soarer1023

are they opening a pinkberry at the irvine spectrum??

brianlin87

iTrader: (11)

^yes - it's planned in the near future.

Sexi_Lexi

I've been to Yogurtland in Irvine (Walnut/Jeffrey) 5 different times at different hours and have never had to wait more than 15-20 mins. I haven't been to Pinkberry's but I've heard that it's more expensive than Yogurtland and you don't even get to choose/make your own yogurt cup. At Yogurtland, you choose your own yogurt and toppings and they charge $.30/ounce with unlimited toppings. I don't think any of the other places do that. So to Yogurtland.

There is also a Kiwiberry that'll be opening across from Yogurtland in Irvine, just an FYI.

Hi im SHON

iTrader: (4)

yeah diddy reese, i also went to pinkberry in westwood, had a hard time finding parking late night.

pinkberry+hooka! in westwood

mikemareen

haha pinkberry.

Pinkberry should have sold it's franchise when there was a huge offer for it. They over-valued their product and brand name.

Now it has to put up with all these look a likes, this is going to force prices to go down. It's great for consumers.

and btw, pinkberry and the like gets played out, especially when there is one on every block now.

sportsfan8

I don't see how people can wait more than 10 minutes for fricken yogurt!

Has anyone tried Mochilato in Irvine on Culver? Yum!

mikemareen

waiting 20 minutes to pay 4 dollars for a yogurt ? did it once, felt like a fool.

PushinLEX

iTrader: (9)

Diddy Reese is bomb. Too bad they raised their prices


Yes.

You should try Pinkberry.

My homegirl works at Gypsy..

Thats what they said about Starbucks.

OGS

just ran across this....

Maveron leads $27.5M investment in yogurt chain

Maveron LLC, which was co-founded by Starbucks Corp. Chairman Howard Schultz, led a $27.5 million Series A financing of Los Angeles yogurt chain Pinkberry.

Pinkberry has 33 yogurt stores in Los Angeles and New York.

Dan Levitan, co-founder of the Seattle-based Maveron venture capital firm, said the investment was a "remarkable opportunity."

"As consumers look for new ways to satisfy their appetite for healthier food, we believe that Pinkberry's products, environment and culture deliver the recipe for success," Levitan said in a statement.

Schultz, founder and chairman of Seattle-based Starbucks (NASDAQ: SBUX), said Pinkberry is a "cultural phenomenon."

src : http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/pro...016&id=7638889

AM1

iTrader: (6)

remember when boba places were everywhere? and notice how many of them are closing down? yea that's what it will be like for these yogurt places eventually. coffee is different.

hapaboy

it will last as long as TCBY

pingu

Technically its not yogurt because yogurt can only be made at the retail location. Pinkberry brings their product in from some outside source. Had to write about this for my Business writing final last semester.

I have heard its good though.

TheMole

iTrader: (13)

I remember reading an article about how real yogurt has to have a certain amount of bacteria to be considered yogurt. Pinkberry's did not meet the criteria so its not actually "yogurt".