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Food & Beverage Sector: YoCream Sees Q2 Sales Bump

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May 20, 2010 (FinancialWire) — YoCream International, Inc. (OTC: YOCM) said that its sales for the three months ended April 30, 2010 increased 11.4% to $14,062,000 compared to $12,627,000 for the second quarter in fiscal 2009.

Sales of the company's core frozen yogurt business grew 52.1% in the second quarter following 30.9% in the first quarter.

According to YoCream, sales continue to be robust in the Southwest, with the addition of 13 new distributors and growth of 22.5% for April alone.

The company said it will be exhibiting at the National Restaurant Association Show May 22-25, 2010 (Booth 2212).

Oregon-based YoCream International has been engaged in the frozen yogurt industry since 1977. The company operates a production facility in Portland, Oregon and offers more than 110 flavors of frozen yogurt, ice cream, frozen custard, sorbet, smoothies, frozen carbonated beverages, slushes and frozen drink mixes.

YoCream's end-user customers include convenience stores, quality quick service restaurants, warehouse stores, eating establishments, grocery chains, frozen yogurt shops, colleges, military and government foodservice locations, international restaurants and neighborhood stores involving over 250 specialty and full line distributors in the supply chain.

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