Business opportunity: Establish your own ice manufacturing business
South Africa-based Minus 40′s Ice Block Maker offers an excellent business opportunity for entrepreneurs across Africa. The company has drawn-up a full business plan that entrepreneurs purchasing the Ice Block Maker can follow.
The Ice Block Maker offers entrepreneurs in Africa the opportunity to run a viable business by manufacturing and selling ice.
Overview
Everyone wants ready-made ice, often as a necessity, sometimes as a luxury. Ice is essential to preserve food, enjoy cold drinks, be available to entertain friends and family or take perishable products on long distances. Convenient and affordable ice is the answer to all of these important needs.
Minus 40′s Ice Block Maker, a ‘Business in a Box’ priced at under R100,000 (US$14,000), makes it easy to produce and distribute ice that can be sold in exactly the required quantity to a variety of waiting customers.
Communities or businesses that do not have access to their own ice or to an electricity supply in order to own a conventional household refrigerator, or those that need large quantities of ice for specific occasions, are often at the mercy of hawkers and vendors who can charge a premium for cold food, drinks or small ice cubes. For these customers the best form of ice is the large ice block, which lasts much longer and is far easier to transport than small ice cubes or flake ice.
The Benefits of Minus 40′s Ice Block Maker
Typically, a 10kg block of ice will provide cooling for the domestic needs of a family for 2–3 days. This allows food and drinks to be preserved, reducing trips to the shop, allowing more economical buying and reducing spoilage and waste.
A close-up view of the Ice Block Maker
The cost of manufacturing ice blocks, using Minus 40′s Ice Block Maker, consists only of electricity and water. An optional plastic bag can be used as a lining inside the ice block mould and serves as a carrier bag for the ice block. The Ice Block Maker has 28 stainless steel moulds which each produce a 10kg ice block. It takes 10 to 14 hours to freeze all 28 blocks. With two cycles in 24 hours, 56 ice blocks a day can be produced.
Case Study – Angola
In 1997 the Minus 40 Ice Block Maker was introduced to the market in Angola by a local entrepreneur. To date over 70 of these machines have been installed by individuals and small businesses. The pattern of shopping in the informal residential areas has changed, and now street vendors supply cold drinks at most street corners in the major cities. Angola is just one of Minus 40′s successful markets.
Contact details
For more information and a free copy of the full business plan with an interactive cash flow spreadsheet, please contact Steve Davison at:
Email: steved@minus40.co.za
Web: www.minus40.co.za
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please give me more details for these machines for west Africaa and the cost thereof. Do you have anything for fish and fruit industry?
What is the cost of this Machine as at today.
I want to get contact for the Ice block making machine.
i would like to know more about cost.
Contact me on mutabaziraoul@hotmail.com.
I am a business woman livind in the the Gambia and I know tha Ice making machine will be useful and income generating in my country can I have more details on this machine
I am a businessman from Nairobi, KENYA. I would love to get more details on this ice making machines, cost and freight to Nairobi and mode of payment that you offer. Thanking you in advance.
hi besides the block maker do you have an ice cube maker please advise price of the block maker as well as the cube make
Dear Sir,
I am interested in your ice making machine. Please send detailed technical and financial information.
Regards,
Alex
MY NAME IS dAISY FROM LIMPOPO ..SOUTH AFRICA AM INTERESTED IN YUR ICE MACHINE…WHAT ARE THE COSTS?
May i please have more details on the pricing and more products , i interested in going into business of selling ice
I from Namibia and am interested in the Ice making machine. How much does at least one cost in USD and how do I get in contact with the supplier or distributor?
I’m sorry for the late respond, are you still interested in our product?
1. Is there flexibility to make a range of ice products; i.e. 1kg, 2kg or 5kg and ice cubes?
2. Is the machine capable of sterilizing water for ice cubes?
I am from Nigeria and would like to know if you have a machine that makes smaller blocks, your mode of payment and how long it will take to deliver same. Also, Is there any warranty on the machine?
Please contact me with information about ice making machines.
Can you assistance with the proposal, l want to start a business in Zim.
Intersted in doing this business. Can you furnish me the cost plus freight of the machine to Lagos, Nigeria please. Can the machine be configured to produce blocks of 5-2 kgs?
From Nigeria. My mom has been into this business for some years, now. I want to find out more about the price, the country of manufacture, the guaranty, the shipping cost among some other useful info so I can compare and make analysis for the next purchase. Thanks
Dear Sir,
I am intrested in the ice making marchine for Nigerian market. Please send me detail price of the marchine including feight to Nigeria port.
I look forward to receiving the information.
Yours Sincerely.
Bakare Ade.
Please let me know have your price list on Ice block making machines. Kindly confirm if you can send to Nigeria. Thank you
How can i purchase one?
Best regards.
Do you have any branch in Nigeria? If yes, where? How do we get in touch with you?
Hey, very exciting product, will be very useful in Ghana. Can you let me know how long it will take to ship to Ghana and the cost. I am also keen on your business plan. Get in touch for a win win negotiation.
Hi Steve, I’m interested in your Ice Blocking Making Machine. Do you have a branch in Nigeria? if no, how long will it take you to ship into Nigeria. I am also interested in your business plan. Thanks.
I’m looking to purchase a machine, but I will like to know what are your prices. Also, Please sent me more info on price and detail on the block ice Making Machine.