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YoGo is an Australia
Australia
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n brand of custard snacks owned by Japan
Japan
Japan is an island nation in East Asia. Located in the Pacific Ocean, it lies to the east of the Sea of Japan, China, North Korea, South Korea and Russia, stretching from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north to the East China Sea and Taiwan in the south...
ese multinational company National Foods
National Foods
National Foods is an Australian company and subsidiary of holding company Lion Nathan National Foods , wholly owned by the Japanese Kirin Holdings Company Limited, and consequently the Mitsubishi Group....
. Despite its name, YoGo does not have the typical flavour of yoghurt, and is a high sugar dessert which contains less protein
Protein
Proteins are biochemical compounds consisting of one or more polypeptides typically folded into a globular or fibrous form, facilitating a biological function. A polypeptide is a single linear polymer chain of amino acids bonded together by peptide bonds between the carboxyl and amino groups of...
than yogurt. Flavours include chocolate, strawberry, banana, choc mint, cookies and cream
Cookies and Cream
Cookies and Cream is a variety of ice cream and milkshake based on flavoring from chocolate cookies. Often called the "King Kong of Ice Cream" because it immediately rocketed to the top of the World's Favorite Ice Cream Flavor list. The "Cookies and Cream" ice cream uses sweet cream ice cream ...
, strawberries 'n' cream, and choc marshmallows.
The YoGo brand image is built around Claymation characters—focusing primarily on YoGorilla and his friend Snake. The company uses Claymation in a series of 'Theme' TV advertisements showing the adventures of Yo and Snake, Hans Doberman, Liz Lioness, Alien, Ash Ratcliffe and Gordon Ghekko.