Does the Thrifty ice cream in the freezer aisle taste the same as the stuff from the Rite Aid scoop counters? Thrifty makes more than two dozen ice cream flavors at its El Monte plant, but Chocolate ...

Like many who grew up in Southern California, Thrifty ice cream was a staple throughout my youth. Sure, McDonald’s offered $1 smooth and airy soft serve cones (the machines seemed to work back then!) ...

Rite Aids are closing all over SoCal, and with it comes the end of the iconic Thrifty's ice cream counter. We know it's a blow to many of you, so we've gathered comments from social media, LAist ...

After Rite Aid filed for bankruptcy and announced plans to shutter hundreds of stores earlier in May, the fate of the beloved Thrifty Ice Cream brand remains uncertain. The ice cream company began out ...

Summer is synonymous with ice cream, and growing up in Los Angeles, my siblings and I spent our days off school walking to our local Rite Aid for Thrifty Ice Cream. Unfortunately, the chain drugstore ...

For more than 80 years, Thrifty Ice Cream has been a cherished American favorite, celebrated for its inventive flavors and signature cylinder-shaped scoops. But the future of this iconic brand now ...

If you’re an ice cream fan, there’s some bad news: One of America’s most beloved ice cream brands may soon see hundreds of its in-store retail locations vanish just as summer is beginning. Thrifty Ice ...

The manager of the Miracle Mile Rite-Aid excitedly shouted, “You got the last one! There’s no more!” as she rang up the strangely shaped ice cream scooper I purchased this morning. The stainless steel ...

(WHTM) — As more than 1,000 Rite Aid stores close, the chain’s ice cream brand won’t be the next casualty of bankruptcy. Court documents show the Pennsylvania-based Rite Aid found a bidder for its ice ...

WASHINGTON — If you've ever been in a Rite Aid store, you've probably seen a Thrifty Ice Cream counter tucked away somewhere, offering a variety of flavors for just a few dollars per scoop. But with ...

Rite Aid has found a buyer for Thrifty Ice Cream in the midst of the pharmacy chain's bankruptcy proceedings. Hilrod Holdings was named the successful bidder for the ice cream maker and KPH Healthcare ...