Be your own boss! Own your own Rita's!
The Wall Street
Journal’s
‘Startup Journal’ has named Rita's a "Top 25 Franchise High
Performer."
We own the Italian Ice Franchise Category: 550 Stores Open and
Awarding Franchises in 23 states!
Rita's Italian Ice Franchise Information:
In 1984 Rita's opened its first store with the simple
intention to offer the best tasting, highest quality Italian Ice around. Today, Rita’s
Franchise Company, headquartered in Trevose, Pa., owns the category it helped
to create. Rita’s is the largest Italian Ice concept in the nation, currently
operating in 18 states with more than 550 stores.
Rita’s brand promise is Ice, Custard and
Happiness™. Rita’s offers a variety of
delicious frozen treats including our famous fat-free and cholesterol-free Italian Ice, Old
Fashioned Frozen Custard, layered Gelati, Light Line™ treat options as well as
our signature Misto® and Blendini® creations.
Rita’s was named one of the Top 25 Franchise High Performers by The Wall Street Journal’s ‘Startup
Journal’ and in a 2009 Zagat survey of over 6,000 fast-food fans, Rita’s was
ranked #2 in the Top Ice Cream/Custard category.
Made fresh daily, all Rita's products are created on
premises with high quality ingredients. Stringent quality control standards ensure
consistency at every location. Once our guest experiences Rita’s, they keep
coming back for more! We promise happiness, and it’s a promise that we keep.
Our Franchise Partners and Treat Team members stand behind it every day when
they come to work and serve our guests. Because at Rita's, each person who
visits one of our locations is our guest, not just a customer.
Offering a unique, affordable, high-quality product line and
a family fun destination, Rita's has become a cultural phenomenon, thanks to
our remarkably loyal guests. We've also proven to be a very successful business
for our Franchise Partners!
A Proven Business Model
Our business model is fine-tuned by over 25 years of
hands-on experience. At Rita's,
franchising is an example of teamwork at its best, bringing together the
talents of our dedicated corporate staff and management team with the hard work
and entrepreneurial spirit of our franchise partners at the local level to
serve our guests.
Rita’s provides you with the tools, information and support you need to be
successful! Rita’s provides the following to each Franchise Partner:
Getting Started
- Guidance
through the franchise development process
- Assistance
in preparing your timeline and action plan
Securing Real Estate
- Dedicated
Rita’s Real Estate professional to help you select your location
- Assessment
of market availability
- Presentation
and evaluation of potential locations
- Lease
negotiation assistance
Constructing and Designing Your Store
- Dedicated
Rita’s Project Manager to help build your location
- Assistance
in working with local officials and securing permits
- Finalizing
store design
Ongoing Training and Education
- Hands-on-training
at Cool University, Rita’s state of the art training facility and
corporate store
- Ongoing
training and online education
- Operational
support
- Customer
service best practices and training
- Financial
management tools
- Marketing
programs
Store Opening Support
- On-site
training and store set-up
- Staff
development
- Grand
Opening Marketing
Ongoing Field Support
- Research
and Development
- Branding
and Advertising
- Public
Relations
- Local
Store Marketing tools and programs
Please submit the form below for more information.
Single Store Requirements:
- Minimum
Net Worth of $300,000
- Minimum
Liquid Capital Available of $100,000
- Investment
Ranges from $198,400 to $385,400