Where to buy 3 gallon thrifty ice cream

GET A TASTE OF THRIFTY'S HISTORY

The making of Thrifty ice cream

The Thrifty ice cream plant, located in El Monte, CA, currently manufactures enough ice cream to provide more than 350 million scoops each year!

Thrifty comes in 52 flavors, including some specialty flavors available only in California.

Thrifty also tests hundreds of new flavors each year before putting them to market.

Fun facts

Some of Thrifty’s quirkier test flavors include Sriracha Swirl and Bacon and Cheddar Cheese!

Thrifty employees get to sample as much ice cream as they’d like when they are working. Makes lunch and break times something they really look forward to!

Making Thrifty available to everyone

Thrifty ice cream is distributed across the United States at both large national chain stores and local regional stores.

This includes more than 500 hand-scooped ice cream counters inside Rite Aid Pharmacy stores. Thrifty is also distributed to more than 2,300 Rite Aid Pharmacy stores in 48 ounce and pint-sized containers.

Writing and Images by Marily

This is how we are celebrating National Ice Cream Month at our house. A couple big tubs of Thrifty ice cream, some cones, and some friends. What could be sweeter than that? 

Want to know our secret? The big 3-gallon tubs of Thrifty Ice Cream are from Restaurant Depot. These are so fun to pull out for a party or event. Restaurant Depot has over 30 flavors--all of your favorites and some really fun ones too like coconut-pineapple, cotton candy, strawberry cheesecake, and chocolate malted crunch. Ice cream and sherbet is priced at around $14 - $19 per tub depending on the flavor which ends up being about $2.50 - $3.25 per half gallon (not 1.75 like most containers of ice cream.) If you are looking for a dairy-free option Restaurant Depot carries a brand of Italian ice in 3-gallon tubs as well.

Where to Shop:
There are three locations in Arizona, in Mesa, Phoenix, and Tucson. If you don't have a membership to Restaurant Depot you can also get 3-gallon containers of ice cream at Smart and Final. The store by me has Thrifty vanilla ice cream and about four or five Smart and Final brand flavors. Another perk with Smart and Final is you don't need a membership card.

Membership Info:
You must have a membership card to shop at Restaurant Depot.  Memberships are free for business owners (you need to provide a business license or tax-exempt certificate.) The nice thing about these memberships is the cardholder does not have to be present. This is not a store for kids, actually you have to sign a waiver every time you bring a child into the store. 

This is how we are celebrating National Ice Cream Month. How about you?

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Image Item # Description Brand Pack Size Unit Weight ICE CREAM 3GAL 15017 ICE CREAM MINT & CHOC CHIP 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 14041 ICE CREAM BUTTER PECAN NO SUGR 3GAL ANDERSON DAIRY 3 GAL EACH 14925 ICE CREAM CHOC/VAN NO SUGAR 3GAL DREYERS 3 GAL TUB 14900 ICE CREAM PEANUT BUTTER CUP 3GAL DREYERS 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 14926 SORBET RASPBERRY 3GAL TUB DREYERS 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15032 ICE CREAM COTTON CANDY 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 14040 ICE CREAM VANILLA NO SUGAR 3 GAL ANDERSON DAIRY 3 GAL TUB 15001 ICE CREAM VANILLA 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15002 ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15003 ICE CREAM STRAWBERRY 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15004 ICE CREAM BANANA NUT 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15005 ICE CREAM CHOC PEANUT BUTTER 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15006 ICE CREAM BUBBLE GUM 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15007 ICE CREAM BUTTER PECAN 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15008 ICE CREAM BIRTHDAY CAKE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15009 ICE CREAM MOCHA ALMND FUDGE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15010 ICE CREAM CHERRY CHIP 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15011 ICE CREAM CHERRY VANILLA 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15012 ICE CREAM CHOC CHIP 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15013 ICE CREAM CHOC CHIP CKY DOUGH 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15014 ICE CREAM COCONUT PINEAPPLE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15015 ICE CREAM COFFEE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15016 ICE CREAM COOKIES N CREAM 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15018 ICE CREAM FRENCH VANILLA 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15019 ICE CREAM PECAN PRALINE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15020 ICE CREAM WALNUT 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15021 ICE CREAM CHOC MALTED CRUNCH 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15022 ICE CREAM PISTACHIO NUT 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15023 ICE CREAM ROCKY ROAD 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15024 ICE CREAM SPUMONI W/FRUIT 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15026 ICE CREAM CHERRY AMARETTO 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15027 ICE CREAM BLACK CHERRY 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15028 ICE CREAM CAPPUCCINO CRUNCH 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15029 ICE CREAM CHOC BROWNIE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15030 ICE CREAM GREEN TEA 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15031 ICE CREAM MEDIEVAL MADNESS 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15033 ICE CREAM CIRCUS ANIMAL COOKY 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15034 ICE CREAM SEA SALT CARAMEL 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15035 ICE CREAM PUMPKIN (SEASONAL) 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15036 SHERBET ORANGE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15037 SHERBET RAINBOW 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15038 SHERBET RASPBERRY 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15039 SHERBET LIME 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15040 SHERBET LEMON 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15041 SHERBET PINEAPPLE 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15042 ICE CREAM VANILLA "BEAN" 14% 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15043 ICE CREAM VANILLA NO SUGAR 3 GAL DREYERS 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15052 ICE CREAM CHOCOLATE 3 GAL ROCKVIEW FARMS 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15053 ICE CREAM STRAWBERRY 3 GAL ROCKVIEW FARMS 3 GAL TUB 14.0600 15056 YOGURT VANILLA NO FAT 3 GAL THRIFTY 3 GAL TUB 15.0800

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