Arctic Glacier Inc. is a manufacturer of packaged ice products and ice services in North America. The company was founded in 1996 and has rapidly grown to become the largest producer of ice for the Canadian market and one of the largest for the American market. The company operates over 100 production and distribution facilities, and employs more than 1,200 people year-round.
Employment increases to over 2,400 employees during the summer to meet the increased seasonal demand.
In 2021, Arctic Glacier bought out Getchell Brothers, Inc. (a 133-year-old Maine-based company.
The corporate headquarters are located in
Bala Cynwyd, Pennsylvania, with its Canadian headquarters located in
Winnipeg, Manitoba
Winnipeg () is the capital and largest city of the province of Manitoba in Canada. It is centred on the confluence of the Red and Assiniboine rivers, near the longitudinal centre of North America. , Winnipeg had a city population of 749,6 ...
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List of glaciers
A glacier ( ) or () is a persistent body of dense ice that is constantly moving under its own weight; it forms where the accumulation of snow exceeds its ablation (melting and sublimation) over many years, often centuries. Glaciers slowly deform ...
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Manufacturing companies based in Winnipeg
Manufacturing companies based in Pennsylvania
Ice companies