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The recovery of the global catering and tourism industry has driven explosive growth in the edible ice market, with the ice cup growing at a rate of over 300% for two consecutive years. It is expected that the size of China's instant retail ice beverage market will exceed 63 billion yuan by 2026. And along Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean loated in hot and dry summer region is becoming the most promising blue ocean for the edible ice market, bringing unprecedented opportunities for modern automatic edible ice factories.
The high temperature period in Eastern Europe and the Mediterranean highly overlaps with the peak season of tourism, leading to a surge in demand for ice drinks in street restaurants and resort hotels; At the same time, the "ice cup trend" driven by TikTok has brought edible ice from a catering necessity into households, and the popularity of DIY cocktails and homemade ice drinks has further expanded the boundaries of the edible ice market. At the same time, the pain points behind the opportunities are prominent: the European energy crisis has led to soaring electricity prices, and local traditional ice making plants may reduce production due to high energy consumption or insufficient production capacity due to outdated equipment, resulting in frequent "ice crisis" during peak seasons. This creates huge space for efficient and energy-saving modern ice factory which can not only fill the supply-demand gap, but also help investors lock in long-term profits with low energy consumption.

Icemedal has customized a 40 ton cube ice edible ice factory for Eastern European customers. The entire line is equipped with automated production lines and cube ice machines,through the linkage of the entire process equipment, the advantages of high efficiency and low consumption are maximized. The entire production line is centered around "high efficiency, energy saving, worry free, high quality"and the scientific control throughout the entire process is derived from the professional design of Icemedal.
1. The entire production line is designed by Icemedal to achieve automatic operation. The cube ice machine, conveying equipment, ice screening device, customized frozen cold storage and packaging equipment are efficiently linked throughout the entire process, greatly improving production efficiency, reducing labor costs and ice loss.
2. In the temperature control process, Icemedal precisely designs and controls the temperature zones of each link based on the characteristics of cube ice, avoiding the impact of ice melting and refreezing on product appearance, and helping investors improve product quality and reputation.
3. Launch a professional customized frozen cold storage, equipped with a strong convection circulation air supply system, which can achieve uniform and stable temperature throughout the entire area. This system ensures efficient quick freezing of ice cubes in the warehouse, greatly enhancing their cold storage capacity and effectively extending the melting time of ice cubes after they are released from the warehouse.
At present, the Eastern European Mediterranean edible ice market is in a hot spot, with high temperature demand and household consumption growth adding to the supply gap, becoming a golden period for the development of modern ice factories. The Icemedal high-efficiency energy-saving production line can perfectly adapt to local needs, helping investors easily cope with peak season challenges and achieve high returns with low investment. We provide full process support from production line customization, landing debugging to operation and maintenance, helping you quickly seize this potential blue ocean and unlock new passwords for peak season profits!