance for 1-2 participants, lunch both days, course materials, a flash drive of business tools.