2023-08-20 18:54:57
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Published on 08/20/2023 20:54
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FRANCE 2 Article written by France 2 – C. Rougerie, A. Guin, H. Pozzo, V. Chatelier, C. Chabaud, J. Pires
France Televisions
Unsurprisingly, the ice cube business is booming. What is less imagined is that the ice cube that the waiter pours into your glass has traveled a lot before reaching your mouth.
The mercury is rising, the demand for ice cubes explode. In Millau (Aveyron), it was more than 32°C this weekend, so on all the tables, very cold glasses. A small cube of freshness, but a very big business. A company near Paris manufactures non-stop. The water is filtered to remove impurities, to obtain ultra-transparent ice cubes on arrival. “Running water, city water, goes through our softeners. Then the water goes through the ice machine circuits”explains Isabelle Galet, commercial assistant for “Promo ice cube”.
France imports ice cubes
Some buy on the spot, like a bartender and a trucker gone for a long journey: 15 euros for 10 kg. Others are delivered or use distributors, more and more numerous. Customers are multiplying: restaurants, caterers, events, fishmongers, individuals. As a result, France imports ice cubes. The largest European producer has six factories including four in Spain, produces 150,000 tonnes of ice cream per year and exports 7,500 tonnes to France.
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