PHILADELPHIA & TULSA, Okla.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Arctic Glacier, LLC, a leading provider of premium ice products and related services, announced today the acquisition of Southeastern Ice, Oklahoma’s premiere provider of cubed and block ice. This acquisition further builds upon Arctic Glacier’s expanding footprint of capacity to service customers of all sizes and brings to the ice company a team of great Associates, along with world-class manufacturing, warehouse and distribution infrastructure.
“We are extremely excited to join forces with Southeastern Ice as they have an outstanding reputation in the marketplace for providing great customer service. Their dedication to community, customer service and premium quality, along with their very talented and engaged team of Associates, makes them a perfect fit for our culture and growth plans,” said Richard Wyckoff, CEO and President of Arctic Glacier, LLC.
Established in 1998, and located in Wilburton, OK, Southeastern Ice has an additional distribution facility in Madill, OK, providing cubed and block ice to a very broad base of grocery stores, mass merchants, restaurants, c-stores, dollar stores, as well as many industrial and commercial companies across the Southwestern U.S. Additionally, Southeastern Ice possesses a large scale and state-of-the-art automated purified ice manufacturing facility with sufficient production, warehouse and distribution capacity to service this rapidly expanding market.
“We have always admired Arctic Glacier’s first-class reputation and given the tremendous opportunities we both see in the marketplace, we are very excited and confident that this is the best investment for our customers and our Associates,” Said Destry Harber, Southeastern Ice Founder and CEO.
The transaction represents Arctic Glacier’s 11th acquisition in 2 years. Financial terms of the private transaction were not disclosed.
ABOUT ARCTIC GLACIER, LLC
Arctic Glacier is a North American provider of premium ice products and services. For over twenty-five years the company has been bringing more to the party by perfecting the ice making and DSD (delivery) process to provide the purest, most high-quality ice products. Annually, the company produces and delivers over 2 billion pounds of premium ice to supermarkets, mass merchants, c-stores, dollar stores, gas stations, liquors stores, as well as many other commercial and industrial businesses. From its headquarters in Philadelphia, PA and 51 production facilities and 60 warehouses and distribution centers across the United States and Canada, Arctic Glacier services over 75,000 customers.
Learn how Arctic Glacier is bringing more to the party at arcticglacier.com.
