A POPULAR sweet tooth chain is closing a location after customers were met with a disappointing message.
Rita’s, which has 558 stores nationwide, is known for its Italian ices and custards.
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However, is it saying goodbye to a location in Coral Springs, Florida, in just days.
Customers were hit with the following Facebook message:
“We Will Be Permanently On Monday SEPTEMBER 25th,” Rita’s store in Coral Springs said in regards to the date of the closure.
“We tried our best to hang in there but it’s just not enough. We will sourly miss the love and support we got from this Community and encourage all of our fans to stop in one last time to say goodbye.”
UPSET FANS
But customers in the community are devastated to be losing the location.
One in the Facebook thread said: “Oh wow. And to think these past few weeks I keep saying I’m going to take my boys and forget.”
Another wrote: “Well this is sad! I thought I hit the jackpot a couple years ago when I moved down here from NJ and found a Rita’s & Jersey Mikes right next door to each other it felt like home. Sorry to see you guys go.”
And a third said in reaction to the news: “Oh Wooooooow! My FAVORITE!”
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However, there might be a lick of good news for customers with a sweet tooth.
Another major Italian ices chain, Uncle Louie G, will be opening in Coral Springs, according to local news outlet TAPinto.
The New York-based company, in addition to a variety of ice flavors to choose from, carries a number of hard ice creams.
Plus, Uncle Louie G’s has no sugar added and vegan options.
OTHERS GOING DARK
But Rita’s is far from the only establishment that has been forced to close its doors.
Some have struggled to recover from the negative impact of the pandemic.
Another chain that’s known for its ice cream, Friendly’s, will be shutting down a location in Binghamton, New York.
The final day of service is scheduled for Sunday, September 24.
But that’s not all, the casual diner chain has closed at least 55 restaurants since 2019.
And TGI Fridays has been closing locations as well.
This includes its last Idaho location.
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Chief executive officer at the time, Ray Blanchette, warned in a Bloomberg interview in 2020 that 20 percent of its 386 restaurants would likely be forced to close.
Fatz Cafe, known for its presence in the southeast, has shut down all of its remaining restaurants.
“We are sorry to announce that after proudly serving this and many other communities for years Fatz Cafe will be closed permanently,” the former casual diner told customers in a note.
“All existing locations closed effective 8/23/2023. We thank you for your support throughout our years in business.”
Fatz previously operated nearly 20 locations in states including Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, and Virginia.
And Cracker Barrell shut down multiple locations recently.
This includes one in Jackson, Mississippi, and four locations in Oregon in recent months.
“It is not uncommon for a store’s traffic patterns and volumes to change over time, and we saw this occur in Jackson coming out of the pandemic,” the restaurant chain said in a statement to The U.S. Sun.
“Despite the strong efforts of our employees, our Jackson store was unable to overcome these and other challenges.”
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