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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
16 new shops and counting
Rita’s has opened a slew of franchises since June, and our brand is picking up momentum Coral Springs, FL, mayor Scott Brook and franchisee Courtney Todman stand in front of Todman’s new Rita’s shop. Rita’s is starting off strong in autumn...
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...
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...
A double? Why not a triple?
Rita’s franchise is the perfect business model to stack up into a multi-unit franchise investment for your portfolio Rita’s simple business model and flexible footprints make it easy to to scale a multi-unit operation quickly. Rita’s franchises welcomes single-unit investors, but...
Rita’s Italian Ice could be one of your best bets for 2019
Entrepreneur magazine names frozen desserts as Top Franchise Category, and we’re already one of the best frozen dessert franchises around Frozen desserts are hot. Entrepreneur magazine proclaims the frozen desserts as one of the Top 10 Franchise Categories of 2019. Entrepreneur...
