Mizzou Athletics Join with Smoothies and Frozen Yogurt Maker

Mizzou Sports Properties, the multi-media rights holder for Mizzou Athletics has acquired a sponsorship deal with Red Mango, the chain rated number one for smoothies and frozen yogurt in the country by Zagat.

In a new sponsorship to deliver healthy meal options to Mizzou student-athletes, Red Mango’s award winning frozen yogurt will now be served in the Sells Family Dining Hall at the Mizzou Athletics Training Complex.

Jana Heitmeyer, director of sports nutrition at Mizzou, said: “We’re excited to team up with Red Mango in providing our student-athletes with a product that works so well with their needs.Red Mango yogurt with the natural probiotics, helps support the immune and digestive systems in each athlete – both of which are critical to producing optimal performance. Their yogurt provides our athletes with a healthy, all-natural, low-calorie product that provides calcium and protein without the use of any artificial sweeteners.”

The University of Missouri Athletic Department has 20 sports and competes in the Big 12 conference. This marks the second agreement of this kind for Red Mango and an NCAA Division 1-A athletic program.

Red Mango also provides its signature smoothies to student athletes through the Department of Athletics at Baylor University. These agreements underscore a mission for the food retailer to deliver healthy treats to a larger audience nationwide where demand continues to grow.

Dan Kim, founder and chief concept officer of Red Mango, said: “Athletes and our frozen yogurt and smoothies are a natural fit together. Because of their intense, competitive lifestyle, they can enjoy the health benefits our yogurt provides in a refreshing format.”

Red Mango offers 100% all-natural nonfat frozen yogurt that features no artificial ingredients or high fructose corn syrup, is sweetened with all-natural zero-calorie Stevia, and contains the natural probiotic GanedenBC30 that helps support a healthy immune and digestive system.