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JUNE 2014

HURRICANE SEASON ARE YOU PREPARED? ALSO IN THIS ISSUE • Outrageous Facts About The Bottled Water Industry • A Minute With Raymond South, KEITH Manufacturing • European Packaged Ice Association Meets In Sicily • Hurricane Gems AND MUCH MORE!

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June 2014 Vol. 197 │ No. 7 ISSN #0034-3137

EDITORIAL STAFF Mary Y. Cronley Editor/Publisher refrigerationmag@gmail.com (404) 819-5446

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ARE YOU PREPARED FOR HURRICANE SEASON?

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CITY WATER VS. SPRING WATER

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NOAA PREDICTS NEARNORMAL OR BELOWNORMAL 2014 ATLANTIC HURRICANE SEASON

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BE A FORCE OF NATURE

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EUROPEAN PACKAGED ICE ASSOCIATION MEETS IN SICILY

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THIS MONTH’S SIE FEATURED MEMBER

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REAL LIFE HURRICANE STORIES

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Guidelines for hurricane preparedness

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

What is the role of the bottled water industry in times of disaster and crisis?

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HOW GREEN IS YOUR PLANT?

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THE REAL COST OF BOTTLED WATER

By Mary Y. Cronley

And where consumers buy it

We Know Which Costs More, But Which is Better?

Raymond South, KEITH Manufacturing, shares industry insight

What Will Be Expected From Relief Suppliers

DEPARTMENTS spICE Hurricane Season: Just A Mild Wind That Can’t Blow Our Industry Apart AD INDEX A list of our advertisers CLASSIFIED ADS Classified advertisements by region

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Hurricane Season: Just A Mild Wind That Can’t Blow Our Industry Apart We all know the role of packaged ice during a disaster. It’s as important as the role of uncontaminated drinking water when an emergency strikes. While we usually reference our own product during Hurricane Preparedness season, the importance of bottled water is reviewed in our story on page 10.

Thinking about storms has become more and more frequent as the last several years have shown us an increasing number of severe weather systems. Environmental reasons aside, it’s a bit unnerving to see the season upon us again. The loss of family and what families have built together is devastating. The clean up aftermath is traumatic and financially ruinous.

Government agencies set up to cope with these losses can be cumbersome and frustrating at best, and dysfunctional, non-effective and even harmful at worst.

Packaged ice industry suppliers have learned to work well together, and over the years have fine-tuned disaster preparedness methods. We present the check list that the SIE put together last year on page 6. It’s a comprehensive list that most have hopefully posted among your important ‘wall papers.’ If you haven’t, tear out the sheet and pin it up.

As we continue to celebrate the Southern Ice Exchange’s 125th Anniversary Year, I asked longtime, respected member Raymond South of Keith Walking Floors, to talk to us about his years in the ice industry. His recollections appear on page 21.

It’s folks like Mr. South who provide the adhesive for what keeps our industry strong and continuing. Smart, with a strong work ethic, and not afraid to get their hands dirty, these are the traits that keep us rolling year after year, no matter the economy, no matter the weather, no matter the storm.

Mary Yopp Cronley Editor, Refrigeration Magazine

Ice Sculptures

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By Aaron Costic & Mastro Gourmet Quality Ice

"[Packaged ice] is as important as the role of uncontaminated drinking water when an emergency strikes."

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Hurricane Season?

The Southern Ice Exchange (SIE) collected experiences from icemen in the immediate aftermath of a hurricane to create a comprehensive guideline for hurricane preparedness.

Most of the guidelines are highlighted below, but for the complete list, visit sietoday.com.

FOR YOUR ICE PLANT

_______________________ Rope for securing property (crowd control, loading problems, etc.) _______________________ Barricades from local police, for blocking off streets, etc. _______________________ Check generators for powering cash registers, phone systems, fuel pumps, etc. _______________________ Fill extra fuel cans for generators _______________________ Fuel all vehicles and attempt to have a means of fueling without power 6 REFRIGERATION Magazine │ June 2014

________________________________________ Load all trucks – this will help increase inventory ________________________________________ Check bag inventory – you will need many, many bags ________________________________________ Check pallet inventory – they come apart after being dropped, so the more the better ________________________________________ Inspect ice making and bagging equipment – you don't need a breakdown now ________________________________________ Increase production well in advance – fill freezers and bins before storm arrives ________________________________________ Charge all pallet trucks and fork lift ________________________________________ Shut down everything, compressors and all, if a storm does approach. Power surges can be detrimental to equipment. You don't want to be running back and forth to the engine room all night, every time the power flickers. You’ll need the sleep. ________________________________________

AS FOR DATA – COUNT ON LOSING POWER

Are you prepared for

FOR YOUR ICE PLANT (CONTINUED)

____________________________ Back up all computers ____________________________ Print hard copies and put in safe, airtight place ____________________________ Have standby power and surge protection for computers ____________________________

SUPPLIES ______________________________________ Dry ice, contact for extra dry ice ______________________________________ Extra bagged ice – co-op with another ice man ______________________________________ Trucking companies to shop your ice ______________________________________ Extra merchandisers and spare parts ______________________________________

EMPLOYEES

Hurricane preparedness Make sure they are safe and are able to get to work. If you have some single employees, they may want to stay at the ice plant.

Accommodate them! ____________________ Batteries – all classes, and fans/tvs/weather radio ___________________________ Water, food, Coleman stove and lantern ___________________________ Small generator, if possible ___________________________ Extra clothes and towels ___________________________ Rain gear, plenty of dry shoes and socks. Wet feet are painful and dangerous. ___________________________ Cots, sheets, blankets and pillows ___________________________ Toiletries ___________________________ Cell phones – fully charged ___________________________ Cash or Traveler’s Checks ___________________________

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Hurricane season

NOAA predicts near-normal or below-normal 2014 Atlantic hurricane season El Niño expected to develop and suppress the number and intensity of tropical cyclones In its 2014 Atlantic hurricane season outlook, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Climate Prediction Center is forecasting a near-normal or below-normal season.

The main driver of this year’s outlook is the anticipated development of El Niño this summer. El Niño causes stronger wind shear, which reduces the number and intensity of tropical storms and hurricanes. El Niño can also strengthen the trade winds and increase the atmospheric stability across the tropical Atlantic, making it more difficult for cloud systems coming off of Africa to intensify into tropical storms.

The outlook calls for a 50 percent chance of a below-normal season, a 40 percent chance of a near-normal season, and only a 10 percent chance of an above-normal season. For the six-month hurricane season, which begins June 1, NOAA predicts a 70 percent likelihood of eight to 13 named storms (winds of 39 mph or higher), of which three to six could become hurricanes (winds of 74 mph or higher), including one to two major hurricanes (Category 3, 4 or 5; winds of 111 mph or higher).

These numbers are near or below the seasonal averages of 12 named storms, six hurricanes and three major hurricanes, based on the average from 1981 to 2010. The Atlantic hurricane region includes the North Atlantic Ocean, Caribbean Sea and Gulf of Mexico.

“Thanks to the environmental intelligence from NOAA’s network of earth observations, our scientists and meteorologists can provide life-saving products like our new storm surge threat map and our hurricane forecasts,” said Kathryn Sullivan, Ph.D., NOAA administrator. “And even though we expect El Niño to suppress the number of storms this season, it’s important to remember it takes only one land falling storm to cause a disaster.”

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Gerry Bell, Ph.D., lead seasonal hurricane forecaster with NOAA’s Climate Prediction Center, said the Atlantic – which has seen above-normal seasons in 12 of the last 20 years – has been in an era of high activity for hurricanes since 1995.

However, this high-activity pattern is expected to be offset in 2014 by the impacts of El Niño, and by cooler Atlantic Ocean temperatures than we’ve seen in recent years.

“Atmospheric and oceanic conditions across the tropical Pacific are already taking on some El Niño characteristics.

Also, we are currently seeing strong trade winds and wind shear over the tropical Atlantic, and NOAA’s climate models predict these conditions will persist, in part because of El Niño,” Bell said. “The expectation of near-average Atlantic Ocean temperatures this season, rather than the aboveaverage temperatures seen since 1995, also suggests fewer Atlantic hurricanes.”

NOAA is rolling out new tools at the National Hurricane Center this year. An experimental mapping tool will be used to show communities their storm surge flood threat. The map will be issued for coastal areas when a hurricane or tropical storm watch is first issued, or approximately 48 hours before the anticipated onset of tropical storm force winds.

The map will show land areas where storm surge could occur and how high above ground the water could reach in those areas.

Early testing on continued improvements to NOAA’s Hurricane Weather Research and Forecasting model (HWRF) shows a 10 percent improvement in this year’s model compared to last year. Hurricane forecasters use the HWRF along with other models to produce forecasts and issue warnings. The HWRF model is being adopted by a number of Western Pacific and Indian Ocean rim nations.

Hurricane season

NOAA’s seasonal hurricane outlook is not a hurricane landfall forecast; it does not predict how many storms will hit land or where a storm will strike. Forecasts for individual storms and their impacts will be provided throughout the season by NOAA’s National Hurricane Center.

“It only takes one hurricane or tropical storm making landfall to have disastrous impacts on our communities,” said Joe Nimmich, FEMA associate administrator for Response and Recovery. “Just last month, Pensacola, Florida saw five inches of rain in 45 minutes – without a tropical storm or hurricane. We need you to be ready. Know your risks for hurricanes and severe weather and take action now to be prepared and be an example for others in your office, school or community. Learn more about how to prepare for hurricanes at www.ready.gov/hurricanes.”

Humberto was the first of only two Atlantic hurricanes in 2013.

It reached peak intensity, with top winds of 90 mph, in the far eastern Atlantic.

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To help those living in hurricane-prone areas prepare, NOAA offers hurricane preparedness tips, along with video and audio public service announcements in both English and Spanish, featuring NOAA hurricane experts and the FEMA Administrator at www.hurricanes.gov/prepare.

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NOAA’s outlook for the Eastern Pacific basin is for a near-normal or above-normal hurricane season, and the Central Pacific basin is also expected to have a nearnormal or above-normal season. NOAA will issue an updated outlook for the Atlantic hurricane season in early August, just prior to the historical peak of the season.

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Water

EMERGENCY RESPONSE

What is the Role of the Bottled Water Industry in Times of Disaster and Crisis?

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lean, safe water is a critical need for citizens and first responders immediately following a natural disaster or other catastrophic event.

Unfortunately, the availability of water from public water systems is often compromised in the aftermath of such an event. During these times, bottled water is the best option to deliver clean safe drinking water quickly into affected areas. The bottled water industry has always been at the forefront of relief efforts during natural disasters and other catastrophic events.

Throughout the years, bottled water companies have immediately responded to the need for clean water after natural disasters, such as 2011’s devastating storms in the Southeast and Midwest and record flooding in the Northeast; Hurricanes Andrew, Charlie, and Katrina; earthquakes; forest fires in the West; or the terrorist attacks on the Pentagon and World Trade Center in 2001.

The bottled water industry looks to the International Bottled Water Association to help coordinate activities with state and federal government agencies and organizations, such as the American Red Cross and Salvation Army.

Working together, they determine the quickest and most effective way to deliver safe bottled water into affected areas to augment other relief efforts. Bottled water companies also work with municipal water systems to provide the public with clean, safe bottled water when the public drinking water infrastructure is compromised or when the water does not meet state and federal health standards.

The efforts of the industry to provide crucial drinking water to citizens afflicted by disasters are contingent on a viable commercial market. The commercial market provides them with the capital and resources to respond when needed.

The industry cannot exist only for disaster response as some industry critics would have people believe. The need for such philanthropic efforts can only be seen when people need it the most. To discourage the use of bottled water or question the safety of bottled water does a disservice to an industry that is called upon every year to provide much needed drinking water.

Learn more at: www.bottledwater.org/ This article was first published at: http://www.bottledwater.org/ education/emergency-response.

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Going green Why not use rainwater to clean the company fleet of vehicles?

Or perhaps use natural light to make the working environment a brighter place instead of relying on energy sapping light bulbs?

You could even become selfsufficient by installing wind or solar power generation. Short term expense – yes, long term carbon footprint – no.

Identify areas of overproduction and root causes of waste in the current manufacturing system and find ways to reduce or eliminate them in the future. Some raw materials can be recycled, meaning your carbon footprint will be reduced; however energy consumption will increase and the amount of unnecessary products

needing disposal is a distinct possibility.

Are you even recycling your cardboard, paper and aluminum? That is simple enough.

Also, it’s easy to compost your non-meat food scraps, coffee grounds, tea bags, fruit cores and rinds, and so much more. Let it gain rich in nutrients, compost down, then plant an early spring garden with it, including cool weather greens. Graduate into a big summer garden and enjoy your “spoils.”

There are so many ways for us to do our part. We are in an energy intensive industry. But it doesn’t mean we aren’t aware of ways to keep our impact smaller.

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According to the Beverage Marketing Corporation (BMC), the average wholesale price per gallon of domestic nonsparkling bottled water was $1.13 in 2012. As a popular retail food product, bottled water is available at many differing price points.

BMC also notes that research shows consumers most often tend to buy bottled water in bulk from supermarkets or large discount retailers as they often prefer to purchase bottled water in cost-saving volume.

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Water

CITY WATER VS

SPRING WATER We Know Which Costs More, But Which is Better?

Since the rise of the major bottling company bottled water brands – Aquafina and Dasani – some consumers have become bottled water snobs. They look for brands which use an actual spring or local water source, rather than treated and repackaged municipal water sources. In fact, based on standards required by the Federal government for municipal water systems, as well as the filtration which typically removes chlorine and other treatment chemicals, municipal water is safer and higher quality than groundwater.

COURTESY OF ERIC GOLDSCHEIN AND BUSINESSINSIDER.COM HERE ARE 15 OUTRAGEOUS FACTS ABOUT THE BOTTLED WATER INDUSTRY

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Water used to be free. In fact, it still is -- at least in nations blessed with plentiful clean tap water like the U.S. -- but that doesn't stop the world from spending over $100 billion on bottled water a year.

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The industry is exploding overseas as well. Who got the idea to sell us something we can get for free? And how did it get so popular that now more than

half of Americans drink it?

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The first documented case of selling bottled water was in Boston in the 1760s. Jackson's Spa took mineral water and sold it for therapeutic uses. Other later

Water examples include the bottling of water in Saratoga Springs

Additionally, the Food and Drug Administration regulates

and Albany.

bottled water and its standards pale in comparison to the

Global consumption of bottled water goes up 10 percent each year. The

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EPA's for the tap. A few examples of this include: less frequent bacteria testing, no mandatory reports of violations to federal officials, and no filtration or disinfection requirements

slowest growth is in Europe, where commercial

on the federal level (while many states have no meaningful

bottled water -- like Perrier -- has been around

programs of their own).

for centuries. Faster growth can be seen in places like Asia and South America, but North America still leads the pack in total consumption.

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But does that make it better than tap water? The most recent

billion gallons of bottled water in 2008, at an

tests by the NRDC tested 103 bottled waters and showed the

average of 30 gallons per person.

following:

In California, tap water costs around one tenth of a cent per gallon, while bottled water is 0.90 cents a gallon.

Nearly one in five tested waters contained, in at least one

That makes tap water 560 times less expensive

generally weak federal bottled water standards (two for

To create demand, beverage companies declared war on tap water through advertising. "The biggest enemy is tap water," said a Pepsi VP in

2000. "When we're done, tap water will be relegated to irrigation and washing dishes," said Susan D. Wellington of Quaker Oats, the maker of Gatorade. But it’s more than just words: Coca-Cola has been in the business of discouraging restaurants from serving tap water, and pushing "less water and more beverage choices."

A report by Food And Water Watch says that almost half of all bottled water is derived from tap water, 47.8%

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(in 2009), to be exact. Heavy hitters like Pepsi's

Aquafina (in 2001, 13 percent of the market) and Nestle Pure Life were forced to change their labels a few years ago to accurately describe where their water came from: public water sources.

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According to the National Resources Defense

America is now drinking more bottled water than milk or beer. The U.S. drank 9

than bottled water.

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In scientific testing, bottled water was found to be no safer than tap water.

Tap water -- which is EPA regulated -- undergoes testing for e. coli, is required to provide its source and produce quality reports. Bottled water,

on the other hand, doesn't have to meet any of those standards to be distributed.

Council, most bottled water is of good quality.

sample, more bacteria than allowed under microbiologicalpurity "guidelines." Four waters (4 percent) violated the excessive fluoride and two for excessive coliform bacteria).

In eight cases arsenic was found in at least one test at a level of potential health concern.

In conclusion: "...there is no assurance that bottled water is any safer than tap water."

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A 2009 Gallup poll said that 84% of people worry a “great deal” or a “fair amount’ about polluted drinking water. Fear of tap water is part of the reason

for the bottled water surge. Sometimes the fear is founded, but well over 90 percent of our tap water is deemed safe on a state and federal level.

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In taste tests, tap water consistently ranks at or above the level of bottled water. The New York Times brought in its heavy hitters: the Restaurant Reviewers. In a

blind tasting, The Times Dining staff sampled nine still waters: New York tap; Biota, a new Colorado spring water in a biodegradable bottle; Poland Spring from Maine; Aquafina, from Pepsi, the country’s best seller; Dasani, from Coca-Cola; Saratoga, a natural mineral water from upstate New York; Smartwater, “vapor-distilled and electrolyte-enhanced”; Fiji, artesian water from the South Pacific (artesian water comes from a deep underground source, such as an aquifer, continued on page 18 June 2014 │ REFRIGERATION Magazine 15

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Water

that has no contact with surface air); and Penta, an

responsible, the bottled water industry does more than its fair

“ultrapremium” water. None was universally disliked.

share of planet trashing. The amount of oil used to make a year's worth of bottles could fill one million cars for a year.

“We found that we were able to distinguish among two main types of water,” says the New York Times report.

Natural spring, mineral and artesian waters, which have “a velvety feel across the tongue and a slightly flatter flavor,” and “purified waters, including tap water.”

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The production of water bottles uses 17 million barrels of oil a year, and it takes three times the water to make the bottle as it does to

fill it. For a product that claims to be environmentally

If Municipal Water Is So Safe, How Come It Gets Shut Down?

The EPA does not recommend a filtration method to remove e.coli, one of the primary culprits in municipal water shutdowns. In late May, Oregon’s capital, Portland, suffered a system wide shutdown and boil water order due to e.coli contamination. It was short lived, but it affected the entire city. We contacted the primary ice producer there, a branch of Arctic Glacier, but at press time they had not responded. We hope to bring you information about how the company dealt with the issue.

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention recommends filtration to the .01 micron level for “very high effectiveness” (they don’t define the term) in removing microbial contaminants such as cryptosporidium, giardia and e. coli. Widely available filters such as the Brita brand are reported to filter down to 5 microns, 500 times larger than recommended.

If you use UV light or ozonation on your incoming water, you’re in good shape. EPA approves these as treatment methods to kill live e.coli, as well as other microbial contaminants.

The bottom line for ice producers is that there’s no way around a municipal shutdown. Your only response is to use a production, inventory control and tracking system such as the IPIA’s Packaged Ice Quality Control Standards. If you can consistently track your inventory by production date, with any luck you’ll still have the bad product in your freezer. Even if it has gone out, you should be able to recall it without difficulty.

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Of the 30 billion plastic water bottles sold in the United States in 2005, only 12 percent were recycled. According to Doug James, a professor of computer science

and computer graphics at Cornell University and a recycling advocate, that left 25 billion bottles "landfilled, littered or incinerated." And recycled bottle plastic can only be re-used in non-food products. Essentially, there is no way for bottled water to be as environmentally responsible as tap water.

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China has quickly become the number two consumer of bottled water in the world. China drank roughly eight billion liters in 2000, and just under 21

billion liters in 2009, according to Zenith International.

Many regions of the world lack access to clean drinking water, and bottled water is the only safe alternative. Companies know this and have been cleaning up in countries like China, Pakistan and India in recent years.

The 2011 global forecast called for over $86 billion in sales.

That includes sparkling flavored water, sparkling unflavored water, still flavored water and still unflavored water. A very impressive number considering a similar product comes basically free from the kitchen sink.

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Though more people are opting for the tap, the coming water wars can only help the booming bottled water industry. Some people and restaurants are

getting behind tap water and realizing the cost of bottled water on their wallet and the world.

But here in the U.S., there's still a long uphill battle against preconceived notions and tap water myths. And globally, the scarcity of quality public water, combined with growing demands, means an even bigger market for the bottled water giants of the world.

BE A FORCE OF NATURE Each year, people in this country are killed or seriously injured by all types of extreme weather, despite advance warning.

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s (NOAA’s) Weather-Ready Nation initiative is about building community resilience in the face of increasing vulnerability to extreme weather and water events. As part of the WeatherReady Nation initiative, NOAA, along with partners such as the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA), wants to motivate individuals and communities to take actions that will prepare them in the event of a weather disaster and to share their preparedness steps with others. These actions can save lives anywhere - at home, in schools, and in the workplace before tornadoes, hurricanes, and other extreme types of weather strike.

However, NOAA and its partners can’t do it alone.

A key member of the team is the public. That is why we are encouraging everyone to do their part. We ask everyone to “Be a Force of Nature.” Know your risk, take action and be an example in your community.

KNOW YOUR RISK Hurricanes, droughts, tornadoes, snowstorms, flooding – severe weather impacts every part of the country. The first step to becoming weather-ready is to understand the type of hazardous weather that can affect where you live and work, and how the weather could impact you and your family.

What you can do: 1. B ookmark weather.gov to get the latest forecast information.

2. F ollow the National Weather Service on Facebook and Twitter.

3. Read the State of the Climate reports to discover historical trends.

TAKE ACTION Be a Force of Nature by making sure that you and your family are prepared for severe weather. This includes creating a disaster supplies kit and making sure that you can receive emergency messages.

What you can do: 1. Obtain a NOAA Weather Radio.

2. Learn about Wireless Emergency Alerts.

3. Create a disaster supplies kit.

BE AN EXAMPLE Be a positive influence in your community by sharing your weather preparedness story. Be a Force of Nature by letting your friends and family know what you did to become weather-ready.

What you can do: 1. T weet that you’re prepared with the hashtag #BeAForce 2. S hare your preparedness story on Facebook.

3. M ake sure you have a Family Emergency Plan.

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Clean Bottle

EUROPE HAS A STRONG COMMUNITY OF ICE MANUFACTURERS

EUROPEAN PACKAGED ICE ASSOCIATION

Meets in Sicily Editor’s Note: One of the blessings of the ice industry is that the product makes everyone family. It’s our shared ‘offspring’ and the reason we get up and go to work every day. It’s the reason we try to stay connected to each other and to broaden our ice manufacturing network.

Our ‘across the pond’ neighbor, The European Packaged Ice Association, is no exception. I have enjoyed getting to know them, and have permission here to share a little of what their last meeting experienced.

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The Minutes from the convention in Palermo, Sicily, read as follows: We were graced with perfect sunny weather, 23°C during the days and 17°C early in the mornings (as many of us found out during the wee early hours). Palermo turned out to be an exciting city, from the cab rides down one-way streets the wrong way (cabs and buses seem to be allowed to share the far right lane against on-coming traffic), to the crazy night life, to the wild ice bag throwing contest with so many uncontrolled bags of ice flying in unsuspected directions. Our hosts, Simone and Leopoldo from Ice, could not have been more hospitable!

We kicked off the convention with an informal cocktail party in one of the most beautiful rooms in this “Grand Dame” hotel from the 1890s. The wine and canapés seemed to never end–what a wonderful start to the business at hand.

The next morning, we got down to the business of promoting “Ice You Can Trust” with the introduction of new members, directors’ reports, committee activities, and the unveiling of the improved EPIA website with interactive functionality for our members.

We opened the floor to discuss some very serious questions about what the EPIA is and what we should be doing by asking ourselves, “Are we the Packaged Ice Industry?” That question was then followed by, “If so, should and can the EPIA make a difference? If so, how?”

The consensus was “yes,” we are the packaged ice industry in Europe, and we can make a difference by doing the following: Promote the packaged ice industry in Europe • By creating awareness and end-customer education to grow the demand for clean safe ice for human consumption; and • By educating government agencies in order to influence regulations aimed at ensuring that consumable ice, whether produced on-premises or from factories, is safe to eat.

Provide a competitive advantage to our member companies • By subscribing to high production and distribution health standards to set EPIA members at a higher level than other ice producers that merely provide ice with little concern for hygienic controls; and • By developing a recognized label promoting “Ice You Can Trust.”

Nurture new EPIA members • By acquiring new members who subscribe to the same high levels of concern for quality as our current HACCP certified members; • By becoming more knowledgeable of government grants and incentive financing to help our current members expand and new members to complement our distribution range; and • By growing our membership roles with only high quality companies to enhance the reputation of EPIA members providing only pure, safe packaged ice.

After the first thought provoking day, we were all treated to an informative introduction to the history of ice production in Sicily. We traveled to the Museum of Modern Art, GAM, in the bustling center of Palermo and enjoyed a preview of the film documentary by director Nello Correa about early ice production in Sicily, followed by a tour of the Museum and a Sicilian wine and food buffet in the lovely outdoor courtyard with the wine supplied by Count Lucio Tasca, a descendant of the original Tasca family who founded Tasca d’Almerita Winery in 1830.

On Friday, we discussed how to overcome the current limitations to accomplishing what we have now agreed to implement. The limitations that are most evident are as follows: • Lack of HACCP certification documentation attesting to the ice quality standards and practices of our members.

• Approximately 25% of our current members are independently HACCP certified as meeting the EPIA standards agreed upon several years ago. This metric must change if we truly stand for the quality of packaged ice we promote as “Ice You Can Trust.”

• It was agreed upon by the membership in attendance that the HACCP certification be a requirement of membership. The agreed upon timing for certification is that every producer/distributor member must be HACCP certified by the time of the 2014 convention.

Those not meeting the minimum mandatory requirement will have the opportunity to resign or stand before the membership and explain their actions and progress toward certification and request a short grace period from the assembled members in order to complete their work to attain full compliance and certification.

• Member participation It was discussed that of the 73 companies affiliated with the EPIA today, 16 people from only 13 companies participate in association management and initiatives by serving as directors and committee members.

That translated to 60 member companies not actively involved or more than 80% of the membership not actively participating in making the EPIA what we all have agreed that it should represent.

The result of this discussion was that virtually every company will now actively participate in one or more committees or serve as a director. The initial committee meetings showed much more activity and excitement than has been seen during prior committee formation planning.

This Month's

FEATURED MEMBER Raymond South, KEITH Manufacturing, Shares Industry Insight Our regional associations are essential resources to the membership. They serve as a centralized source of industry news, trends and tips to help those of you in the ice industry thrive.

Most importantly, the associations act as an advocate for the members they represent.

KEITH Mfg. Co. has been a member of the SIE for nearly 20 years and I have served as a director and supplier representative, as well as serving on the IPIA board. In the past, I have joined other ice association officers and board members in Washington, D.C., to discuss issues important to ice producers, such as asking that all ice producers be held accountable to the same standards.

IPIA, SIE and our other regional association partners ask producers to adhere to the highest standard to ensure the best quality product.

Our producers work hard to provide customers with a pure, clean and safe food item. Most consumers don’t think twice about the work it takes to provide them with that bag of ice. I am extremely proud of our producers and the great work they do!

Thank you Raymond South, longtime, respected member of the packaged ice industry, for sharing your ideas and experience with us.

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“Grand Event” will provide the setting during which all industry members and suppliers from around the globe are invited to convene for 4 days of showcasing, education, entertainment, and networking.

competition. Costumes are optional but encouraged. With great local food, libations, and live entertainment, I promise this will be a night to remember.

Come see and experience all the newest technology and automation impacting the packaged ice industry today. Hear actual customer testimony of recent refits, remodels, and new equipment integration. Learn new ways to improve the bottom line of your business, both on and off season. Take home new ideas that can be implemented the first day you return home.

Experience a multitude of professional speakers guaranteed to entertain, inspire and motivate you. And that’s only during the daylight hours!

Sincerely,

Yes, opportunities such as this are rare and fleeting. Whether you use it as a vacation, business meeting, or just plain get-a-way after a long hot season, I encourage you to be a part of the celebration.

Come join us for an event of a lifetime!

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Bo Russell, 2014 IPIA Chairman

WE aRE PuLLing OuT aLL THE STOPS fOR THiS OnE! SO WHaT’S nEW and SPECiaL aBOuT THE gRand EvEnT? HERE iS a TaSTing:

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EPIA continued from page 21 FUNDS AVAILABLE Only enough funds are available for limited organizational support and convention planning. Today we can only afford one part time staff member. This is a difficult issue.

The discussions included imaginative solutions, such as crowd-funding, government grants, increased dues based upon various size and activity guidelines and several other Mark Allan presenting information about Keith walking floors at the EPIA Convention. options that proved just as elusive.

One important point was agreed upon after some full membership discussion. We need to have an additional paid position to keep the association running throughout the year in a productive manner. Several questions were voiced as to the cost of this position, but that was put on hold until a formal job description is developed by the Board of Directors. Once that is agreed upon, a cost of that position based upon the duties and amount of time envisioned can be determined. The job description is now underway and under review by the directors.

NEW INDUSTRY IN OUR MARKET AREAS Ice in Europe is not new, but has not become popular until now, with the possible exception of Spain which has become a relatively mature market.

This was universally recognized and obvious to all that we have a great amount of growth to experience if we go about it in a well-planned manner.

Now that we have formulated a plan, we must take advantage of the excitement of the convention and move out smartly to implement what the membership has directed the Board of Directors to do.

For our final celebration, we rewarded ourselves with a night on the town. This time to the famous Terrazzo Beach House, also built in the 1890s, and sitting at the end of a pier in Mondello Bay near Palermo. Renowned Bonetta dell’Oglio demonstrated how to make “arancini,” which are stuffed rice balls and a staple of the Sicilian diet. She then held a

contest among teams of our members to see who could make the most “arancini” in ten minutes. All of us were able to sample the prepared “arancini,” along with a spectacular multiple-course Sicilian meal with more delicious local wine, which turned out to be more than could be consumed that night. This was followed by dancing to the tunes of our own private Disc Jockey on the back deck beside the lapping waves from the Mediterranean Sea. For those who could still function on Saturday morning, we traveled to the Ice plant in Termini Imerese on the north coast of Sicily for the annual ice bag throwing contest.

True to form, after a fascinating plant tour, we all again succumbed to fine Sicilian fried sea creatures and liquid refreshment nestled in ice, fresh from the factory.

I want to personally thank each of you that attended this convention and want you to know how much you contributed to making the EPIA the best we can make it and to leave you with this last thought from the convention:

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Hurricane gems

REAL LIFE

HURRICANE STORIES

What will be expected from relief suppliers War Zone – Theresa, 41, Middlesex, New Jersey Walking out of my house the morning after the storm and seeing my neighborhood. It was unreal. It was like a war zone. We were unprepared for what happened. One neighbor’s shed was in another neighbor’s yard, another neighbor had three massive trees on their house. Trees had come down and lifted huge chunks of sidewalk up. Fences were demolished and blown all over the neighborhood.

The other thing I won’t forget is that we were all outside together, all helping each other pick up the sheds and the fences and offering cell phones that still had a charge and food and candles. We stood by each other and got to know our neighbors better after 10 years living here.

Practical Tips from OnceAMonthMeals.com Here is a compilation of some resources you might find helpful leading to a hurricane or other event that causes you to lose power for a significant amount of time.

Preparation: Get zippered freezer bags and containers, fill them with water (not full, leave some room at the top for expansion) and place them in the freezer PRIOR to the outage. Place them around your frozen food. Once they freeze they will help your food stay frozen longer. More food in freezer = better. You might also consider finding a place to purchase dry ice to store around the food.

Any foods that will leak juice when they thaw (meats, poultry, popsicles, fruits) should be put in containers that will catch the drippings if the power goes out and they begin thawing. Doing this BEFORE the power goes out ensures you will have to open the freezer/refrigerator less often AFTER the power goes out – increasing the longevity of the items.

Courtesy of the UK Guardian

REFRIGERATION comments: After basic shelter, food is the first thing a natural disaster survivor needs. Food usually requires preservation, and a cooler full of packaged ice may hold them until the power is restored.

Greater Need Than Ever – Jilly, New York City I vividly remember a day in November [2012] when I accompanied one of our drivers on a route to deliver food to the Rockaways. The scope of the storm’s impact took my breath away. I was, however, equally struck by the resilience, spirit and camaraderie of our neighbors. The storm did not play favorites; its effects were felt by many who had very little and many who had much more.

With a cost of living that continues to outpace wage growth, far too many low-income New Yorkers are struggling to put food on the table. Many of the areas in the city mostimpacted by Sandy were also some of the most impoverished and had a significant unmet need for emergency food.

REFRIGERATION comments: You may be one of the companies with FEMA certification, an official supplier to the next relief effort. You provide product until they tell you not to. For some of the many companies who send trucks with packaged ice and other foods, it’s important to remember that the need may last much longer than the cleanup. There are still families who have not been restored to their housing not only in New Jersey and New York, but even in New Orleans. Helping the people in these cities is an ongoing effort.

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When the Power Goes Out: Keep the doors shut as much as possible. If there are foods you need frequently you might consider keeping them on ice in a cooler that you open and close and not the entire refrigerator.

A full freezer will last about 48 hours if you don’t open it before the food will start to be above the temperature it needs to be.

If it is half full, it will only take about 24 hours (so combat that by filling water bags or containers as described above – filling it with water bags to full would help the food stay longer. Add dry ice to them to keep them cooler for longer. Dry ice can increase the life for up to 2 days.

After the Power is Restored: Don’t immediately hold the unit open for a long time, but do check the items to see if they are spoiled or not. When in doubt, throw it out. If frozen items still have ice crystals on them, it is okay to let them freeze again.

If raw meat has thawed but is still below 40 degrees (hasn’t gone above 40 degrees for more than 2 hours) you can cook it and refreeze it.

If a meal has thawed but is not above 40 degrees for more than 2 hours then you may also cook that and consume it.

Most insurance companies will cover the cost of food lost during an event that is covered by your insurance (hurricane, tornado, storm, etc). If you are making a claim for other things (flooding, roof, etc) you may want to also check to see if the cost of your lost food is covered as well.

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JULY Early Season Report – How Are Sales Going?

AUGUST Industry Analysis: How Big is Packaged Ice, and How Important to Retailers?

An Analysis of 2013 Sales Figures SEPTEMBER The Employee Issue – What Works, What Does Not in Hiring and Retention

OCTOBER Pre-IPIA Issue – Convention Speakers and Topics October 28-31, IPIA NOVEMBER Season Wrap Up – Trends and Topics From Across The Country DECEMBER Fall Convention Updates The Best of 2014 in Refrigeration

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