43960 Fremont Blvd. • Fremont, CA 94538 • Ph: 510-656-2230 • Fx: 510-498-4240

About Us

Glacier Ice Company is the largest and most experienced manufacturer of packaged ice products in Northern California. With over 1,200 tons of production capacity per day, Glacier Ice Company supplies ice through all significant channels of distribution, including supermarkets, club and mass merchandisers, convenience stores, drug outlets, commercial users, special entertainment events, restaurants and the agricultural sector.

Glacier Ice Company is a wholly-owned subsidiary of Arctic Glacier Inc. of Winnipeg, Manitoba. Arctic Glacier Inc. acquired Glacier Ice Company on August 8, 2006. Arctic Glacier Inc. is the second largest packaged ice manufacturer in North America, with annual sales of more than US$225 million.

Our Glacier Ice Company ice products are made with the purest water supply to ensure the finest packaged ice possible. Utilizing state of the art reverse osmosis water processing and the most advanced manufacturing and packaging equipment available in the industry, our products are truly bottled water quality and produced by the most exacting standards and sanitary conditions. Glacier Ice is tasteless, odorless, and risk free…we guarantee it.

As long-standing members of the International Packaged Ice Association and the Western Ice Association, we at Glacier Ice Company have access to the latest advances and information about the packaged ice industry. We at Glacier Ice Company take great pride that all our manufacturing sites comply with all applicable food safety regulations and consistently receive excellent ratings from state and federal inspection authorities. Our customers can always be assured that Glacier Ice products are manufactured using the highest standards available in the marketplace

Glacier Ice Company services its customers through traditional ice delivery routes and warehouse programs with distribution sites conveniently located throughout Northern California. Our nearby locations enable Glacier Ice Company to provide the best, on time delivery service and assurance that our customers will have the highest quality packaged ice products when they need them.

So when selecting your packaged ice supplier, choose the best, Glacier Ice Company.

I Only Have Ice for You!!

History

The ice industry has seen many changes since the days of cutting blocks of ice out of frozen lakes for use in iceboxes prior to the invention of the modern refrigerator. Ice was delivered door to door by the well-known iceman using horse drawn wagons. The blocks of ice were then brought into the home and placed inside the icebox to keep foods fresh and drinks cold. But how the business has changed to today’s clean, modern packaged ice industry.

John Nicholson founded Glacier Ice Company in 1974 along with Hugo Miller. The company grew steadily through the years as Glacier Ice Company’s reputation grew as a source of quality, reliable service. Manufacturing and distribution capacity continued to expand as Glacier Ice Company entered new market areas, but our primary focus has always remained the same, “offer superior products and the best customer service possible”.

Today, Glacier Ice Company operates two of the largest ice production facilities in North America. We operate numerous distribution centers across all of Northern California. Our Glacier Ice Fremont, California plant, built in 1992, is centrally located to support the San Francisco Bay Area and California’s Central Coast Area through its widespread distribution sites.

Alan Hines further expanded Glacier Ice Company in 1995 with the opening of our 72,000 square foot Glacier Ice manufacturing site built in Elk Grove, California. Our Elk Grove facility is the newest and largest Glacier Ice Company location and further enhances Glacier’s position as a leader in technological advancements in the ice industry. With a strong distribution base, the Elk Grove site supplies an area from the Sacramento Valley to the Oregon border and has enabled Glacier Ice Company to continue to expand its commitment to excellent products and service.

Today Glacier Ice Company is a modern, full service provider of premium packaged ice, dry ice, ice sculptures, snow scenes, merchandisers and in-store ice manufacturing equipment. Look for Glacier Ice in your area when you need the finest ice products, service and equipment.