private industry restaurants founder daniel j. kim headquarters dallas texas us key people john antioco chairman products frozen yogurt smoothies juices parent brix holdings llc website www.redmangousa.com a cup of red mango frozen yogurt with toppings red mango fc llc . is a frozen yogurt and smoothie brand known for its all natural frozen yogurt fresh fruit smoothies yogurt parfaits and fresh juices . there are now more than 200 locations in over 25 states in the united states and 100 in mexico and central america . in 2011 red mango was named the no. 1 zagat rated chain in america for smoothies and frozen yogurt . 1 the brand even started to run a vegan buffet chain in hong kong since 2015 . contents 1 background 2 expansion 3 management 4 products 5 see also 6 references 7 external links background edit daniel j. kim the company s founder graduated from uc berkeley s haas school of business in 1998 and first worked as an investment banker with donaldson lufkin & jenrette . 2 3 the first red mango store was opened in south korea in 2003 . from 2003 to 2007 the chain expanded to 130 stores . 4 according to the company website red mango gets its name because the mango distinctly delicious and high in nutrition becomes red at its optimal stage of ripeness . 5 expansion edit after opening their first store in california red mango opened stores in nevada utah washington and new york . 6 7 8 one year after the first store opened in los angeles red mango opened 30 new stores . 9 by the end of 2009 red mango had 60 stores in operation . 6 a red mango store in lynnwood washington in the summer of 2010 red mango added 22 varieties of smoothies to their menu . 10 they changed their signage to red mango yogurt & smoothies with kim noting it s really a fundamental shift of how we are defining ourselves in the business away from the frozen yogurt shop and really one that sells yogurt and yogurt based products and smoothies . 10 11 by the end of 2010 red mango awarded agreements for 147 locations and opened 62 new stores bringing the total number of locations to 100 . 12 they were named 4 on restaurant business magazine s future 50 list of the fastest growing chains in 2010 . 13 red mango plans to double their locations in 2011 and are currently on track to open 24 more stores in the first quarter alone . 14 in may 2012 the dallas based company entered into an agreement with mexican theater chain cinemex to introduce red mango products to mexico . us expansion is planned to triple within a couple years . 15 they open many of their stores on or near college campuses with kim noting that we found that nutritional awareness is very high near and around college campuses so we decided to aggressively grow onto campuses by opening on them or near them . 16 about 70 % of red mango s buyers are women . 17 red mango international based in seoul korea continues to expand under rights for europe asia and africa has recently entered pakistan with an official launch event on 8 october 2013 . red mango pakistan is being franchised by tnn pvt ltd. the group behind area 51 . 18 management edit the company s investors and advisors include john antioco former ceo and chairman of blockbuster inc. taco bell and circle k convenience stores . the company which currently has offices in dallas texas and new york new york raised 12 million in private equity financing in august 2008 and moved its headquarters from sherman oaks ca to dallas tx in early may 2009 . 19 products edit red mango frozen yogurt & fresh fruit parfait red mango uses 100 % all natural nonfat & lowfat kosher and gluten free frozen yogurt fortified with probiotics . 20 they were the first frozen yogurt store to be certified by the national yogurt association with the live & active cultures seal indicating the use of real yogurt . 21 currently the company s lineup of frozen yogurt flavors consists of original pomegranate madagascar vanilla and a rotating variety of seasonal or specialty flavors . these include green tea mango banana nutty potion and peanut butter . 22 red mango s frozen yogurt is topped with fruits which include strawberries mango blueberries and pineapple or fun and crunchy items which include almonds organic granola and graham cracker and mochi . 23 see also edit list of frozen dessert brands kiwi yogurt a competitor to red mango references edit fast food survey zagat . zagat . retrieved september 23 2012 . red mango inspires future entrepreneurs washington square news . november 21 2010 . krantz matt red mango usa dishes up healthier frozen yogurt usa today . december 30 2007 . laresh krishna jayasanker 2008 . sameness in diversity food culture and globalization in the san francisco bay area and america 1965 2005 . proquest . pp. 281 . isbn 978 0 549 63812 4 . retrieved 14 september 2013 . company introduction official red mango website . a b red mango timeline redmangofranchising.com . partners with red mango entrepreneur magazine . september 20 2007 . moskin julia the legions of frozen yogurt push east the new york times . february 27 2008 . robinson jacobs karen veteran exec antico upstart yogurt chain red mango aim for national foothold the dallas morning news . may 9 2009 . a b ruggless ron red mango to add smoothies to menu nation s restaurant news . june 15 2010 . red mango rethinks smoothies in 22 ways qsr magazine . july 13 2010 . red mango celebrates record growth for 2010 pr newswire . january 6 2011 . the future 50 2010 monkey dish . red mango announces record year growth qsr magazine . january 7 2011 . lun pearle august 2012 . dan kim the man behind red mango . alist magazine . retrieved 19 september 2012 . melnick jordan october 2010 . red mango university . qsr magazine . retrieved 28 august 2012 . winzelberg david red mango frozen yogurt chain expanding on long island long island business news . august 6 2010 . red mango another fro yo brand opens in pakistan brandsynario . october 8 2013 . red mango moves hq to dallas . dallas business journal . may 8 2009 . all natural frozen yogurt redmango.com . balla lesley . eat this pinkberry red mango certified as real yogurt eater . august 23 2007 . skillings pamela . red mango frozen yogurt in new york city . about.com . july 31 2008 . red mango menu redmango.com external links edit official website v t e fast food and fast casual restaurant chains in the united states chicken chains coffeehouse chains pizza chains hamburgers a & w back yard big boy burger king carl s jr. checkers rally s cook out fatburger five guys freddy s fuddruckers the habit hardee s in n out jack in the box johnny rockets krystal mcdonald s roy rogers shake shack smashburger sonic steak n shake wayback wendy s whataburger white castle asian l & l hawaiian barbecue manchu wok panda express pei wei asian diner pick up stix sarku baked goods au bon pain auntie anne s bruegger s cinnabon corner bakery cafe dunkin donuts einstein bros. great american cookies honey 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