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TCBY Yogurt Ribbon Cutting

2021.18.55

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The 1980s frozen yogurt craze manifesting in Saugatuck.

Business: Restaurants

Winthers, Sally

5 in

8 in

025 Saugatuck Douglas Commercial History

Ducky Alley/Chequers of Saugatuck

In 1981 the first TCBY opened in Little Rock, Arkansas. Prior to 1984, the company's name was "This Can't Be Yogurt," but a lawsuit from a competitor, I Can't Believe It's Yogurt!, forced TCBY to create a new name from its initials, eventually using "The Country's Best Yogurt". The young man in the center of the group is wearing "acid-washed" jeans.

03/27/2025

03/27/2025