Yogurt Factory, the French frozen yoghurt specialist, is reorganising its capital structure with the entry of Socadif Capital Investissement as a minority shareholder.
Yogurt Factory, the French frozen yoghurt specialist, is reorganising its capital structure with the entry of Socadif Capital Investissement as a minority shareholder. Joffe & Associés (Virginie Belle, Paddy Pascot & Alexia Guyot) advised Socadif on this LBO.
Yogurt Factory, the French leader in low-fat frozen yoghurt, welcomes Socadif Capital Investissement as a minority shareholder. The deal, which was completed in November 2024, enabled the company to buy out most of its existing shareholders, mainly business angels and people close to the founders.
Founded in 2011 by Ouriel Hodara and Emmanuel Tedesco, the brand has enjoyed rapid growth thanks to its fun, gourmet concept of customisable frozen yoghurts with a wide variety of products and flavours. In 2018, it strengthened its market position by acquiring seven shops from the Boon network.
With 80 shops, of which 60 are franchises and 8 are international, Yogurt Factory plans to open 10 to 15 new outlets, in France and abroad. This expansion will be mainly organic, while remaining open to opportunistic acquisitions.
