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Berry Yo Frozen Yogurt Opens in Downtown Arlington Heights
The family-owned shop opened its doors May 25 and will celebrate with a grand opening June 15-16.
For more than a decade, Sheila Henneman and her brothers dreamed of opening a family business.
Their dream came true May 25.
"It's everything we've always wanted," said Henneman, the owner and manager of Berry Yo Frozen Yogurt, which opened in downtown Arlington Heights. "We've wished for this day for so long."
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Berry Yo, 50 N. Vail Ave., is a frozen yogurt shop with bright pink and green decor that seats about 50 people inside and about 30 people on the patio.
Wifi will be available at the store, which is open from 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday.
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Customers walk into the shop, grab a cup, choose from 16 flavors along a wall of self-serve yogurt dispensers, add toppings and then weigh their creation in order to pay for it.
The Berry Yo-branded sweatshirt Henneman dons describes the customer experience: "Dish it. Top it. Weigh it. Pay it."
The business will celebrate its grand opening June 15-16 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and entertainment.
Henneman said she and her family plan to be "super involved" in the community. Berry Yo is signing up to partner with the Arlington Heights Park District, youth football teams and more.
"We want to give back to the community," Henneman said. "And Arlington Heights is one of the most community-centric places I've ever known."
Henneman owns the business with two of her brothers, Mick Sramek and Jim Sramek. The family was raised in the northwest suburbs and all three are graduates of John Hersey High School.
As Henneman looked around her shop days before it opened, she said she could envision the future: High school students hanging out after school, young football players stopping by in uniform after a game and friends gathering to chat.
"We are geared toward people from 0 to 100," she said. "We want this to feel like home."
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