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Destination: Texas

Why Texas is the perfect place to open a top dessert franchise like Rita’s Italian Ice

Rita’s Italian Ice occupies a special niche in the multi-billion dollar frozen treats franchise segment thanks to our unique product offering, seasonality and ease of scalability. These factors create a great opportunity for multi-unit franchisees, and we are looking specifically for multi-unit owners to grow our brand in Texas, particularly in the Dallas area.

Rita’s wants to grow in Texas

Texas’ hot climate makes it an ideal environment for a frozen treats franchise like Rita’s to thrive. We think cities like Dallas are the perfect place to expand our Italian ice and frozen custard franchise in a big way. In this rapidly growing market, there’s a huge opportunity to carve out a multi-unit franchise empire with Rita’s.

“We love the growth opportunity in Texas, and we are committed to introducing Rita’s Italian Ice and Frozen Custard to a new fan base in Dallas, San Antonio, Austin and beyond,” says Linda Chadwick, CEO of Rita’s. “We’re looking for partners, savvy business people who recognize this exciting opportunity to introduce a well-established and successful brand to a new market.”

3 reasons to own a Rita’s franchise

Our business model is simple. Rita’s carries two core products, and everything on our menu is made from a combination of those two products. We sell frozen custard, which is like a smoother, creamier cousin of soft-serve ice cream, and Italian ice, which is like an upscale slushy made with real fruit. We make them fresh in every store, every day, combining them in different ways to come up with a fun variety of simple, delicious desserts. The streamlined menu allows you to focus more on developing your team and growing your business.
We’re committed to giving back. Creating jobs and supporting the local economy is something every successful local business does. At Rita’s, we want to do more to give back to the communities that support us. Sometimes that means contributing giveaways and rewards cards to local causes. Sometimes it means sponsoring a youth sports team. And as a brand, we’ve helped raise over $5 million to help find a cure for childhood cancer through our longstanding partnership with the nonprofit group Alex’s Lemonade Stand Foundation.
Rita’s offers flexible service models. We offer three basic footprints for your Rita’s franchise – a walk-up model, a walk-in model and a non-traditional model for special venue operations. In addition to our three basic service models, Rita’s offers a mobile unit opportunity to grow your business beyond your four walls. Within these service models, you can find the right avenue to get into a Rita’s franchise and grow at your own pace. Like many of our multi-unit owners who started with a single Rita’s, you may ultimately decide to invest in a variety of service models to meet your business goals.

Rita’s is growing

With 600+ units in the U.S., Rita’s is the largest Italian ice concept in the world. We’re expanding into new regions this year, and there are many prime territories available. Our startup costs for a standard shop range from $196,128 to $455,500, depending on a variety of factors including real estate costs.

Do you qualify?

Foodservice experience is preferred but not required. Financially, we require candidates to have a minimum of $100,000 in liquid assets and a net worth of at least $300,000.

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