Celebrate the First Day of Spring with a Free Italian Ice

GET YOUR FREE FROZEN TREAT
Rita's Water Ice, the largest Italian ice chain in the U.S. goes all out every Spring with corny puns to promote their free Italian Ice giveaway. Over one million guests with Spring FREE-ver are expected to scoop up the season's first taste of Italian Ice for free.

WHAT DO YOU GET?
One free, regular-sized, 10 oz cup of Italian Ice

WHAT IS ITALIAN ICE?
It's similar to sorbet but not flavored shaved ice. Rita's Water Ice is soft and smooth and some of the fruit flavors come with real pieces of fruit. There are even sugarless flavors available.

WHAT FLAVORS ARE AVAILABLE
More than 30 flavors are made fresh daily at each location with a different flavor featured each day. Some of the flavors offered by Rita's Water Ice include classics from cherry and mango to new favorites like Twisted Melon and Cappucino Cream but may not necessarily be available at every location on the day of the promotion.

WHEN IS IT?
Thursday, March 20, 2008
Noon to 9 pm
It is Rita's 16th Annual Celebration so you can mark this on your calendar to check every year for the specific dates they put on this promotion.

WHERE CAN I FIND RITA'S WATER ICE?
At more than 500 locations in 17 U.S. States including many mall locations, you'll find Rita's Water Ice. States where you'll find Rita's Water Ice include: Alabama, Connecticut, Delaware, District of Columbia, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Massachusetts, New Jersey, New York, North Carolina, Ohio, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Carolina, Tennesse, Virginia, West Virginia. For specific locations you can enter your zip code on the website of Rita's Water Ice.

www.ritasice.com/locations.cfm

ABOUT RITA'S WATER ICE
Less than 25 years old, Rita's Water Ice has the feel of an old fashioned ice cream shop but with the spin of Italian ice. Headquartered in Trevose, Pennsylvania, Rita's Water Ice is a chain of franchises which offers frozen treats including its famous Italian Ice along with old-fashioned frozen custard and layered gelati. Rita's Water Ice was originally developed by the Tumolo family in Bensalem, Pennsylvania in 1984 and five years later the family franchised its stores. In 2005, Rita's Water Ice was purchased by venture capitalists to help expand the operations to over 1,500 locations by 2,010. Rita's Water Ice was named one of the Top 25 Franchise High Performers by the Wall Street Journal's 'Startup Journal".

FOR MORE INFORMATION:
You can call toll-free at 1-800-677-RITA