Since Carmen Milazzo began selling produce from a horse-drawn buggy in Pittston Township in 1929, Milazzo Industries has grown into a family-run manufacturer of ice melts and related products under the Qik Joe name. The company moved into manufacturing under Sam Milazzo, launching Qik Joe Ice Melt in 1969, and rebuilt after both the 1972 Agnes Flood and a 1984 fire. Today, Nadine Milazzo Wesolowski and John Wesolowski lead the Jenkins Township business, whose offerings also include charcoal and dust-control products.
AgSalt Processing, LLCFounded in 1989 to fill a gap in the agricultural feed-salt industry, Gettysburg’s AgSalt Processing makes salt-based products for winter maintenance and livestock nutrition. The small, family-owned business produces its TruMelt ice-melt blends and Everflow feed supplements in Pennsylvania, while building its business around long-term relationships with area dealers.GETTYSBURG, PA
Tranzilli's Real Italian Water Ice, IncFounded in 1969 by Italian immigrants Nobile and Olimpia Tranzilli, Tranzilli’s makes Italian water ice daily at its Germantown production facility for retail and wholesale customers. Still owned and operated by the original Italian family, the Philadelphia company preserves its homemade recipe and the bold flavor and texture developed to hold up in the heat for local factory workers. From its beginnings serving Germantown, Tranzilli’s has grown into a national wholesale business while retaining its family tradition.PHILADELPHIA, PA
Home City IceSince 1924, family-owned Home City Ice has grown from a Sayler Park, Ohio ice-delivery business into a packaged-ice manufacturer and delivery company serving customers across 25 states. Now in its third generation of leadership, the company is known for freezing filtered water in motion to produce clear, hard-frozen ice and for maintaining a broad network of local plants and delivery routes. Its century-long history includes a pivot from residential block-ice delivery to direct store delivery and large-scale commercial service.CHESWICK, PA
Buckman's IncFounded in 1965 as a pool construction and service company, family-owned Buckman’s Inc. now manufactures and distributes water-treatment and pool chemicals along with ice-melt products from its Pottstown headquarters. Its sodium hypochlorite plant and delivery operation serve wholesalers across 40 states and Canada, while a 1.288-megawatt solar array helps power the facility.POTTSTOWN, PA