Red Mango, new spot for frozen yogurt, opens in Portage

Frozen yogurt and smoothie fans have a new place to tempt their taste buds. Red Mango has opened at 6118 S. Westnedge Ave. in Portage.

The location, operated by Lori and Scott Hornick of Paw Paw, is the 250th for Red Mango and the fourth for Paul Hornick. The Red Mango store in Portage follows three successful stores that Paul Hornick owns in the Rockford-Illinois area.

The Dallas-based franchise company is quickly growing and expects to have 30 locations in the Chicago area by the end of 2013. The company says the local store store furthers its aggressive growth objectives.

The Portage location is 2,300 square feet and has 12 employees. The complete menu of frozen yogurt, smoothies, parfaits, and more is here.

After more than 20 years as a commercial pilot with more than 6,000 hours of flight time to his resume, Paul Hornick made the move to an all new career when discovered Red Mango. His wife, a registered dietitian (RD) with a master's degree in clinical nutrition, researched the healthy menu and award-winning yogurt behind the brand and validated Hornick's interest in becoming a franchisee.

"We tasted it. And we liked it," Hornick says.

That's when he entered the world of franchising. They recently celebrated the grand opening of the Portage store with free yogurt for those who turned out.

Red Mango opened its first U.S. store in July 2007. It has since celebrated more than 250 store openings across the U.S., and more than 10 international store openings across Mexico, El Salvador and Uruguay. Red Mango is now one of the fastest-growing retailers of all-natural nonfat and low fat frozen yogurt and fresh fruit smoothies.

Writer: Kathy Jennings, Second Wave Media
Source: Red Mango