ICE MACHINES INTERNATIONAL, INC.

and ICE QIK® ICE VENDING TECHNOLOGY


Ice Qik® Locations

Convenience Stores

Many consumers purchase ice at their local convenience store where they buy their gas. For example, construction workers, utility workers, landscape contractors and other truck based businesses ice their coolers when they gas their equipment each workday. Ice Qik® reduces product cost and increases profit compared to trucked prepackaged ice and reduces labor cost and improves sanitation compared to on-site production and bagging.

Grocery Stores

Many consumers purchase ice where they buy their groceries. Ice Qik® reduces product cost and increases profit compared to trucked prepackaged ice and reduces labor cost and improves sanitation compared to on-site production and bagging.

Travel Rest Stops

Many travelers would benefit from the convenience of purchasing ice to replenish their cooler as they travel. provides additional income stream for vending operations at travel rest stops along the interstate system as well as other heavily traveled roads.

Truck Stops

Many truckers would benefit from the convenience of purchasing ice to replenish their cooler as they travel. reduces product cost and increases profit compared to delivered prepackaged ice and reduces labor cost and improves sanitation compared to on-site production and bagging.

Construction Sites

Construction workers need to fill their coolers daily. At large construction projects, on-site ice can provide a new revenue stream and keep workers on site and on task.

Entertainment Facilities

On-site bulk ice vending can provide a new revenue stream and keep patrons excited about your entertainment facility. Captured audience marketing allows strong profit margins. Mobilizing a bank of ICE QIK® machines allows for the machines to follow a circuit such as NASCAR.

College Campuses

Students and alumni would benefit from the convenience of purchasing freshly made individual ice cubes dispensed directly into their coolers or into a bag. The secure vending features eliminate theft that is typically experienced with prepackaged ice bags in an unlocked bin. The machine handles the entire sale process, alleviating the cashier demands on high traffic game days.

Lumber Yards & Commercial Building Supply Stores

Construction workers need to fill their coolers daily. Ice can provide a new revenue stream for lumber yards and commercial building suppliers that cater to these workers.

Fishing Piers and Bait and Tackle Shops

Fishermen need ice to pack their catch and cool their beverages. reduces product cost and increases profit compared to delivered prepackaged ice and reduces labor cost and improves sanitation compared to on-site production and bagging.

Beach Access

Many locals and vacationers would benefit from the convenience of purchasing ice to replenish their cooler as they visit the beach and other vacation resorts. provides additional income stream for vending operators and municipalities at beach accesses as well as other lake and vacation resorts. In salty environments, consider adding the option of a coated condenser on the ice machine.

Wholesale Clubs

Many consumers purchase ice at wholesale clubs. reduces product cost compared to delivered prepackaged ice and reduces labor cost and improves sanitation compared to on-site production and bagging. The reduced cost allows wholesale clubs to provide a lower price to members while maintaining required profit margins.

Military Commissaries

Many military personnel purchase ice at military commissaries. reduces product cost compared to delivered prepackaged ice and reduces labor cost and improves sanitation compared to on-site production and bagging. The reduced cost allows wholesale clubs to provide a lower price to members while maintaining required profit margins. The actuator option addresses enhanced security requirements on base.

Beverage Stores

Some consumers purchase ice where they buy their beverages. reduces product cost and increases profit compared to delivered prepackaged ice and reduces labor cost and improves sanitation compared to on-site production and bagging.

Video Stores

Particularly in small towns, the local video store is conveniently located to consumers who want ice. Regular customers coordinate returning their movies with getting another bag of ice. Customers love the freshly made individual cubes of ice dispensed directly into their own cooler or into a bag available at the machine. can bring a whole new income stream with ice sales and sales in the store of ice chests.

Car Washes

Car washes are located at high traffic sites and already have water and electric service. Ice is a complimentary product for car washes. The car wash customer needs ice and the ice customer is likely to want a car wash. "I'm going to wash the car; do you need a bag of ice?" "I need a bag of ice, so I'll wash the car while I'm there."



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