What We Do: Storage

This month we are wrapping up Part 1 of our two-part series answering a question we get all the time: what exactly does Memphis Ice do? Part 1 has covered the equipment we offer: ice machines, refrigeration, dispensers, and now storage. In Part 2, we will dig into the services behind the equipment, from sales and rental to preventative maintenance and service calls.

Making ice is only half the equation. Once it is made, it has to go somewhere, and how it is stored matters just as much as how it was produced. That is where storage and merchandising equipment comes in, and it is a part of what we do at Memphis Ice that quietly makes a huge difference in how well a business’s ice program actually functions.

Keeping Ice Ready to Go

Slope front storage bins and upright storage bins are the workhorses of ice storage. They are designed to hold ice at the right temperature and keep it accessible, whether that is behind a bar, in a kitchen, or in a back-of-house storage area. Slope front designs make it easy to scoop from the bottom without digging, which matters more than people expect once you have used one during a busy shift.

Choosing the right size and style of bin depends on how much ice your business goes through and how it is accessed throughout the day. A high-volume bar has very different needs than a small café, and getting the sizing right means staff are never caught scrambling for ice mid-rush, and ice is never sitting so long it starts to lose quality.

When Ice Needs to Be Seen

Sometimes storage is not just about keeping ice cold and ready, it is also about presentation. Indoor ice merchandisers are a common sight in convenience stores and retail settings, where bagged ice needs to be displayed in a way that is both functional and visually appealing to customers browsing the aisle.

Outdoor ice merchandisers serve the same purpose but are built to handle exposure to the elements, making them a great fit for gas stations, seasonal stands, and any outdoor retail setup where bagged ice needs to stay cold and available around the clock, rain or shine.

Display That Sells

Counter top display cases round out the storage and merchandising side of what we offer, giving businesses a way to showcase product, whether that is beverages, prepared foods, or other cold items, right at the point of sale. These units are especially popular with businesses that want to make a strong visual impression while keeping product properly chilled and easy to grab.

Why Storage Gets Overlooked, and Why It Should Not

It is easy to focus all your attention on the ice machine itself and treat storage as an afterthought, but the wrong storage setup can undo a lot of the benefits of even the best ice machine. Ice that is stored improperly can lose quality faster, become harder to access during busy periods, or simply not hold the volume a business actually needs day to day.

Part of what we do is help businesses think through the entire system, not just the machine that makes the ice, but where it goes once it is made and how customers or staff interact with it from there.

Trusted Brands for Every Setup

We carry storage and merchandising equipment from names like Manitowoc, Hoshizaki, and Everest, among others, giving businesses options that fit a range of budgets, footprints, and use cases.

Built to Handle the Real World

Whether ice is sitting behind a bar for a few hours or on display outside a gas station in the middle of a Memphis summer, storage equipment needs to hold up to real, sometimes demanding, conditions. We help businesses choose equipment that is actually built for how and where it will be used, not just what looks good on paper.

Let’s Talk Through Your Setup

If you are opening a new location, updating your current setup, or just not sure whether your storage and merchandising equipment is doing its job as well as it could, we are happy to help you figure it out.

Give us a call at 901-235-3760 or visit memphisice.com. Helping Memphis businesses store and showcase their ice the right way since 1977.

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More From This Series: What We Do, Part 1

• Ice Machines
• Refrigeration
• Dispensers
• Storage