So, Yo-Chi is a growing self-serve frozen yoghurt chain which has the most chains here in Adelaide and I've heard it's spreading through different cities as well. It has copycats which have similar prices and ingredients on offer. The chain's drawcard is that they offer all their yoghurt and toppings at a fixed price of $4.20 per 100g. Considering the price is pretty expensive, I'm sure I'm not the first one to think about crunching the numbers on what topping is the cheapest. My partner and I were wondering which toppings if any were cheaper than their retail price, and it turns out you might be saving money if you go to Yo-Chi and fill your cup with pistachio spread instead of buying it at the shops.

Most of the fruit is pretty uneconomical, since fruit has a high water content and at $4.20 per 100g you're paying a pretty high price for fruit/fruit juice. To be fair, a perfect comparison would account for the fact that you're buying lychees and bananas with the peel in shops, and without the peel in the Yo-Chi self serve. Still, this doesn't make a huge difference. Chocolate pretzels might be better than oreos if you're looking for something that'll be harder to buy in the shops. Profit margins of the business are probably largely thanks to the fruit, and of course to the frozen yoghurt itself. Biscuit/chocolate type toppings seem to be the best category if you want the most bang for your buck.

Yo-Chi toppings vs supermarket prices