West Monroe and Windows

West Monroe Ribbon Cutting 2/10/12

West Monroe had it's Ribbon Cutting and Grand Opening Celebration this past weekend.  It was a sell out crowd at the Ribbon, with the West Monroe Chamber of Commerce and their ambassadors! State Senator, Mike Walsworth almost didn't make it to his next meeting as he was enjoying the FREAUX YEAUX so much!  Everyone left with their crave satisfied, most saying that the WHITE CHOCOLATE STRAWBERRY was their new favorite.

The next day, Saturday February 11th was the Grand Opening Celebration!  Balloon Twister and Clown, ZIPPY, entertained the guests as they enjoyed their self-made Freaux Yeaux.  Some guests even mixed the Grand Opening Lemon Cake by Allbrittons with their yogurt to make a heavenly concoction that can only be found at "THE LEAF"! Mardi Gras was the theme as guests enjoyed listening to the STAR 101.9 radio remote. 

Now, what do windows have to do with all of this?  Well, from 12-4pm on the same day, the WINDOW WRITING promotion was happening at all 8 LOUISIANA stores.  If guests let us write "I LOVE ORANGE LEAF" on their car window,

 they had the opportunity to return to the store on Valentines Day to receive 50% off and a FREE Green Freaux Yeaux bracelet! It was fun driving around town later that day seeing ALL the cars with I love Orange Leaf written on their windows.  

 Valentines Promotions are still in full swing from 7-9PM every night until Valentines Day!  Check out some of these notes our great customers wrote to us on Friday night.

  

Tonight, Sunday, it's Sing a Song to your loved one, and Monday is Slow Dance with your Valentine both from 7-9PM.  Lucky participants will receive 25% off their Freaux Yeaux! If it's not apparent, we at Orange Leaf LOVE OUR CUSTOMERS and it seems, OUR CUSTOMERS LOVE US! Happy Valentines Day everyone...see you on the dance floor!

West Monroe Winner

Erin, Ashlee and Zoe opening WEST MONROE 11/22/11

Our FIRST Customer, Sarah, and her Grandfather!

 Orange Leaf Louisiana "#6" is officially in the books, and we couldn't have ended our 2011 Orange Leaf Louisiana "opening" year with a more perfect store than West Monroe!  Opening on a rainy, Tuesday, November 25th, customers couldn't WAIT until we turned on that OPEN sign!  In fact, we opened at 10:20 (40 minutes early) just to let people get a head start on their Freaux Yeaux fun!  Sarah and her grandfather were our first paying customers of the day, and she got to sign her dollar that will permanently hang on our wall.  Five Guys opened next door the day before, and we finally had to put a sign on our door stating WE OPEN TOMORROW!  They just couldn't wait, and with good reason.  Looking through our glass windows at our colorful walls and fun atmosphere, it's like teasing the Freaux Yeaux lover to open the door and just make sure that we WEREN'T open yet....so, that is why our doors opened a little before our official 11am time.  Even with the rain, the Freaux Yeaux flowed and customers that had been waiting for months, were finally happy that they didn't have to drive across the bridge to Monroe to get their fix. Here is OLYLA's recipe for ORANGE LOVE: Stir vigorously, the perfect Orange Leaf location while adding Yummy, Healthy Freaux Yeaux.  Fold in slowly our FANTASTIC CUSTOMERS and that is ALL SHE WROTE, as they say! ORANGE LOVE is the perfect mix of the perfect ingredients!

Thanks for your well wishes from all of us, here at Orange Leaf Louisiana!  Can't wait for the official GRAND OPENING PARTY!  It's going to be a doozy!

West Monroe Mural by Melanie

Regional Trainer/Manager
Amy Lawrence says HEY!

It's ALL about the COMING SPOONS!

The Orange Leaf Louisiana Team has been traveling ALL over the state the last couple of weeks to check on the progress of our FIVE up and coming Orange Leaf Locations in West Monroe, Mandeville, Natchitoches, Lake Charles, and Houma.

West Monroe Building Rendition

Our West Monroe site is in building construction mode, and it was very exciting to see a lot of progress being made on the building that will house Orange Leaf, Five Guys Burgers and Fries, and GameStop at 207 Thomas Road.  With a location .2 miles off I-20 and being right next to a Chick-Fil-A,  the Orange Leaf in West Monroe will open with all the ingredients that should prove to be one of the most successful stores in the Orange Leaf franchise.

Rendition of Sign in Mandeville

Mandeville is next on the visit list.  With a location in the shopping center next to the ever-popular Rousses Supermarket, the Orange Leaf Mandeville location at 3441 East Causeway Approach is located at the corner of the shopping center and will have LOTS of room for outdoor seating.  It's unique floor plan will offer some room for different elements in the design.  Mandeville is not new to the frozen yogurt scene, but when they get a taste of Orange Leaf Freaux-Yeaux, there will only be one on their list!

Natchitoches Sign "Let the Sun Shine in"

The SIGN went up in Natchitoches this week, which is always an exciting step in the opening process.  Our Natchitoches facebook page is over 700 strong already, so it was ALL abuzz with comments and excitement over the outside developments! It is located at 929 Keyser Avenue, in the Walmart Shopping Center.

Lake Charles Sign Rendition

Lake Charles was next on the tour and can we say how excited we are for this store to open?  Never before have we had a facebook page take off so strong and grow so fast.  Again, with a location by a Chick-Fil-A on Nelson Road, the Lake Charles Orange Leaf will have a shot at taking a seat by the top earners in the franchise.  Word-of-Mouth from our already opened Sulphur location has added to the excitement.  Lake Charles will also be the FIRST in our OLYLA family to sport the new LOGO on its outdoor sign.

Houma Store Front

Houma was visited on the tour as well, for measurements and window dressings to let everyone know how to FIND US ON FACEBOOK!  With New Iberia only an hour away, Orange Leaf is not an entirely NEW concept, which is good.  Our reputation proceeds us! Outstanding Freaux-Yeaux....with great music and a smile!  The Houma store is located at 1826 Martin Luther King Blvd, and will also have the opportunity to receive the NEW Logo for its sign!




So, the next couple of months are going to be a little busy in our Orange Leaf World!  But, we don't mind, it's FUN and oh so YUMMY!