By Latara Appleby

The Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt franchise is expanding to three new stores and has hopes of opening a location on the UK campus.

The newest locations are at Brighton Place, Harrodsburg Road and Romany Road, and are expected to be open by March.

“We are actively looking for a campus spot,” said Evan Morris, part- owner of the Lexington locations. “We have investors that really want to go on campus.”

The first store, located at West Tiverton Way, opened on Oct. 14, 2010.

“We found the idea in California…nothing had ever come to Lexington like this so we decided to go for it,” said Morris, who started the business with two high school friends.

The frozen yogurt is self-serve and costs 45 cents an ounce, including toppings.

“You have total control over what you want,” Morris said. “It can be different every single time.”

“I will utilize the other locations (new stores) more because they are closer,” communications senior Megan Hensley said.

Hensley said she eats at Orange Leaf at least twice a week.

Customers at Orange Leaf range from children to adults, Morris said.

“It’s really all over the place,” Morris said. “Later at night it’s a good hang out for college and high school, during the day it’s a lot of families.”

“That’s awesome, I am excited,” said Rachel Trivette, a freshman dental hygiene student at Bluegrass Community and Technical College. “We won’t have to drive down Nicholasville Road anymore.”

Morris attributes having a good connection with the customers and knowing the tastes of Lexington to their success.

The company offers discounts to its Facebook friends and Twitter followers.

You can connect with Orange Leaf on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/OrangeLeafLex or follower its Twitter account @OrangeLeafLex.