PEACHTREE CITY, Ga.  — Hoshizaki America Inc. transferred manufacturing of the IM-500SAB stackable and the IM-200BAC self-contained square cube ice machines from Europe to its facility in Peachtree City.

“The demand for specialty ice shapes is just starting to take off in the Americas, but already exists in Europe,” said Jon O’Hern, Hoshizaki’s director of new product development. “It’s a trend we’ve seen growing and with this move Hoshizaki America becomes the premier manufacturer of specialty ice machines in the western hemisphere.”