Toppings are a critical part of frozen yogurt shop operations. They play a big role in customer satisfaction, but if not managed closely you an actually lose money on your toppings. You should try to be below 30 cents per ounce on your average toppings cost. If you can get down towards 23-25 cents per ounce you are doing great.
Be careful of expensive toppings that are very light, like whipped cream. Here are a couple of tricks to manage the more expensive toppings.:
- Put the most expensive toppings the farthest away from the last soft-serve machine so customers fill their cup on the less expensive toppings.
- Put the most expensive toppings at the back of the toppings bar so they are a little harder to reach.
- Use smaller serving spoons for the more expensive toppings.
Also, with fresh toppings, such as fruits, you should rotate the toppings to ensure that you always have fresh product in the toppings bar. If you have any problem with fruit flies contact us to purchase Fruit Fly Strips that will take care of the problem.
Here are suggested list of toppings. You can find recommendations for toppings supplies on our Equipment & Supplies page.
Dry Toppings
- almonds
- butterfinger
- cap’n crunch
- carob chips
- cocoa pebbles
- coconut flakes
- fruity pebbles
- graham cracker crumbs
- gummi bears
- heath toffee
- jelly bellies
- kit kat
- m&m’s
- peanut m&m’s
- mini caramel cups
- chocolate chips
- mini peanut butter cups
- nestlé crunch
- non-fat granola
- old fashioned granola
- oreo cookies
- peanuts
- pecans
- peanut butter chips
- reese’s peanut butter cups
- snow caps
- chocolate sprinkles
- rainbow sprinkles
- thin mint cookies
- twix
- walnuts
- yogurt chips
Fresh Toppings
- strawberries
- raspberries
- blackberries
- blueberries
- peaches
- mangos
- kiwi
- pineapple
- bananas
- cinnamon apples
- mochi
- cookie dough
- fudge brownies
- fat-free brownies
- cheesecake bits
Hot Toppings
- hot fudge
- caramel sauce
- non fat / no sugar-added fudge
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