Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is extending their Cold Brew Frozen Coffee lineup with a new Pumpkin flavor to appeal to guests’ seasonal appetites.  Available at all Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard locations now for a limited time only, the Cold Brew Frozen Coffees will be featured in three flavors – new Pumpkin, […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, the beloved brand known for its delicious Italian Ice and Frozen Custard treats, introduces a line of new Frozen Lemonades. Available at all Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard locations for a limited time only starting August 7, new Frozen Lemonades come in four refreshing flavors – Classic Lemon, […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, the beloved brand known for its delicious Italian Ice and Frozen Custard treats, introduces Peach Ring Italian Ice and Peach Ring Gummy topping. Available at all Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard locations for a limited time only starting July 11 and running through August 6, Peach Ring Italian […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, the beloved brand known for its delicious Italian Ice and Frozen Custard treats, is bringing back its fan-favorite 5-Layer Gelati. Available at all Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard locations for a limited time only starting May 26 and running through July 9, 5-Layer Gelati is a combination of […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, the beloved brand known for its delicious Italian Ice and Frozen Custard treats, introduces a line of new Cold Brew Frozen Coffees. Available at all Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard locations for a limited time only starting April 17, new Cold Brew Frozen Coffees come in three flavors […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard will celebrate the 31st anniversary of its First Day of Spring celebration, where all guests will enjoy a FREE Italian Ice giveaway on Monday, March 20, 2023. All guests who visit a Rita’s location on March 20 will receive a FREE Italian Ice in the flavor of their choice […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard will celebrate the 31st anniversary of its First Day of Spring celebration, where all guests will enjoy a free Italian Ice giveaway on Monday, March 20, 2023. All guests who visit a Rita’s location on March 20 will receive a free Italian Ice in the flavor of their choice to celebrate […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, was recognized on Entrepreneur’s Franchise 500, the world’s first, best and most comprehensive franchise ranking. The 44th annual Entrepreneur Franchise 500 is a highly sought-after honor in the franchise industry. Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard solidifies its premier standing for its tremendous performance in areas including unit growth, financial strength and stability […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard has added Mark Jenkins as Vice-President of Marketing, bringing his years of brand management experience and consumer behavior expertise to the iconic franchise brand. In his new role, Jenkins will lead the development, implementation and performance of Rita’s consumer marketing. His key objective will be to optimize omni-channel marketing […]

Living in Florida just got sweeter because Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard – the beloved brand known for its delicious Italian ice and frozen custard treats – recently opened at 2511 FL 60, East Valrico. The new neighborhood favorite shop is locally owned and operated by husband-and-wife team, Antoine and Idalice Stokes, and their longtime friend […]

Living in Massachusetts just got sweeter because Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard – the beloved brand known for its delicious Italian ice and frozen custard treats – recently opened a new shop at 1337 Main Street in Walpole, MA, the only location in the state. The new neighborhood shop is a family business locally owned and operated by Cynthia Beckwith […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, the beloved brand known for its delicious Italian Ice and Frozen Custard treats, will open its first casino shop at the Rivers Casino Philadelphia, located at 1001 N Delaware Ave, on March 20. The milestone opening is part of Rita’s ongoing strategy to expand into non-traditional locations. The Rita’s opening at […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard will celebrate the 30th anniversary of its First Day of Spring promotion with a twist on its famous free Italian Ice giveaway on Sunday, March 20, 2022. Rita’s ~600 locations combined are expected to give away approximately one million cups of their classic Italian Ice. “While the pandemic drove the cancelation […]

Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard, a beloved brand known for its delicious Italian Ice and Frozen Custard treats, announced that CEO and President, Linda L. Chadwick, will be featured on the CBS award-winning series UNDERCOVER BOSS, airing Friday, Jan. 28 (8:00-9:00 PM, ET/PT, 7:00-8:00 PM, CT). In going undercover, Linda was able to gain […]

Even amid a pandemic, Rita’s Italian Ice & Frozen Custard is growing both its fan base and franchise network. Following an impressive 2020 featuring franchise sales growth numbers that haven’t been reached since 2014, the frozen treat franchise is planning on having another banner year. In addition to signing 75 new franchise agreements in 2020, […]

Rita’s Italian Ice is observing National Frozen Custard Day on August 8 by offering their award-winning frozen custard for just 99 cents. For more than 25 years, Rita’s has been serving up old-fashioned frozen custard with a smile. Richer, creamier and better than ice cream, Rita’s sidekick to Italian Ice has its own day, too. […]

May 3 is the day Rita’s Italian Ice was made for—National Italian Ice Day. Rita’s, the authority on Italian Ice, is thrilled to honor the treat they’ve built their brand on. Since this day is such a hit with Italian Ice lovers all over, the frozen treat brand even has a proclamation from Pennsylvania Governor, Tom […]

Though it seems strange to hear of an ice storm hitting the area, Ice Storm Rita is coming. This storm will be bringing delicious, free Italian Ice to Rita’s shops everywhere. No need to stock up on bread and milk; fans of Italian Ice can head to their local Rita’s to embrace the ice alert with a […]

Rita’s Italian announced the release of its new signature line of “Mocktails” flavored Italian Ice, beginning on Saturday, May 5. At Rita’s stores each week of May, you can expect to find a new Mocktail flavor of Rita’s classic Italian ice, inspired by popular cocktails. The flavors will include: Margarita, Mojito, Piña Colada and Tropical […]