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16 Handles Partners With Oatly, Teases New Minty Holiday Flavor
November 17, 2022
Cheddar News
Neil Hershman, CEO of 16 Handles, joined Cheddar News to discuss the company's partnership with Oatly and what lies ahead.
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Rutgers Hoops Star Cliff Omoruyi Partners with 16 Handles
October 13, 2022
ROI NJ
The NCAA “Dunk King” and star center on the Rutgers University men’s basketball team, Cliff Omoruyi, partnered with 16 Handles, the No. 1 soft serve & dessert brand in New York City.
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Fro-Yo Info: The Climb To The Top Of 16 Handles Yogurt
October 11, 2022
Fox News Radio
Liz Claman sits down with 16 Handles' new CEO, Neil Hershman, to discuss his career pivot transition from an astrophysicist to a business owner.
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16 Handles, Oatly Debut Non-Dairy Pumpkin Spice LTO
October 10, 2022
FastCasual.com
To celebrate the beginning of fall, 16 Handles and Oatly have collaborated to create a non-dairy soft serve version of the viral seasonal flavor, pumpkin spice.
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Ghirardelli Chocolate, Oatly’s Pumpkin Soft Serve, and More Vegan Food News of the Week
October 07, 2022
VegNews
From new dairy-free chocolate chips from Ghirardelli to Oatly’s pumpkin spice soft serve at 16 Handles, VegNews serves up the best in vegan food news of the week.
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How a 27-Year-Old Built an $8 Million Dessert Empire in 3 Years
October 06, 2022
Business Insider
16 Handles' new CEO, Neil Hershman, spoke with Business Insider's Nancy Luna about his journey from finance to fro-yo. Neil operates 11 dessert shops in Manhattan in addition to serving as 16 Handles' CEO since his acquisition of the company in August.
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16 Handles Announces Erik Mallon as Vice President of Franchise Development
October 05, 2022
Franchise Wire
16 Handles announced Erik Mallon as its new vice president of franchise development. In addition to overseeing 16 Handles’ sales, Mallon will manage its national expansion.
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16 Handles Bought by YouTube Star Danny Duncan and Top Franchisee
September 07, 2022
Franchise Times
16 Handles' largest franchisee, Neil Hershman, has teamed up with comedic YouTuber Danny Duncan to buy the self-serve frozen-yogurt chain from its founders.
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Danny Duncan, Englewood YouTuber, goes fro-yo in NYC
August 26, 2022
The Englewood Sun
YouTube star Danny Duncan has become an investor, co-owner, and future franchisee in New York City’s leading self-serve soft serve franchise.
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16 Handles frozen yogurt chain acquired by franchisee and YouTuber
August 23, 2022
Nation's Restaurant News
New York City-based frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles has been acquired by company franchisee Neil Hershman and YouTube star Danny Duncan with plans to expand the 30-unit brand aggressively beyond the TriState area surrounding New York.
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Cool Off with Oatly’s 2 New Soft Serve Flavors. Here’s Where to Find Them
July 27, 2022
The Beet
16 Handles is rolling out two more Oatly soft serve options that will help New Yorkers cool off with a climate-friendly option.
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Vegan Marshmallow Soft Serve? 2 New Oatly Flavors Arrive at 16 Handles
July 25, 2022
VegNews
Fro-yo chain 16 Handles continues its collaboration with Oatly with the launch of two vegan soft-serve flavors this summer.
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Broadway-Inspired Summer Sorbet
July 24, 2022
Trend Hunter
16 Handles has teamed up with the hit Broadway musical Dear Evan Hansen to create Blue Raspberry Sorbet in celebration of the show's final summer on Broadway!
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Junior’s World-Famous Cheesecake Is Now an Ice Cream Flavor at 16 Handles
June 16, 2022
Thrillist
The official start date of summer is just around the corner, and New Yorkers will soon get the chance to give it a sweet celebration. The beloved Junior's Restaurant is partnering with 16 Handles to kick off the warmer season in the best way possible.
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16 Handles Teams with Junior’s on Cheesecake Ice Cream
June 09, 2022
QSR Magazine
Nothing says summer like ice cream, and nothing says New York like a slice of Junior’s Cheesecake. So 16 Handles and Junior’s Restaurant are uniting to bring New Yorkers the ultimate summer treat: The World's Most Fabulous Cheesecake Ice Cream.
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16 Handles Partners with Peacock’s Girls5eva on New Fro-Yo Topping
May 12, 2022
QSR Magazine
16 Handles is announcing a partnership with Peacock to celebrate the new season of Emmy-nominated and critically acclaimed comedy Girls5eva, streaming now on Peacock. On May 10, 16 Handles will launch Girls5 Fro-Glow, a colorful candy bark topping, at the brand's 30 shops across NY, NJ, CT, and FL. Girls5 Fro-Glow is a delicious way to “glow up” your fro-yo with a melt-in-your-mouth candy crunch.
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Omnichannel WOW – Optimizing for Delight Across Live and Online Experiences
May 09, 2022
Brand Insider Summit
CEO Solomon Choi speaks at the Brand Insider Summit. The soft-serve shop 16 Handles has always been about the on-premise experience of personally personalizing customer desserts. It is a case study in building in-person delight. But as the company has moved into delivery and on-app ordering it has been challenged to digitize the experiential dimension of the brand across channels. This is how the brand think about making WOW omnichannel.
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Catering to the Consumer
May 03, 2022
Ovation
An interview with Solomon Choi, the founder and CEO of 16 Handles. 16 Handles is New York City’s first self serve frozen yogurt shop. With over 20 year experience in the restaurant industry, Solomon’s restaurant concept became the segment leader in NYC and grew to over 40 locations internationally.
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Where Did All The Froyo Go?
February 24, 2022
Refinery29
Refinery29 examines the fro-yo boom of 2012 and how brands like 16 Handles outlasted competitors. Founder and CE-yo! Solomon Choi is interviewed about the brand's journey and positioning ten years later.
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Oatly Launches 2 New Tantalizing Soft Serve Flavors for Fall
November 19, 2021
LIVEKINDLY
New York’s popular frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles is serving up two new varieties of Oatly soft serve, themed for fall. The exclusive Caramel Apple and Cinnamon Bun flavors are vegan and will be available at all 16 Handles stores over the next two months. The former was introduced on November 12, and the latter will be available from December 3.
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Ice Cream, Sex, and HBO: A Perfect Partnership
November 17, 2021
RetailWit
Driving new electricity into a food brand is a tough full-time job, harder than most people think, even harder to do consistently. Steven Johnson, Grocerant Guru® at Tacoma, WA–based Foodservice Solutions® believes that 16 Handles, a New York City soft serve brand, is off to a very good start with a partnership that is sure to garner incremental business, buzz, and benefit.
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16 Handles and Oatly Unveil Two New Soft Serve Flavors
November 12, 2021
QSR Magazine
After the success of their summertime collaboration, 16 Handles and Oatly announced two new, exclusive soft serve flavors arriving to all 16 Handles shops this November and December. The new flavors, Caramel Apple and Cinnamon Bun, will launch on November 12th and December 3rd, respectively.
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How to Get Closer to Your Customer
November 05, 2021
Restaurants Reinvented
Join 16 Handles' Founder and CEO Solomon Choi as we explore why POS has fallen into the “uncool” category in an industry sprinting to keep up with the digital consumer.
Solomon explains how he got into the “Fro-Yo” business and found himself on point for figuring out the technology as well.
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16 Handles Partners with New HBO Max Show
November 04, 2021
QSR Magazine
16 Handles announces a new partnership with HBO Max’s The Sex Lives of College Girls, a new Max Original series streaming November 18 on HBO Max.
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Plant-Based Foods Expand, With Consumers Hungry for More
September 08, 2021
New York Times
The New York Times covers the growing consumer demand for plant-based foods, including 16 Handles' collaboration with Oatly.
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16 Handles Continues Expansion into NYC
July 01, 2021
Yahoo! Finance
16 Handles CEO Solomon Choi joined Yahoo Finance's Seana Smith live from Times Square to discuss New York's reopening.
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16 Handles Adds Oatly Ice Cream
June 28, 2021
OneGreenPlanet
Oatly is coming to frozen yogurt favorite 16 Handles shops this summer! Oatly will collaborate with the brand to create a soft-serve portfolio available at stores. The Oatly soft serve is certified vegan, non-GMO, gluten-free, and kosher. The collaboration will feature two new flavors, chocolate and chai tea. The two flavors will be released on July 6.
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Who Makes The Best Frozen Yogurt on Long Island?
June 16, 2021
Long Island Press
Long Islanders voted 16 Handles the Best Frozen Yogurt on Long Island in the 2021 Bethpage Best of Long Island contest! Even in the winter, there’s nothing quite like a frozen yogurt treat — and there’s nothing quite that treat from 16 Handles.
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Investing in Your Digital Presence- Interview with Solomon Choi
June 15, 2021
Hospitality Hangout Podcast
In the latest episode of the Hospitality Hangout podcast, Michael Schatzberg “The Restaurant Guy” and Jimmy Frischling “The Finance Guy” sit down with Solomon Choi, the founder and chief executive officer of 16 Handles, to explore the digital side of hospitality.
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Yum of Summer: Oatly Launches 4 New Oat Milk Soft Serve Flavors
June 10, 2021
LIVEKINDLY
New York’s popular frozen yogurt brand 16 Handles is serving up four new Oatly soft serve flavors this summer. Iced Latte, Vanilla, Chai Tea, and Chocolate will launch exclusively at all 31 stores over the next two months. 16 Handles (named after the cult 1984 comedy 16 Candles, a favorite of CEO and founder Solomon Choi) launched its first non-dairy option back in 2013, and has since produced several different soy, almond, cashew, and oat milk varieties of soft serve.
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Froyo Chain 16 Handles Rolls Out 4 Flavors of Oatly’s Dairy-Free Soft Serve
June 08, 2021
The Beet
Get excited all you plant-based froyo lovers. As of this week, you can now walk into 16 Handles and fill your cup with dairy-free Oatly soft serve at any of the chain's 32 locations nationwide. Then top that healthy oat-cream treat with any number of plant-based toppings. The first flavors to get their own handles are Iced Latte and Vanilla which made their debut on June 8th. More Oatly flavors will be swirling your way by July 6th when you can serve yourself Chai Tea and Chocolate, giving customers four soft-serve options to choose from.
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16 Handles, Oatly Launch New Non-Dairy Ice Cream Flavors
June 08, 2021
Cheddar News
16 Handles announced a new collaboration with Oatly to bring non-dairy ice cream products to market just ahead of the start of summer. CEO Solomon Choi said his company was committed to offering more plant-based options as customers seek healthier options, and Oatly made for the perfect collaborator. Choi noted that the deal is 16 Handles' “most meaningful” partnership and is interested in seeing how the four new non-dairy flavors match up against the company’s traditional soft serve.
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16 Handles Collabs with Oatly to Release Two Non-Dairy Flavors
June 07, 2021
QSR Magazine
16 Handles, New York City’s beloved soft serve brand, is proud to announce a collaboration with Oatly, the world’s favorite oatmilk company, on the release of two, exclusive soft serve flavors certain to keep customers satiated now that summer is here.
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Oatly Partners with NYC Frozen Yogurt Chain for Plant-Based Flavors
June 07, 2021
MarketWatch
Frozen yogurt chain 16 Handles will launch two soft-serve flavors with newly public plant-based dairy alternative company Oatly Group on Tuesday. Iced latte and vanilla will be available at all 32 locations, including a new 16 Handles in New York City's Times Square. On July 6, chai latte and chocolate will arrive. All flavors are vegan, dairy-free and gluten-free.
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New Oatly Vegan Soft Serve Is Coming to All 32 Locations Of Froyo Chain 16 Handles
May 28, 2021
VegNews
In July, frozen-yogurt chain 16 Handles will expand its vegan options with the launch of yet-to-be announced flavors of Oatly’s soft serve. In February 2020, the fro-yo chain first added oat milk-based soft serve in Chocolate Devotion and Dreamboat Coconut flavors to its 32 locations. The forthcoming flavors will be made in partnership with Oatly, making 16 Handles the first fro-yo chain to offer Oatly’s hard-to-find vegan soft serve.
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16 Handles Opens Store in Times Square
May 21, 2021
QSR Magazine
While many competitors have closed for good during the pandemic, 16 Handles is announcing an expansion that is sure to make summer a sweet one for New Yorkers. The iconic frozen yogurt chain officially opened on May 20th in the heart of Times Square on 7th Avenue between 48th and 49th Streets, just a few doors down from M&M world.
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The 1st “Self-Serve” Frozen Yogurt in NYC- Interview with Solomon Choi
November 08, 2020
My Mistakexx Podcast
In episode #44, Chris interviews Solomon Choi, founder and CEO of 16 Handles. Listen to what Solomon observed from his family's business, learned from a trusted mentor, and believed from values instilled in him from his faith. Solomon shares so much about himself, and challenges faced when scaling a business. He was the first to open a "self-serve" frozen yogurt spot in New York City, and in this interview, you'll see how vision combined with a plan can lead to tremendous success.
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How To Build A Successful Franchise- Interview with Solomon Choi
October 22, 2020
Rankable Podcast
In Episode 17 of iPullRank’s Rankable podcast, Solomon Choi, Founder/CEO at 16 Handles, discusses the topic “How to Build a Successful Franchise.” The discussion revolved around how Solomon was able to see an opportunity in frozen yogurt and how he was able to thrive in a very competitive environment. Solomon shared his story and his methods which ultimately led to great success.
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New Kid on the Block: 16 Handles
October 09, 2020
Tribeca Citizen
Neighborhood blog Tribeca Citizen interviews Neil Hershman, franchisee at the new 16 Handles location on Chambers Street.
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16 Handles Opens Tribeca Location With New Retail Model
October 09, 2020
Restaurant News
16 Handles has opened a new location in Tribeca, marking an exciting foray into both a prominent Manhattan neighborhood and a smaller-footprint retail model designed to best serve the brand’s customers and franchisees alike in a changing market.
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A Running List of New Restaurants That Opened in New York City
October 08, 2020
Eater
16 Handles' newest location is featured on Eater along with other notable restaurants that have opened in New York City during the COVID-19 pandemic.
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Bootstrapped: In The Trenches- Interview with Solomon Choi
August 18, 2020
Bootstrapped: In the Trenches Podcast
Founder and CEO Solomon Choi speaks about his history, the future of 16 Handles, and evolving the company during and after COVID-19.
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Making Your Business Someone’s Happy Place- Interview with Solomon Choi
June 29, 2020
Restaurant Executive Mastery Podcast
Solomon Choi, Founder and CEO of self-service Frozen Yogurt brand 16 Handles, shares his thoughts about how to build something people love, hiring the right people who want to be a part of that and how they can help to innovate the business.
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Scaling with Soul- Interview with Solomon Choi
April 24, 2020
Scaling with Soul Podcast
Scaling with Soul host Heather interviews the King of soft serve, Solomon Choi. They talk about his journey, marketing genius and insights and how to keep up with your customer.
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VegNews – 16 Handles Debuts Vegan Oat Milk Soft Serve
February 18, 2020
VegNews
16 Handles launches its latest line of vegan soft serve, now made with the industry's top-trending and best-loved ingredient: oat milk!
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16 Handles Partners with Wicked on Broadway
October 21, 2019
Restaurant News
16 Handles launches two new flavors in partnership with Wicked to celebrate the beloved musical's Sweet 16 years on Broadway.
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PETA – The Best Frozen Yogurt Chains
July 24, 2019
PETA
PETA recognizes 16 Handles as the number one frozen yogurt chain with a "Grade A" thanks to options like soy and cashew-based soft serves.
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Empathize It Podcast – 16 Handles CEO Solomon Choi
April 04, 2019
Empathize It Podcast
The Empathize It podcast hosts a conversation with Solomon Choi , Founder and CEO of 16 Handles, about building the largest frozen yogurt chain on the East Coast, serving customers with the best experiences, and the real driver to success as an entrepreneur.
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Bake Mag – DO, Cookie Dough Confections Partners with 16 Handles
April 03, 2019
Bake Mag
NYC's favorite cookie dough bakery collaborates with NYC's favorite soft-serve shop to bring their vegan cookie doughs to the 16 Handles toppings bar.
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One Green Planet – 16 Handles Has New Vegan Fro-Yo Flavors!
January 16, 2019
One Green Planet
16 Handles launches its 2019 vegan line with Chocolate Hazelnut Truffle made with cashew milk in Jaunuary.
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VegNews – 16 Handles Debuts Vegan Cashew Milk Soft Serve
January 16, 2019
VegNews
16 Handles is first-to-market with a proprietary, all natural cashew milk soft serve to launch our vegan initiative in 2019.
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Wall Street Journal – Dessert Chain Tries New Twist on Treats
July 28, 2018
Wall Street Journal
16 Handles launches a summertime pop-up, Sugalips, at its first East Village store, introducing the "Galaxy Cone," an Instagrammable concoction of fro-yo, cotton candy, and rock candy.
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Food Insider – We Tried Galaxy-Themed Fro-Yo From 16 Handles
July 24, 2018
Food Insider
Food Insider tries the galaxy-themed desserts from our summertime pop-up, Sugalips, at 16 Handles' location in the East Village.