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A ColdSnap ice cream maker could set you back, but make you the most popular house on the block
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Each shelf-stable pod — good for nine to 12 months — contains real milk, cream, and sugar and can produce not only soft serve, but also smoothies, frozen lattes, protein shakes, cocktails, and mocktails.
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ColdSnap, manufactured in Billerica, is a countertop machine that uses pods to dispense soft serve, smoothies, protein shakes, and other frozen treats.
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ColdSnap has already won a half-dozen innovation awards. 'Nobody before has put liquid ice cream in a can,' says Matthew Fonte, a mechanical engineer and president of the company. He started ColdSnap with his brother Nick, both of whom grew up in the world of manufacturing, working alongside their father, an Italian immigrant who ran a plant of his own.
Matthew Fonte had already sold his company manufacturing elastic orthopedic implants when the inspiration for a Keurig-style ice cream machine came from an unexpected source: Fonte's young daughters. During a bedtime routine more than six years ago, they dreamed up imaginary inventions — one of which sparked the concept that would become ColdSnap. Today, that idea has grown into a sprawling facility staffed with engineers, flavor-creating food scientists, and a production team cranking out 10,000 pods a day.
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Hefty, at more than 11 inches wide, 17 inches tall, and 19 inches deep, the machine weighs 73 pounds. ColdSnap is slated for offices, stores, restaurants, and entertainment venues. But it requires no special setup and runs on a standard home 120-volt outlet, so it's also now available for home use. If you have the counter space and the budget (the machine is $1,950), you might become the most popular house on the block.
Most pods run $45 for 12, about $3.75 a serving — less than what you pay at a scoop shop or for premium ice creams that can run $9 to $12 a pint. Protein Shakes and boozy ice creams go for $51 per dozen pods.
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