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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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
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 … Read more
Before entering the world of franchising and owning a top frozen dessert franchise, Steve Wilkos of Indiana comes from a long background of working in corporate retail. His corporate experience in buying, merchandising and operating came in handy later in life when he and his family decided to become Rita’s Italian Ice & Custard Franchise … Read more
The path to becoming a top frozen dessert Franchise Owner When Jeff Burroughs was a high schooler working at a local ice cream shop, he never imagined he would one day come full circle and be a multi-unit owner with a top frozen dessert franchise, but that’s exactly what happened. Today, Jeff owns two Rita’s … Read more
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.
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 … Read more
Former attorney finds happiness as a Rita’s franchise owner, a career change he says has added years to his life Born and raised in Philadelphia, Dave Harris has been enjoying Rita’s Italian Ice since at least the 90s. So when the former attorney met a Rita’s owner during an investment meeting, he jumped at the … Read more