Frozen Dessert Industry & Machine Articles — ice cream

Last month, The New York Post highlighted how upscale restaurants are shifting to soft-serve ice cream as a cost-cutting dessert option, offering diners nostalgic flavors in creative ways. For restaurant owners, this shift brings a unique opportunity to reduce expenses while maintaining high-quality offerings. As The Fork points out, the terms "cost" and "cutting" are always music to a restaurant's financial ears, especially when paired with soft serve's high margins and low labor requirements, making it a smart economic choice. Why Are Restaurants Embracing Soft Serve? High Profit Margins: One of the major reasons soft serve is catching on in restaurants is the impressive...

When it comes to serving the best quality product, your soft serve ice cream machine needs to be in its best condition. This means that you're required to properly clean your machine every 3 days (2-5), in order to comply with local health codes.   Pre-Cleaning Notes: Before you jump straight into ice cream machine maintenance we recommend you carefully review these pre-cleaning notes: Make sure your machine is on wash and not auto because freezing water could damage your machines. Rinse the machine with warm water first to help you get large chunks of the remaining ice cream mix (the...

Picking the ice cream mix that is right for you and your business is critical to your success. Liquid and powder ice cream mixes each have their own merits, and in this post we're going to cover everything you need to know to make the right decision. Liquid Ice Cream Mix - The Product - Liquid ice cream mix creates the quintessential soft serve ice cream, the type of product you remember eating as a child. The taste and texture are similar to that of the large chains that carry soft serve, like Dairy Queen. In more technical terms, liquid...

What's The Difference Between The Two? In terms of operating, both ice cream machine pumps have the same output capacity and high quality in finished product. The areas where they differ are the materials used for the pump, pump design, & pressure (in p.s.i.'s). CMT Mix Transfer System The CMT is the older peristaltic pump style designed by Electro Freeze. This ice cream machine pump is characterized by more plastic parts, especially the MTS covering/housing. Because it is mainly made of plastic materials, it makes it easier for it to experience wear and tear and need more replacement parts and...