I Can't Believe It's Yogurt is a chain of stores that serves soft-serve

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products in the United States. The company has franchised and company-owned stores and non-traditional partnerships for licensing its products.

History

I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! was founded in 1977 by Bill and Julie Brice from Dallas, Texas. Later, it was owned under parent company Brice Foods. In 1984, it sued

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, whose company name was originally "This Can't Be Yogurt!". The lawsuit forced TCBY to change its name to "The Country's Best Yogurt!". I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! was acquired by Yogen Früz in 1996.

1991 Austin massacre

In 1991, four young girls were murdered and raped in an I Can't Believe It's Yogurt! shop in

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. The case remains unsolved.

References

External links

I Can't Believe It's Yogurt Official Website
1977 establishments in Texas 1996 mergers and acquisitions Companies based in Markham, Ontario Fast-food chains of Canada Fast-food chains of the United States Fast-food franchises Frozen yogurt businesses Restaurants established in 1977 {{US-restaurant-stub