Rochester, N.Y., AUGUST 21, 2013 <\/b>\u2013 The first Rita\u2019s Italian Ice to open in the Rochester Region is now serving up cool treats in the Tops Brighton Plaza.\u00a0 Rita\u2019s is the nation\u2019s largest Italian Ice concept, offering a unique product line that combines Italian Ice treats with traditional old fashioned custard. Rita\u2019s has hired 20 \u2018Treat Team\u2019 members locally to make their products fresh daily with real fruit.<\/p>\n
Representatives from DiMarco Group, owners of the plaza, along with local leaders from the Chamber of Commerce, the Town of Brighton Supervisor, NY State Senator Joseph Robach and other community businesses, all joined in a ceremonial ribbon cutting recently to welcome Rita\u2019s to the area.\u00a0\u00a0 Local franchise owners Todd and Danielle James hosted the ceremony where Rita\u2019s presented a $500 donation to Golisano Children\u2019s Hospital.<\/p>\n
Rita\u2019s joins the currently expanding Tops Friendly Market in the plaza located at 1900 Clinton Ave.\u00a0 The entire plaza is in the midst of a redevelopment project which will update the fa\u00e7ade and add pedestrian areas to create an enhanced shopping and dining experience.<\/p>\n
DiMarco Constructors completed the build out of the Rita\u2019s space in just a couple months\u2019 time. The store has actually been open for a few weeks – serving up their menu of traditional Italian Ice and Frozen Custard.\u00a0 In addition, the menu features Misto\u00ae Shakes, a combination of Italian Ice and Old-Fashioned Frozen Custard blended into a customizable treat. They also offer a personalized Blendini\u00ae, which is Old-Fashioned Frozen Custard and Italian Ice with a choice of mix-ins such as Snickers\u00ae blended together. They round out their unique offerings with the Gelati, a choice of Italian Ice layered with Old-Fashioned Frozen Custard.<\/p>\n
\u201cRita\u2019s is a great addition to the Rochester Region and the Tops Brighton Plaza,\u201d said Paul Colucci, VP for DiMarco Group. \u201cEveryone who has ever experienced a Rita\u2019s treat has told us how excited they are to see this incredible franchise welcomed into the area. The Rita\u2019s opening is just another step to create a unique shopping and dining experience that is unique to our plaza.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Rochester, N.Y., AUGUST 21, 2013 \u2013 The first Rita\u2019s Italian Ice to open in the Rochester Region is now serving up cool treats in the Tops Brighton Plaza.\u00a0 Rita\u2019s is the nation\u2019s largest Italian Ice concept, offering a unique product line that combines Italian Ice treats with traditional old fashioned custard. Rita\u2019s has hired 20 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":2091,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"ocean_post_layout":"","ocean_both_sidebars_style":"","ocean_both_sidebars_content_width":0,"ocean_both_sidebars_sidebars_width":0,"ocean_sidebar":"","ocean_second_sidebar":"","ocean_disable_margins":"enable","ocean_add_body_class":"","ocean_shortcode_before_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_after_top_bar":"","ocean_shortcode_before_header":"","ocean_shortcode_after_header":"","ocean_has_shortcode":"","ocean_shortcode_after_title":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_widgets":"","ocean_shortcode_before_footer_bottom":"","ocean_shortcode_after_footer_bottom":"","ocean_display_top_bar":"default","ocean_display_header":"default","ocean_header_style":"","ocean_center_header_left_menu":"","ocean_custom_header_template":"","ocean_custom_logo":0,"ocean_custom_retina_logo":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_width":0,"ocean_custom_logo_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_tablet_max_height":0,"ocean_custom_logo_mobile_max_height":0,"ocean_header_custom_menu":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_family":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_subset":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_size":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_font_size_unit":"px","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_font_weight_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_tablet":"","ocean_menu_typo_transform_mobile":"","ocean_menu_typo_line_height":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_line_height_unit":"","ocean_menu_typo_spacing":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_tablet":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_mobile":0,"ocean_menu_typo_spacing_unit":"","ocean_menu_link_color":"","ocean_menu_link_color_hover":"","ocean_menu_link_color_active":"","ocean_menu_link_background":"","ocean_menu_link_hover_background":"","ocean_menu_link_active_background":"","ocean_menu_social_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_bg":"","ocean_menu_social_links_color":"","ocean_menu_social_hover_links_color":"","ocean_disable_title":"default","ocean_disable_heading":"default","ocean_post_title":"","ocean_post_subheading":"","ocean_post_title_style":"","ocean_post_title_background_color":"","ocean_post_title_background":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_image_position":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_attachment":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_repeat":"","ocean_post_title_bg_image_size":"","ocean_post_title_height":0,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay":0.5,"ocean_post_title_bg_overlay_color":"","ocean_disable_breadcrumbs":"default","ocean_breadcrumbs_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_separator_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_color":"","ocean_breadcrumbs_links_hover_color":"","ocean_display_footer_widgets":"default","ocean_display_footer_bottom":"default","ocean_custom_footer_template":"","ocean_post_oembed":"","ocean_post_self_hosted_media":"","ocean_post_video_embed":"","ocean_link_format":"","ocean_link_format_target":"self","ocean_quote_format":"","ocean_quote_format_link":"post","ocean_gallery_link_images":"on","ocean_gallery_id":[],"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[],"post_folder":[],"yoast_head":"\n