Red Mango to Open Three Stores in Birmingham Area
Fast-growing frozen yogurt retailer to open first Alabama location in Hoover
BIRMINGHAM, Ala.– (May 11, 2010) – Red Mango, one of the most popular and fastest-growing retailers of all-natural, nonfat frozen yogurt and smoothies, has announced a development agreement to open its first stores in Alabama, beginning with a location in Hoover.
David Hurst has signed a development agreement to open three Red Mango locations in Jefferson County, Alabama. Hurst plans to open the first store in Hoover this fall and is eyeing Birmingham for the second site.
Hurstis a Birmingham native and currently resides in Hoover. He has worked in his family’s business at Hurst Pools, the oldest swimming pool contractor in Alabama, for almost 30 years. When he learned of Red Mango, he knew the product would appeal to the Birmingham-area community.
“My niece, who lives in California, told me how great the frozen yogurt market was doing on the West Coast,” said Hurst. “I looked into Red Mango and realized the stores and environment offered the perfect place where people could just go and relax, eat well and feel good about the product they were consuming.”
Hurstexpects to sign a lease in Hoover this month and begin construction on a self-serve location in time to open this fall.
“Hoover will be a great market for Red Mango’s first Alabama location,” he said. “Residents will fall in love with the taste and all the healthy aspects the yogurt, smoothies and teas have to offer.”
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 60 locations across 14 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 yogurt and smoothies, opened its first U.S. store in July 2007 in Los Angeles and has since celebrated 60 store openings across Arizona, California, Hawaii, Illinois, Indiana, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Nevada, New Jersey, New York, Ohio, Texas, Utah, and Washington. Red Mango received Nation’s Restaurant News’ 2009 “Hot Concepts!” award and has been named the best frozen yogurt in Seattle, Las Vegas, Chicago, Utah and New York by 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 that support a healthy immune and digestive system. Red Mango’s frozen yogurt has been certified by the National Yogurt Association’s Live and Active Culture Seal for meeting the required criteria for healthy frozen yogurt. Additionally, Red Mango recently introduced the first iced teas fortified with probiotics.
Red Mango’s investors include CIC Advantage Holdings, LLC, a holding company formed by CIC Partners and leading retail restaurant operators to invest in and add value to multi unit retail companies. For more information about Red Mango, please visit www.redmangousa.com. For franchising information, please visit www.redmangofranchising.com or call 214-302-5930.
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