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He found that they were immensely popular, so he worked with a Dallas company to develop the ICEE machine. It took him five years to replicate the consistency in slushy soft drinks. In the mid-1960s, the first ICEE machines were sold in the United States. [3] [4] In 1966, 7-Eleven bought some of the machines, calling its version the Slurpee. [5]
Icee also produces other frozen beverages and Italian ice pops under the Icee and Slush Puppie brands. ICEE Bear, an animated polar bear, is the company's mascot. The Icee Company was founded by Omar Knedlik, the inventor of the original Icee drink. It became the foundation for the Slurpee and other frozen machine drinks after several machines ...
A Slurpee machine with two flavor barrels in a 7-Eleven store in Taiwan. Slurpee is the brand name for carbonated slushies sold by 7-Eleven and its subsidiaries A-Plus, Speedway, & Stripes Convenience Stores. The brand originated in 1966 when 7-Eleven made a licensing deal with The Icee Company to sell slushies in 7-Eleven stores.
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In 1960, Knedlik partnered with John Mitchell to mass-produce slushy machines, gaining a patent in 1962. [6] In 1965, 7-Eleven bought 3 ICEE machines and signed a licensing deal with ICEE where 7-Eleven would adopt the Slurpee name for their products and they were restricted to selling the Slurpee in American 7-Eleven stores. [7]
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The machine can be activated either by button or foot pedal. [10] While the machine runs, the operator rotates the container and shapes the ice flakes with one hand to get the intended size and consistency. [12] [13] Once the ice flakes are ready, different kinds of syrup (artificially or naturally flavored) will be added on the surface. Some ...
Slush Puppie founder Will Radcliff (1939–2014) decided to start the company after seeing a slush-making machine at a Chicago trade fair in 1970. [2] Radcliff, his sister and their mother came up with the name "Slush Puppie" (based on hush puppy) while sitting on their front porch in Cincinnati, Ohio.