How To Build A High Standard Edible Ice Factories

Building a edible ice factory requires comprehensive consideration of multiple aspects, with the following key factors:

Market Research: 

For a newly invested ice factory, as everything starts from scratch, we first need to thoroughly investigate and evaluate the demand for edible ice in the local market and surrounding areas, including demand ice quantity, types of edible ice (catering industry ice, industrial ice, retail ice,etc.), consumer preferences, competitor analysis, etc., in order to determine the scale and products of the ice factory.

Financial Preparation: 

Based on the scale and construction needs of the factory, estimate the required funds, including land acquisition, factory construction, ice making equipment, personnel training, operating funds, etc.

Ice Factory Address Selection：

Convenient Transportation: 

An address that is convenient for transporting raw materials and delivering finished products can reduce logistics costs.

Adequate Water Source:

 Clear and pollution-free water sources should be prioritized, such as urban tap water or tested and qualified groundwater, while ensuring stable water supply.

Stable Power Supply: 

Ice making equipment belongs to high-energy consumption equipment and requires stable power supply.

Compliant With Environmental Protection Requirements: 

located away from residential areas and environmentally sensitive areas, with good drainage and exhaust emission conditions, making it easy to construct environmental protection facilities.

Factory Construction:

Firstly, there are functional partitions:The idea is actually not difficult. The layout of the production workshop should be arranged from the perspective of production process flow and scientific and convenient management. From the process steps, we can divide it into raw material storage area, ice production area, packaging area, finished product cold storage, logistics distribution area, office area, etc

Equipment Selection Principles:

Core Equipment: 

First determine the requirements for the final product. For markets like Southeast Asia and the Americas, the mainstream market is bagged tube ice, while for markets like the Middle East and Europe, the mainstream market is cup ice and bagged cube ice. Therefore, the core equipment is tube ice machines and cube ice machines. Besides determining the type of ice machines， the production capacity also needs to be determined. Generally, the daily production can start from 10 tons.

Auxiliary Equipment: 

Water purification equipment, ice storage hopper and conveyor belt, electronic scale, baler, trolley, cold storage, etc. These are necessary equipment for maintaining ice production. If you want a higher degree of automation, you can configure auxiliary automated production lines, which can reduce labor and naturally increase costs.

Production Processes and Quality Control

Production Processes: 

As a modern edible ice factory, our production workflow must adhere to compliant and scientific standards. Firstly, we purify source water meeting drinking standards.

The purified water will first enter the ice making machine for ice making. After the ice cubes are made, they need to be packaged to avoid contamination,then stored in the warehouse, and the entire process needs to comply with the food production process standards.

Quality Control:

 It is necessary to establish a strict quality management system, regularly sample and test the bacterial content of ice cubes, and conduct strict disinfection and hygiene operations in the production workshop on a regular basis, in accordance with the relevant requirements of the local management department.

Qualification Processing:

Food Production License (SC Certification): Ice cubes belong to the category of food, so they must meet the qualification requirements for food production. In the early stage of ice factory design, relevant regulatory departments should be consulted to design in compliance with regulatory requirements and standards, which can achieve twice the result with half the effort.

Other Aualification Requirements: 

The business license is the foundation. In addition, different countries and regions may have different requirements. After consulting and investigating thoroughly, it can be implemented to avoid problems

The above is the basic process for building a high standard edible ice factory. If you have a need to establish or expand an edible ice factory. Feel free to contact us anytime.