Re-energizing an iconic brand
Not one to rest on its laurels, Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard took its 35-year iconic brand to the next level—with innovative moves that gave Rita’s Franchise Owners even more to bank on, and so much more for customers to love. In addition to adding more drive-thru options to walk-up locations, Rita’s CEO, Linda […]
A Top Frozen Dessert Franchise Inside and Out
Drive-thrus turn winter months into additional revenue opportunities. A Rita’s Italian Ice franchise has always been a top QSR franchise to own, but now it’s an even smarter business opportunity—with drive-thrus that can help turn winter months into cold hard cash. Working with Franchise Owners with endcap infrastructure, Rita’s explored adding a drive-thru space—an ideal […]
Rita’s Makes Headlines as a Top Food Franchise
There’s reason to celebrate over at Rita’s. We’re cheers-ing our Italian ices and frozen custards because we made the Top 5 Frozen Dessert Franchises category in Entrepreneur’s Top 500 Franchise ranking! This annual list from Entrepreneur recognizes different food franchise categories, such as Top QSR Franchises, Top Ice Cream Franchises, Sports Bar Franchises, frozen dessert […]
When dreams to open a top frozen desert franchise come true
From Immigrating to the US to saving up for over a decade, Hezrron Gonzales knew he would own a Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard franchise. Hezrron Gonzales of Edison, NJ, says that from the very first time he visited a Rita’s location, he knew he was going to own one someday. Originally from the […]
Rita’s CEO goes Undercover
Rita’s Italian Ice is poised for future growth. With a recent appearance on an episode of CBS’s award-winning original series UNDERCOVER BOSS, millions of people now know about this unique QSR franchise. See what makes this an outstanding franchise opportunity for you.
What we learned from the pandemic
Walk-up windows and the best people in the business made Rita’s franchise a great food franchise to operate in a pandemic Every American of a certain age remembers what it was like to live through 9-11. And while it’s wildly different from a global pandemic, the events of 9-11 profoundly affected the way people did […]
Rita’s Italian Ice is named to Franchise Times 200+ franchise ranking
We’ve got a unique brand, a history of success and a simple business model Rita’s Italian Ice franchise has been included in the annual Franchise Times Top 200+ ranking based on total global sales performance. Thanks to our unique product line, we already stand out in a world of ice cream franchises, and it’s nice […]
16 new shops and counting
Rita’s has opened a slew of franchises since June, and our brand is picking up momentum Rita’s is starting off strong in autumn after opening 16 Italian ice franchises from June through September. We’re proud of our steady, strategic growth and continued interest from experienced entrepreneurs who want to open their own Rita’s shops. Here’s […]
Rita’s Italian Ice announces 4 new franchise store openings
Rita’s franchise growth gets off to a strong start in 2019 with Q1 openings establishing momentum Stepping up to increase Rita’s franchise growth was one of our goals for 2019, and we’re getting off to a strong start with four new locations opening in the first quarter: Mother-and-son team Tammy and Adam Wiley are opening […]
Our seasonal franchises reap big rewards every spring on Opening Day
No matter how un-spring like the weather may be, brand fans brave the weather for their favorite first sign of spring: Rita’s grand re-opening March 20 is a big day for a couple of reasons. It’s the first day of spring, of course, but more significantly for Rita’s Italian Ice, it’s the grand re-opening day […]
