The packaged ice business, despite its lack of glamour, is a $2.5 billion
industry. However, the industry is fairly antiquated. That 8 pound bag of ice purchased
at the convenience store has traveled from regional ice plants that mass
produce bags of ice and distributes them to specific territories.
This method is subjected to increasing fuel and distribution costs,
human error and the potential damage to the end product due to distribution
and handling. The Ice House America® ice vending units solve all of these problems.
Ice House America® Ice Vending Machines and Huts are patented (U.S. Patent No. 6,932,124 and U.S. Patent No. 7,104,291), free standing ice vending units that automatically dispense, at a press of a button, chipped ice to a customer in about 8 seconds. The ice is freshly made - on demand, with a smaller carbon footprint than the bagged ice that is trucked to stores.
The Ice House America® modular building is NAMA Listed and meets all applicable building codes for each state in which it is placed. This includes withstanding 150 mile per hour winds.
The packaged ice business, despite its lack of glamour, is a $2.5 billion
industry. However, the industry is fairly antiquated. That 8 pound bag of ice purchased
at the convenience store has traveled from regional ice plants that mass
produce bags of ice and distributes them to specific territories.
This method is subjected to increasing fuel and distribution costs,
human error and the potential damage to the end product due to distribution
and handling. The Ice House America® ice vending units solve all of these problems.
