Mireles Party Ice

What Mireles Party Ice does

Mireles Party Ice is a privately held, family-owned packaged ice manufacturer and full-service delivery operator founded in 2001 by Jesus Mireles III and headquartered at 1635 S. Zarzamora in San Antonio, Texas. The company produces premium tube ice packaged in 7 lb and 16 lb bags, 10 lb compressed block ice, and dry ice (blocks and pellets), and operates two manufacturing facilities in San Antonio acquired in part through the Ice Box acquisition. Its core technology is industrial ice production and packaging equipment complemented by GPS-enabled fleet routing for delivery optimization, a RouteManager RMS Customer Care Center portal for account management, and Melio Payments integration for electronic invoicing and ACH/credit card collections (transitioning to fully contactless delivery as of May 2024).

Revenue is generated through four channels: packaged ice sales to retail and wholesale customers, equipment rentals (ice merchandisers, trailers, refrigerated trucks up to 40,000 lb capacity) for special events, premium emergency ice delivery with a 400 lb minimum for $125 plus tax and a 90-minute service-level target, and wholesale dock sales / truckload quantities available to the public at the Zarzamora facility. Customer segments are intentionally broad and include restaurants, bars, bakeries, construction and ready-mix concrete firms, hospitals, schools, concert venues, convenience and grocery stores, and liquor stores. Geographic coverage is full-service in San Antonio with retail-only presence in Austin and Corpus Christi. The GTM motion is sales-led and direct, combining fleet-based delivery, DSD merchandising for retailers, quote-based event services, and dispatch-by-phone ordering.

Name

Mireles Party Ice

Legal name

Mireles Party Ice

Website

https://mirelesice.com

Company type

Private

Founded year

2001

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Mireles Party Ice is a family-owned San Antonio packaged ice manufacturer and full-service delivery operator, founded in 2001, serving restaurants, bars, retailers, construction firms, and event venues across Texas with bagged and block ice, emergency 90-minute delivery, and equipment rentals.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Headquarters

HQ city

San Antonio

HQ country

United States

HQ region

North America

Offices2 records

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Operations, Supply Chain, Personnel, Infrastructure, Marketing or Sales

Revenue model

1. Packaged Ice Sales: Sale of packaged ice products including 16 lb bags, 7 lb bags, and 10 lb compressed blocks to retail, wholesale, and event customers.
2. Equipment Rental: Rental of ice merchandisers, trailers, and trucks for special events. Includes various sizes from 1,000 lb merchandisers to 40,000 lb truck rentals for events.
3. Emergency Ice Delivery: Premium emergency ice delivery service with 90-minute target delivery time in San Antonio area. Minimum 400 lbs for $125 plus tax.
4. Wholesale Dock Sales: Wholesale pickup sales at manufacturing facility including packaged ice, compressed blocks, and dry ice pellets.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion2 records

Distribution channels5 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Mireles Party Ice manufactures and delivers packaged ice products (16 lb bags, 7 lb bags, and 10 lb compressed blocks) plus dry ice, operating as a full-service packaged ice delivery company serving the San Antonio metro area. The company also offers ice merchandiser and truck rentals, emergency 90-minute ice delivery, direct store delivery to retailers, and wholesale/truckload sales to distributors.

Product overview

Mireles Party Ice is a full-service packaged ice delivery company serving the San Antonio metro area. The product portfolio centers on premium quality tube ice (packaged as 16 lb, 7 lb bags, and 10 lb compressed blocks) with dry ice also available. The company offers three integrated service tiers: Emergency Ice Delivery (90-minute rapid service), Retail Ice Delivery (direct store delivery to convenience stores, grocers, and liquor stores), and Special Event Service (private parties, fairs, stadiums, concerts with equipment rentals including ice merchandisers, trailers, and trucks). Supporting these are wholesale dock sales and truckload quantities for distributors. The ASAP Fast Ice Delivery service provides priority/expedited delivery with GPS-routed dedicated trucks.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Packaged Ice - Large 16 lb Bag

Quantifiable outcome

• Emergency delivery within 90-120 minutes in San Antonio area
• +1 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments6 records

Ideal customer profiles4 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Integration2 records

Feature3 records

Scale indicators4 records

Recent moves7 records

Expansion highlights5 records

Broad incumbents

• Reddy Ice: Reddy Ice is the largest packaged ice manufacturer and distributor in North America, operating across the U.S. and Canada with a broad product and service portfolio. It is directly comparable to Mireles Party Ice as a packaged ice producer with delivery, retail DSD, and event/commercial customers, but at far greater national scale.
• Imperial Dade: Imperial Dade is one of the largest foodservice and janitorial product distributors in North America and supplies ice and ice-related equipment to broadline foodservice customers. It is comparable to Mireles Party Ice as a competitor in ice supply to foodservice and institutional buyers, though ice is one of many categories in a much broader distribution portfolio.

Direct peers

• Arctic Ice: Arctic Ice is a regional packaged ice manufacturer and distributor serving foodservice, retail, and event customers in the Midwest. It is a direct peer to Mireles Party Ice because both manufacture packaged ice (cube/tube ice, block ice), operate a delivery fleet, and serve restaurants, c-stores, and special events.
• Home City Ice: Home City Ice is a long-established packaged ice manufacturer and distributor concentrated in the Midwest. It directly competes with Mireles Party Ice in packaged ice production, route-based delivery to retail and foodservice accounts, and event/special occasion ice supply, though it operates in a different geographic region.
• Ice House America: Ice House America operates a network of packaged ice manufacturing and self-service ice vending locations across the southern U.S. It is comparable to Mireles Party Ice because both produce packaged ice and distribute via retail and commercial channels, though Ice House America leans heavily on automated ice vending rather than direct fleet delivery.
• Pelican Ice: Pelican Ice is a regional packaged ice manufacturer and distributor serving foodservice, retail, and industrial customers in the Gulf South. It is a direct peer to Mireles Party Ice in packaged ice manufacturing, route delivery to retail and foodservice, and event ice services.
• Sub Zero Ice & Cold Storage: Sub Zero Ice is a regional packaged ice producer and distributor serving parts of the South Central U.S. with packaged ice and cold storage services. It is directly comparable to Mireles Party Ice in packaged ice manufacturing, delivery to foodservice and retail accounts, and serving event/construction ice needs.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

• Xx.com/mirelesice
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Compliance2 records

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles3 records

Subsidiaries2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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