Here is an article from the Kansas City Business Journal, written by Krista Klaus about the frozen yogurt franchise, yogurtini opening up it’s third Kansas City location in Lee’s Summit’s Summit Fair Shopping Center.
Yogurtini serves up third Kansas City-area store in Lee’s Summit
It’s a tenant changeout this week at Summit Fair shopping center in Lee’s Summit. Last week, B:2 A Burger Boutique announced that it was closing its restaurant less than a year after opening due to flagging sales. Now, soft-serve frozen yogurt franchise Yogurtini announced that it is opening in the power center. The Lee’s Summit location will be Yogurtini’s third in the Kansas City metro area, following locations that opened in 2010 at Zona Rosa and the Plaza Colonnade shops at 48th and Main streets, both in Kansas City. The store offers make-your-own nonfat frozen yogurt concoctions. Customers pay by the ounce, choosing from 16 flavors and more than 70 toppings. Ernesto Peralta, owner of the now-shuttered B:2, said that the restaurant had a successful lunch business but that traffic dropped precipitously after 7 p.m. “Nine out of 10 people who came in loved it and came back. But we just weren’t getting the traffic we needed. We’re self-financed, so we don’t have the big pockets to help us for another year until things turned around,” said Peralta, majority owner of Circle Restaurant Group, which also operates Blanc Burgers + Bottles on the Country Club Plaza and in Mission Farms in Leawood. Peralta speculated that the younger demographics in Lee’s Summit kept families with children home in the evenings. Yogurtini owners are hoping to capitalize on the family-friendly environment. “The Yogurtini franchise is a fun, exciting and rewarding opportunity for me and my entire family,” David Kinworthy, owner of the new Lee’s Summit store franchise, said in a written statement. To celebrate, Kinworthy is treating new customers during Saturday’s grand opening. “Lee’s Summit is where I know our customers would love the Yogurtini product and experience, and we are excited to be able to open and celebrate with free frozen yogurt and toppings during our grand opening event,” Kinworthy said. The new Yogurtini store will neighbor Macy’s at 880-J N.W. Blue Parkway. The franchise is based in Tempe, Ariz.
