Open a YOVIE Frozen Yogurt Franchise in Melbourne
YOVIE Frozen Yogurt & Matcha is an Australian-born brand where self-serve choice meets premium matcha craft. Our first store is open now in Glen Waverley, in Melbourne's east.
We're taking foundation-franchise enquiries Australia wide, with strong interest in franchise opportunities in Melbourne and Victoria.
$350K* +GST turnkey·$150K+ liquid capital·Finance available·See the full cost breakdown
*Estimated turnkey investment. Final costs may vary depending on site conditions, landlord requirements, approvals and store format.
Thinking of buying an existing dessert business in Melbourne? See how opening a new YOVIE compares →
See YOVIE in action at our first store in Glen Waverley
YOVIE Frozen Yogurt & Matcha — Century City is our first store. It sits next to Village Cinemas at Century City Walk in Glen Waverley.
YOVIE stores are designed to thrive in locations where people gather, dine and discover. Our ideal locations include cinema and entertainment complexes: captive audiences with dwell time and dessert demand.
See the YOVIE model in action at YOVIE Frozen Yogurt & Matcha — Century City, open seven days.
YOVIE Frozen Yogurt & Matcha — Century City
Century City Walk, Shop 8A/285-287 Springvale Rd, Glen Waverley VIC 3150
Regular trading hours: Monday – Thursday 3:00 PM – 10:00 PM · Friday – Saturday 1:00 PM – 12:00 AM · Sunday 1:00 PM – 10:00 PM
Melbourne's market: where the people are
YOVIE's modern design, social energy and freedom of choice create a natural connection with younger consumers and families.
Greater Melbourne is home to an estimated 5,435,590 people (30 June 2025, preliminary). It grew by 105,000 people (2.0%) in 2024–25, the largest increase of any Australian capital city.
At the 2021 Census, the median age in Greater Melbourne was 37, and 47.8% of families were couple families with children, above the Victorian (45.5%) and national (43.7%) shares.
Like our first store, YOVIE stores are designed for places where people gather, dine and discover. In Melbourne, many of those places sit within activity centres, which Victorian planning policy makes a focus for retail, jobs, transport and entertainment.
Below are some of these centres across four of Melbourne's six metropolitan regions, with the age and family profile of the suburbs around them. Several are among the centres where the Victorian Government is planning for more homes close to public transport, jobs and services.
Melbourne's east
Eastern metro region
- City of Monash — 211,833 residents, +1.6%
- City of Maroondah — 120,247 residents, +1.0%
Glen Waverley (home to our first store)
A major activity centre with a new Suburban Rail Loop East station due to open in 2035. Employment in Glen Waverley is set to more than double to 25,000 jobs as a result of SRL East and SRL North.
2021 Census: 42,642 people · median age 40 · 52.3% couple families with children
Ringwood
A Metropolitan Activity Centre, a higher-order centre serving a whole region, and one of the first 10 centres where the Victorian Government has finalised plans for more homes close to public transport, jobs and services.
2021 Census: 19,144 people · median age 38 · 43.7% couple families with children
Melbourne's west
Western metro region
- City of Wyndham — 347,830 residents, +3.7%
- City of Brimbank — 198,181 residents, +0.3%
Point Cook
A major activity centre.
2021 Census: 66,781 people · median age 33 · 63.4% couple families with children
Werribee
Home to two major activity centres: Werribee and Werribee Plaza.
2021 Census: 50,027 people · median age 35 · 46.6% couple families with children
Sunshine
Planned by Brimbank City Council as the capital of Melbourne's West, with high street shops, two major shopping centres, a Victoria University campus and a nearby hospital that draw thousands of people every day.
2021 Census: 9,445 people · median age 35 · 42.4% couple families with children
Melbourne's north
Northern metro region
- City of Whittlesea — 259,759 residents, +2.9%
- City of Hume — 278,885 residents, +3.0%
Epping
One of the first 10 centres where the Victorian Government has finalised plans for more homes close to public transport, jobs and services.
2021 Census: 33,489 people · median age 35 · 52.7% couple families with children
Broadmeadows
Also one of those first 10 centres planned for more homes close to public transport, jobs and services.
2021 Census: 12,524 people · median age 32 · 46.9% couple families with children
Melbourne's south
Southern metro region
- City of Kingston — 168,061 residents, +1.2%
- City of Greater Dandenong — 168,684 residents, +1.2%
Moorabbin
A major activity centre, and one of the first 10 centres where the Victorian Government has finalised plans for more homes close to public transport, jobs and services.
2021 Census: 6,287 people · median age 39 · 48.9% couple families with children
Dandenong
Dandenong Station is one of 50 further train and tram zones added to the program in 2025.
2021 Census: 30,127 people · median age 33 · 47.2% couple families with children
Council figures are estimated resident population at 30 June 2025 (preliminary) and growth over 2024–25. Suburb figures are from the 2021 Census; couple families with children are shown as a share of all families.
Sources: Australian Bureau of Statistics, Regional population 2024–25; Australian Bureau of Statistics, 2021 Census QuickStats; Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Melbourne's future planning framework; Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Activity centres – planning guidance; Victorian Department of Transport and Planning, Activity Centres Pilot Program; Victorian Government, Train and tram zone activity centres; Victoria's Big Build, Underground station at Glen Waverley; Maroondah City Council, Ringwood Metropolitan Activity Centre; Brimbank City Council, Sunshine Town Centre Structure Plan.
Preferred territories are being allocated on a first-come, first-served basis to qualified applicants.
A dessert business for sale in Melbourne, or a new YOVIE?
If you're looking at dessert businesses for sale in Melbourne, there are two paths: buy an existing business, or open a new frozen yogurt franchise in Melbourne. YOVIE offers the second. We're offering single-store franchises with a clear pathway to multi-store ownership for the right operators.
Here's what to check on each path. The left column draws on guidance from business.gov.au, Business Victoria, the Victorian Small Business Commission and the ACCC.
Buying an existing dessert business: what to check
Opening a new YOVIE
Premises and equipment
Buying an existing dessert business: what to check
What equipment, machinery and fixtures come with the business, and are they in good working order and licensed? Does the business hold all the licences and permits it needs, and are they up to date? Are there debts owing on assets registered on the Personal Property Securities Register?
Lease
Buying an existing dessert business: what to check
Will the landlord agree to transfer the lease into your name, or will you need to negotiate a new lease? The transfer request must be in writing and include information about your financial resources and business experience. Ask for a copy of the disclosure statement the landlord gave the current tenant, and any changes to it. Check how long the lease has left and whether it includes an option to renew.
Opening a new YOVIE
We help you secure a location and deliver a turnkey YOVIE store — designed, built and branded.
Brand and customers
Buying an existing dessert business: what to check
Research the business's reputation and potential. Talk to existing customers, employees and neighbouring business owners to get a view on how the business is doing.
Opening a new YOVIE
YOVIE is more than frozen yogurt — it is a dessert and beverage platform, where self-serve choice meets premium matcha craft. National brand marketing: launch campaigns, social content, seasonal drops and a growing national presence.
Team and systems
Buying an existing dessert business: what to check
When you buy a business, you might have to take on responsibility for employee entitlements. Make sure all entitlements have been assessed and deducted from the purchase price.
Opening a new YOVIE
Comprehensive operator and team training so you open with confidence, not questions. Locked-in suppliers, quality ingredients and menu R&D — you focus on people, we handle product.
Trading history
Buying an existing dessert business: what to check
Examine the past three to five years of financials, including tax returns, business activity statements, profit and loss records, cash flow statements and sales records. Where the sale includes the lease, the current tenant must also give you business records for the last three years.
Opening a new YOVIE
A new store has no trading history. Qualified applicants sign an NDA and receive the detailed franchise information pack — and our first store in Glen Waverley is open seven days.
Before you sign
Buying an existing dessert business: what to check
Get help from an accountant for an objective appraisal of the business, and have your lawyer look over the contract of sale. If the business is a franchise, the Franchising Code of Conduct's 14-day period also applies to transferring the existing agreement to you.
Opening a new YOVIE
Step 05 of our process: complete the formal disclosure and independent advice process before signing. Under the Franchising Code of Conduct, you receive an information statement within 7 days after you express interest, and the franchise agreement, disclosure document and a copy of the Code at least 14 days before you sign. No agreement can be signed during the 14-day waiting period after you receive the final documents, and you can end the agreement within 14 days of signing (the cooling-off period).
Either way, you'll be running a food business. In Victoria, food businesses are registered with their local council or licensed by Safe Food Victoria, depending on what they handle, so check which applies before you buy or open. If you buy an existing food business, check what the new owner must do. In the City of Monash, for example, the purchaser completes an application to register the food premises before settlement, and the council advises arranging an inspection of the premises before buying — which the current owner must request.
Whichever path you choose, get independent, professional advice from a lawyer, accountant and business adviser before you sign. For a franchise, look for advisers with franchising experience.
Sources: business.gov.au, Buy an existing business; Business Victoria, Buy an existing business; Business Victoria, Assess a business before you buy it; Victorian Small Business Commission, Transfer of a retail lease premises; Victorian Small Business Commission, Options and renewals for retail leases; Safe Food Victoria, Local council registered food businesses; City of Monash, Buying or Selling an Existing Food Business; ACCC, Information and document obligations under the franchising code; ACCC, Ending a franchise agreement; ACCC, Before you sign a franchise agreement and buy the franchise.
What happens when you enquire
- 01
Enquire
Send us your details and preferred location.
- 02
Initial conversation
A confidential introductory call with our Head of Franchise Development.
- 03
NDA + information pack
Sign the NDA and receive the detailed franchise information pack.
You'll deal directly with our Head of Franchise Development. No call-centre, no chase-up. Just a straight-talking conversation with an experienced Australian franchise operator who's here to help you decide whether YOVIE is right for you.
- Confidential — nothing shared without your say-so
- No pressure, no scripted call-centre
Talk to us
Complete the form and our Head of Franchise Development will contact you within one business day to arrange an introductory conversation. Qualified applicants can then sign an NDA and receive the detailed franchise information pack.