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Ice Makers in the US Procurement Price, Data and Insights
Ice makers are machines used to produce various types of ice, including ice cubes, crushed ice, flaked ice, and ice nuggets. The type of ice maker that a buyer requires is based on the specific application. Key buyers of ice makers include restaurants, hotels and motels, hospitals, food service contractors, and supermarkets and grocery stores.
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What’s included in this market coverage
IBISWorld's research coverage on the Ice Makers procurement and pricing environment in the United States includes market dynamics, buyer power scores, supply chain vendors with pricing trends and forecasts.
About this Market
What’s this procurement report about?
This procurement coverage of the Ice Makers market in the United States includes Ice Cube Makers, Crushed Ice Makers, Flaked Ice Makers and Ice Nugget Makers. Standard coding in this coverage includes HS-8418-Refrigerators, Freezers And Other Refrigerating Or Freezing Equipment, Electric Or Other; Heat Pumps Other Than Air Conditioning Machines Of Heading No. 8415, ISIC-2819-Manufacture of other general-purpose machinery, NACE-28.25-Manufacture Of Non-Domestic Cooling And Ventilation Equipment, NAICS-333415-Air-Conditioning and Warm Air Heating Equipment and Commercial and Industrial Refrigeration Equipment Manufacturing and UNSPSC-23181803-Ice making machines.
What common market terminology is included?
Common market terminology included in the Ice Makers procurement coverage includes Ice Flake (A type of ice consisting of small, soft pieces and slow-melting, often used for food presentation.), Ice Nugget (A shape of ice that is similar to cubes with fewer defined edges and a softer, chewable texture.) and Ice Dispenser (A device that makes ice easily accessible from within an ice maker.).
What companies are included as top suppliers?
The top companies covered in the Ice Makers procurement report as suppliers are the Boelter Companies, Inc., Wasserstrom Company, True Manufacturing Co. Inc., AB Electrolux and Ali Group.
Opportunity Assessment
What’s included in the Opportunity Assessment chapter?
The Opportunity Assessment chapter provides a comprehensive market analysis of the Ice Makers market in the United States category, including buyer power scoring, market pricing trends, vendor landscape, cost structure, and strategic negotiation levers.
Analysis includes a comprehensive SWOT analysis of and recent developments impacting the Ice Makers market environment.
Buyer Power Score
What’s included in the Buyer Power Score chapter?
The Buyer Power Score chapter assesses key components impacting Ice Makers procurement including the recent price trend, forecast price trend, availability of substitutes, switching costs, product specialization, average vendor risk, market share concentration, supply chain risk, price driver volatility and recent price volatility.
These components generate a Buyer Power Score that ranges from -5 (strongly favoring sellers) to +5 (strongly favoring buyers) plus a recommended strategy for procurement specialists.
Price Environment
What’s included in the Price Environment chapter?
The Price Environment chapter covers detailed pricing analysis and datasets on Ice Makers market environment. This includes insights into market pricing Market Price (2026), price forecasts, volatility, specialization, substitutes and switching costs.
Datasets in the Price Environment chapter include vendor cost structure, breakdowns of wage rates by geography and specialty, key external economic and labor drivers impacting the market and market pricing models.
Supply Chain & Vendors
What’s included in the Supply Chain & Vendors chapter?
The Supply Chain & Vendors chapter covers the concentration, risk and diversity of the Ice Makers market. This includes datasets on the market’s top suppliers, detailed analysis on the key sourcing risks and supply chain dynamics, with environmental, social and governance (ESG) considerations and scores.
Business Requirements
What’s included in the Business Requirements chapter?
The Business Requirements chapter covers vendor relationships, qualifications, service level agreements and key performance indicators. These inputs provide insight into the planning process through the buying lead time, vendor relationship and vendor qualifications. The sourcing process include key RFP elements like an organizational overview, project budget, selection criteria, project schedule, proposal format, inventory control, cost containment, regulation, quality control, distribution and key contract clauses.
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Frequently Asked Questions
What is the current market price for Ice Makers?
The 2026 benchmark market price for Ice Makers is $4119. Prices have increased at a CAGR of 1.84 from 2023-26.
Who are the top vendors in the Ice Makers market?
The top vendors in the Ice Makers market include the Boelter Companies, Inc., Wasserstrom Company, True Manufacturing Co. Inc., AB Electrolux and Ali Group.
What industries supply the Ice Makers market?
The top industries supplying the Ice Makers market are Iron & Steel Manufacturing in the US, Iron Ore Mining in the US, Electrical Equipment Manufacturing in the US, Metalworking Machinery Manufacturing in the US, Plastic & Resin Manufacturing in the US and Gasoline & Petroleum Wholesaling in the US.
What is the supply chain risk for Ice Makers?
Stability among vendors ensures product support continuity. Average vendor risk in the market is low, with the leading vendors in the market being large, diversified manufacturers. While smaller vendors in the market may struggle to generate revenue amongst the larger vendors with stronger distribution and vertically integrated supply chains, small vendors typically get purchased by leading vendors before shuttering. As such, buyers can expect product support and availability continuity, particularly among leading vendors.
What factors affect the price of Ice Makers?
Energy cost and consumption directly affect the operational expenses of ice makers, influencing their overall pricing. For example, ice makers that consume more energy, such as those with high production capacities or advanced technology, may have higher upfront costs due to the need for more robust electrical components and higher energy consumption rates, which can be measured in kilowatt-hours (kWh).
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