The Sammamish Yogurtland will be celebrating it’s grand opening Sat. Nov. 23, with an entire day of events.

At the plateau’s newest self-serve frozen yogurt shop, guests will be welcomed by a bright, cheerful wall of sweet and tart yogurt flavors and a premium-topping bar filled with both healthy and indulgent options. Guests can choose among 16 yogurt flavors to create their own delicious frozen treat and top it off however they’d like, with payment by the ounce.

At 10 a.m. there will be a ribbon cutting with the Sammamish Chamber of Commerce followed by free yogurt and toppings from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m., a balloon artist and face painter from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., free prizes and giveaways from 5 to 8 p.m. and buy one get one free on yogurt and toppings from 2 p.m. to 11 p.m.

The new Sammamish location is owned and operated by Rahim Karmali, an experienced quick-serve operator.

“My family and I are Yogurtland regulars, and we love the yogurt so much we decided to make it part of our daily life. As franchise owners, we are excited to serve Yogurtland’s delicious, high quality frozen yogurt to the Sammamish community,” said Karmali, who coordinates other Yogurtland locations in Seattle, Bellevue, Everett, Federal Way, and Renton.

Separating Yogurtland from competitors is the company’s team of flavorologists, who develop the proprietary recipes for the 80 different and customized flavors. Whether traditional or exotic, each flavor uses real ingredients sourced from their original locations. Yogurtland controls the entire frozen yogurt making process.

According to Yogurtland, naturally occurring calcium and Vitamin D make the yogurt a healthy, refreshing treat. Fruit flavors are also fortified with Vitamin C. All of Yogurtland’s flavors meet the National Yogurt Association Criteria for “live and active culture frozen yogurt” and are produced in a kosher-certified facility. Yogurtland features non- and low-fat yogurt flavors as well as non-dairy and no sugar added choices.

Presently there are more than 260 locations across the U.S., Australia, Guam, Mexico and Venezuela with more than 50 additional locations scheduled to open over the next six months.

The Sammamish location located at 600 228th Ave NE, is near the Safeway grocery store.

It is open from 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. seven days a week. For more information, visit www.yogurt-land.com.