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Rita's Free Italian Ice Offer: New PA-Related Flavor Available

Rita's is offering free Italian Ice for the first day of spring. Get the details on the new Pennsylvania-related flavor here.

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PENNSYLVANIA — Rita's Italian Ice traditionally opens for the spring season by offering patrons a free treat. This year, that treat could have a Keystone State flair.

On Friday, the first day of spring, Rita's is giving away a free six-ounce Italian Ice as it debuts a Peeps-brand flavor. The marshmallow treats have been produced in Bethlehem for decades.

The free Italian Ice giveaway is available at all of the more than 600 locations nationwide. In a release, Rita's said it expect to serve approximately a million cups of its icy desserts during this annual spring tradition.

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Inspired by the Peeps flavor, this particular treat will be a limited time offering launching March 20.

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