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About Rita's
From a small porch front in 1984 in Northeast Philadelphia and a seasonal phenomenon, Rita's continues to see unprecedented growth as it continues to grow across the nation becoming a year round spectacular with its cult-like following. Rita's - made fresh daily - Italian ice obsession is hitting everyone's taste buds and creating a passion not just for the brand but the opportunity to become a Rita's Italian ice franchise owner. It's no wonder we are wired for success and fueled up for our expansion not only across the nation, but internationally we are making our presence known.
Rita's franchisees come from all walks of life with one thing in common - the desire to choose their own destiny with a proven system providing on-going support; not to mention all having a passion for Rita's cool treats and foregoing happiness.
There's no better time than today to begin evaluating the Rita's business model. Why not get a taste of success and view our fresh and desirable products!
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a standard
Rita’s shop is between $175,500 and $435,000. These figures include
between $50,000 to $55,000 that must be paid to the franchisor or its
affiliate.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of an
express Rita’s shop is between $121,100 and $309,900. These figures
include between $33,000 to $33,500 that must be paid to the franchisor
or its affiliate.
If you enter into an agreement for a standard Rita’s
shop or express Rita’s shop, we may offer you the opportunity to enter
into an addendum to operate a Rita’s satellite shop and/or a Rita’s
mobile unit.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a
Rita’s satellite shop is between $131,550 and $296,400. These figures
include between $19,200 to $25,500 that must be paid to the franchisor
or its affiliate.
The total investment necessary to begin operation of a
Rita’s mobile unit is between $15,100 and $144,600. These figures
include between $10,000 to $13,000 that must be paid to the franchisor
or its affiliate.
Ice Cream, Yogurt & Smoothies Franchise Opportunities
Below is a quick comparison of Rita's against other Ice Cream, Yogurt & Smoothies franchises and business opportunities. For an in depth comparison of Rita's with another opportunity including start-up costs and fees, business experience requirements, training & support and financing options click on the name of the company to view the detailed comparison.
| Franchise | Franchise Fee | Royalty | Advertising Fee | Development Costs |
| 16 Handles | $30,000 | 6% | 2% | $274,500-$735,000 |
| 2 Scoops Cafe | $28,000 | 6% | $99,000-$175,000 | |
| 32Degrees A Yogurt Bar | $25,000 | 6 | 1 | $275,000-$473,000 |
| Abbott's Frozen Custard | $37,000 | 5.5% | 0.19Cents/Gal. | $332,254-$571,634 |
| All American Ice Cream & Frozen Yogurt Shops | $35,000 | $208,950-$288,625 | ||
| All American Specialty Restaurants | $25,000 | 3% | 1% | $195,000-$265,000 |
| Andy's Frozen Custard | $32,000 | 6% | 1% | $528,500-$1,387,500 |
| Angel Berry | $45,900 | 6% | 2% | $128,000-$200,000 |
| Annie's Old Fashioned Ice Cream and Lemonade | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $69,500-$372,800 |
| Applegate Farm | $25,000 | 5% | 2%local+2% Nat'l | $137,650-$322,000 |
| Aspen Leaf Yogurt | $25,000 | $360,000-$466,000 | ||
| Bahama Buck's Original Shaved Ice Company | $29,500 | 6% | 2% | $233,326-$770,532 |
| Bambu Desserts & Drinks | $40,000-$80,000 | $141,500-$304,200 | ||
| Bananas Smoothies & Frozen Yogurt | $22,000-$37,200 | 5% | 1% | $224,500-$457,000 |
| Baskin-Robbins | $12,500-$25,000 | 5.9% | 5% | $123,952-$558,830 |
| Ben & Jerry's | $16,000-$37,000 | 3% | 4% | $152,200-$546,800 |
| Berry Blendz | $25,000 | 3%-6% | $144,500-$354,750 | |
| BerryLicious Frozen Yogurt | $25,000 | $100,000-And Up | ||
| Blue Sky Creamery | $25,000-$35,000 | $138,750-$401,000 | ||
| Boloco Inspired Burritos | $25,000 | 6% | $190,000-$400,000 | |
| Boost Juice | $41,000 | 8% | 3% | $337,000-$507,000 |
| Booster Juice | $20,000 | 6% | $153,000-$240,000 | |
| Bowl of Heaven | $30,000 | 6% | 3% Local 2%Nat'l | $135,500-$328,500 |
| Breeze Freeze | $5,000-$40,000 | 0 | $9,200-$94,300 | |
| Bruster's Real Ice Cream | $35,000 | 5% | 3% | $229,200-$1,315,000 |
| California Quivers | $22,500 | 6% | $45,000-$149,300 | |
| Carvel | $30,000 | $2.44/gal. | $2.13/gallon | $250,600-$415,500 |
| Cefiore | N/A | $200,000-$350,000 | ||
| CherryBerry | $25,000 | $360,000-$466,000 | ||
| Cianci European Eatery | $25,000 | 5% | $356,000-$508,000 | |
| Cold Stone Creamery | $15,000-$27,000 | 6% | 3% | $50,200-$467,525 |
| Comfy Cow, The | $30,000 | 5% | 2% | $259,499-$422,260 |
| Cool Factory | N/A | $142,300-$387,200 | ||
| Country Style Ice Cream | N/A | $240,000-$265,000 | ||
| Cream & Fudge Factory, The | $25,000 | 6% | 2%local +2%Nat'l | $85,000-$250,000 |
| Creamistry | $40,000 | 6% | 1.5% | $224,500-$576,500 |
| Cups Frozen Yogurt | $35,000 | $399,800-$850,800 | ||
| Dairy Queen | $45,000 | 4% | 5-6% | $1,151,135-$1,936,655 |
| di'lishi frozen yogurt bar | $25,000 | 4% | 4% | $285,700-$512,500 |
| Dippin' Dots | $15,000 | Varies | Varies | $112,204-$366,950 |
| EarthFruits Yogurt | $40,000 | 6% | 2% local +2% Nat'l | $256,405-$438,878 |
| Emerald City Smoothie | $15,000-$25,000 | 6% | 2% | $75,250-$286,900 |
| Farr's Fresh | $20,000-$30,000 | 6% | 2% | $285,000-And Up |
| Forever Yogurt | $40,000 | 6% | 2% | $240,000-$478,450 |
| FreshBerry | $25,000 | 6% | $170,750-$392,200 | |
| fro.zen.yo | $25,000 | 5.5% | $354,700-$588,200 | |
| FROOTS Fresh Smoothies Salads & Wraps | $20,000 | 6% | 2% | $87,600-$316,750 |
| FroyoWorld | $15,000 | 6% | $250,000-$340,000 | |
| Fruitfull | $21,000 | 0 | $30,362-$85,670 | |
| Fruti | N/A | 0 | $75,000-$130,000 | |
| Fuzzy Peach | $25,000 | $360,000-$466,000 | ||
| Fuzzy Peach Frozen Yogurt Bar, The | $25,000 | $128,500-$334,000 | ||
| Haagen-Dazs Shoppe, The | $30,000 | 4% | $5.3K/yr. | $164,518-$542,768 |
| Handel's Homemade Ice Cream | $50,000 | 6% | $234,500-$814,500 | |
| Happy & Healthy | $25,000 | 0 | $600/year | $53,206-$92,936 |
| Happy Joe's | $15,000-$17,000 | 4.5%-5% | 1.5% | $24,470-$1,030,625 |
| Heidi's Brooklyn Deli | $35,000 | 6% | $300,000-$400,000 | |
| Herrell's | $40,000 | 6% | $251,000-$367,000 | |
| HipPOPs | $25,000 | $245,175-$351,450 | ||
| Hokulia Shave Ice | $27,900-$50,000 | 6% | 2% | $81,500-$133,500 |
| I Can't Believe It's Yogurt | $15,000 | 0 | 2.3% | $110,000-$203,000 |
| I-CE-NY | $25,000 | 4% | $146,400-$404,300 | |
| Ice Cream Churn | $30,000 | 7% | 1.5% | $180,000-$350,000 |
| Icebox/Soupbox | $14,000-$20,000 | 4% | $69,500-$174,500 | |
| Indigos Fruit Smoothies | $25,000 | 6% | $89,000-$270,000 | |
| Inta Juice | $25,000 | $163,100-$373,500 | ||
| Jake's Over the Top | $29,000-$40,000 | 5% | 3% | $150,000-$350,000 |
| Jamba | $35,000 | 6% | 3% | $164,750-$563,100 |
| Jo to Go | $25,000 | 7% | $82,500-$786,000 | |
| Josie's Frozen Yogurt | $25,000 | $360,000-$466,000 | ||
| Jreck Subs | $10,000 | 6% | $49,800-$254,000 | |
| JUGO JUICE | N/A | $173,000-$233,000 | ||
| Juice It Up! | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $214,375-$390,475 |
| Juice Stop Smoothie | $20,000 | $166,500-$216,000 | ||
| Juice Zone | $20,000 | 6% | 2% local 1% national | $140,000-$217,000 |
| JUICEBLENDZ | $50,000 | 6% | 1% | $101,500-$481,000 |
| Junga Juice | $25,000 | $180,000-$249,000 | ||
| Kilwin's Chocolates | $20,000-$40,000 | 5% | 1% | $177,534-$937,415 |
| Kona Ice | $15,000 | $3K-$4K/yr. | $500/yr. | $145,600-$169,200 |
| La Cremiere | $25,000 | $175,000-$500,000 | ||
| La Paloma | $25,000 | 5% | $326,000-$535,000 | |
| Let's Yo Yogurt | $45,000 | 6% | $355,800-$548,500 | |
| Let's Yo! | $25,000 | $360,000-$466,000 | ||
| Little Scoops | $20,000 | $350/wk | $87,000-$152,000 | |
| LOCO JUICE | $10,000 | >$200 or 5% weekly | $200/ month local | $56,800-$99,500 |
| Lovin' Spoons | $25,000 | 6% | $385,000-$493,000 | |
| MaggieMoo's Ice Cream & Treatery | $33,000 | 6% | $225,000-$375,000 | |
| Marble Slab Creamery | $15,000-$25,000 | 6% | 2% | $316,085-$409,135 |
| Maui Wowi Hawaiian Coffees & Smoothies | $25,000-$65,000 | 0 | $31,100-$394,000 | |
| Mayan Jamma Juice | $29,000-$40,000 | 5% | 3% | $150,000-$350,000 |
| Menchie's Frozen Yogurt, USA | $25,000-$40,000 | 6% | $218,325-$385,158 | |
| Morrone's Treat Centers | $20,000 | 5% | 0% | $75,000-$150,000 |
| Mr Whippy | $35,000 | 5% | 2% | $35,000-$50,000 |
| Mr. Smoothie | $20,000 | 5% | to 2% | $87,650-$377,400 |
| Nekter Juice Bars Inc. | $45,000 | 6% | 2% | $224,500-$584,100 |
| NRgize Lifestyle Cafe | $7,500-$30,000 | >6% or $250 weekly | 0.5% | $63,400-$341,050 |
| Oberweis | $40,000 | $579,000-$1,699,410 | ||
| Orange Leaf Frozen Yogurt | $15,150-$25,150 | 4% | 1% | $189,857-$417,326 |
| Paciugo Italian Gelato | $20,000-$30,000 | 4.5% | 2.5% + 2% | $248,200-$489,250 |
| Pinkberry | $45,000 | 6% | 2% local +2%Nat'l | $150,000-$500,000 |
| Planet Smoothie | $12,000-$25,000 | 5% | 2% | $190,150-$358,500 |
| Power Smoothie Cafe | N/A | $92,000-$279,900 | ||
| Ralph's Famous Italian Ices | N/A | $200,000 | ||
| Red Mango | $27,000-$42,000 | 6% | 3% | $194,200-$500,900 |
| Ricky's Candy, Cones & Chaos | $30,000 | 5% | $378,500-$563,800 | |
| Robeks Fruit Smoothies & Healthy Eats | $25,000 | 7% | $245,000-$394,500 | |
| Rollerz | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $138,900-$456,050 |
| Rubyjuice Fruit and Smoothies | $20,000 | 5.5% | $106,000-$223,000 | |
| Rush Bowls | $39,000 | 6% | 2% | $192,000-$351,000 |
| San Gelato Cafe | $25,000 | $500,000-$1,400,000 | ||
| Scooter's Coffeehouse | $40,000 | 6% | 2% | $389,942-$860,654 |
| Shaka Shaved Ice | N/A | 3% | $200,000-$250,000 | |
| Shake's Frozen Custard | $30,000 | 5% | 3% | $162,000-$287,000 |
| Shakeaway | $26,750 | $122,800-$200,750 | ||
| Shave It Inc | $35,000 | 5% | 2% | $170,000-$365,000 |
| Sloan's Ice Cream | $40,000 | 6% | 1% Nat'l | $587,952-$896,600 |
| Smoothie Factory | $30,000 | 5% | $141,500-$424,500 | |
| Smoothie King | $30,000 | 6% | 3% | $269,550-$845,985 |
| Spoon Me | $25,000 | 6% | $240,000-$533,000 | |
| Squeeze | $25,000 | 6.3% | $160,000-$244,000 | |
| Strickland's | $25,000 | 6% | $188,500-$315,000 | |
| Surf City Squeeze | $30,000 | 6% | 1% | $64,600-$311,750 |
| Sweet Nel's | $35,000 | 5% | 2% | $354,000-$539,000 |
| SweetDuet | $25,000 | 5% | 3% | $104,250-$405,000 |
| sweetFrog | $15,000-$30,000 | 5% | 1.5% | $95,600-$477,500 |
| Swirls and Twirls | $30,000 | 6% | $335,000-$664,750 | |
| Tasti D-Lite | $30,000 | 5% | 2% | $234,000-$423,260 |
| TCBY | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $330,000-$435,000 |
| Tikiz | $20,000 | $132,500-$146,000 | ||
| Tropical Flavored Shake | $1,140 | 0 | 0 | $1,300 |
| Tropical Smoothie Cafe | $30,000 | 6% | 3% | $198,500-$543,500 |
| Tropicana Smoothies Juices & More! | $75,000 | 6% | 1% | $175,000-$225,000 |
| Twirlees | N/A | 5% | 1.5% | $75,000-$85,000 |
| U-Swirl | $25,000 | 4% | 2%Nat'l + 1%Local | $360,000-$466,000 |
| U-Swirl-n-Go | $25,000 | $360,000-$466,000 | ||
| Uncle Louie Gs | $35,000 | $58,150-$235,500 | ||
| Village Juice Co. | $49,500 | $373,000-$750,425 | ||
| Vitality Bowls | $39,500 | 6% | 1.5% | $170,100-$604,000 |
| Vitality Juice | $15,000-$35,000 | 5% | $128,000-$393,500 | |
| Wendy's Milk Bar | $25,000 | $100,000-$210,000 | ||
| Yeh! | $25,000 | $275,000-$425,000 | ||
| Yo-Good | N/A | $110,000-$250,000 | ||
| Yogen Fruz Worldwide | $25,000 | 6% | 3% | $123,179-$459,679 |
| Yogli Mogli | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $304,050-$390,050 |
| Yogo Factory | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $123,200-$552,300 |
| Yogurt Lab | $35,000 | 6% of Gross Revenues | 1% local | $313,500-$557,000 |
| Yogurtini | $25,000 | $360,000-$466,000 | ||
| Yogurtland | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $267,820-$479,070 |
| Yovana | $40,000 | 5% of Gross Sales | 5% of Gross Sales | $225,000-$341,500 |
| Ziiing Yogurt | $25,000 | 6% | 2% | $165,636-$506,600 |
| Zoyo Yogurt | $35,000 | 6% | 2% | $150,200-$315,000 |