sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt Ranks No. 22 on the 2014 Inc. 5000

RICHMOND, Va. - Aug. 20, 2014 - PRLog -- NEW YORK, August 20, 2014 -- Inc. magazine today ranked sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt No. 22 on its 33rd annual Inc. 500|5000, an exclusive ranking of the nation's fastest-growing private companies. The list represents the most comprehensive look at the most important segment of the economy—America’s independent entrepreneurs. Companies such as Yelp, Pandora, Timberland, Dell, Domino’s Pizza, LinkedIn, Zillow, and many other well-known names gained early exposure as members of the Inc. 500|5000.

“sweetFrog is tremendously excited to be included amongst this distinguished list of the fastest growing companies,” said sweetFrog President Vance Spilman.  “We’re thankful to our customers, store owners, and operators for making this possible. We look forward to continuing to build upon our partnerships with current and future store owners, while serving our customers a fun, family friendly, experience.”

The 2014 Inc. 500, unveiled in the September issue of Inc. (available on newsstands August 20 to November 15 and on Inc.com), is the most competitive crop in the list’s history. To make the cut, companies had to have achieved a staggering minimum of 942.6% in sales growth. The Inc. 500’ s aggregate revenue is $15.2 billion, with a median three-year growth of 1,828%, generating 23,000 jobs over the past three years. Complete results of the Inc. 500|5000, including company profiles and an interactive database that can be sorted by industry, region, and other criteria, can be found at www.inc.com/inc5000.

"What surprises me, even though I know it’s coming, is the sheer variety of the paths our entrepreneurs take to success, thematically reflecting how our economy has evolved,” says Inc. President and Editor-In-Chief Eric Schurenberg. “This year there are far more social media and far fewer computer hardware businesses than there were, say, six years ago. But what doesn’t change is the fearsome creativity unleashed by American entrepreneurship.”

The annual Inc. 5000 event honoring all the companies on the list will be held from October 15 through 17, 2014 in Phoenix. Speakers include some of the greatest entrepreneurs of this and past generations, such as Michael Dell, Martha Stewart, host of the CNBC show “The Profit” Marcus Lemonis, Container Store Founder and CEO Kip Tindell, and Chobani Founder and CEO Hamdi Ulukaya.

sweetFrog Premium Frozen Yogurt began when entrepreneur Derek Cha, along with his wife Annah Kim and two children, moved to Richmond, Va., in 2009. At that time, frozen yogurt shops were primarily located on the West Coast, but Derek became attracted to the concept because of its simplicity and low cost. Even in the midst of an unfriendly economy, he felt the time was right to enter the frozen yogurt market. So with faith, prayer, and the support of family and friends, the first sweetFrog store opened later that year in the Short Pump subdivision of Richmond.

Five years later, sweetFrog has grown by leaps and bounds (or hops)! Currently, sweetFrog has over 350 stores operating in 25 states, with international locations in the United Kingdom, Egypt and the Dominican Republic.

CONTACT: T.J. Cretney.(804)-616-4431.tj.cretney@sweetfrog.net,