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Boston Globe
5 days ago
- Business
- Boston Globe
A ColdSnap ice cream maker could set you back, but make you the most popular house on the block
Advertisement 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. Get Winter Soup Club A six-week series featuring soup recipes and cozy vibes, plus side dishes and toppings, to get us all through the winter. Enter Email Sign Up ColdSnap, manufactured in Billerica, is a countertop machine that uses pods to dispense soft serve, smoothies, protein shakes, and other frozen treats. ColdSnap 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. Advertisement 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. Click on for more information and to orde r. Ann Trieger Kurland can be reached at
Business Journals
23-04-2025
- Business
- Business Journals
Harbour Group's Spotsee unit acquires Telatemp
THE REMAINDER OF THIS ARTICLE IS FOR SUBSCRIBERS SpotSee, an environmental monitoring device business that's part of Clayton-based Harbour Group, has acquired a California company in the same industry. SpotSee, an environmental monitoring device business that's part of Clayton-based Harbour Group, has acquired a California company in the same industry. ShockWatch Inc., which does business as SpotSee, has acquired Telatemp Corp., an Anaheim, California-based supplier of temperature and environmental monitoring devices. Terms of the deal weren't disclosed. Telatemp serves a variety of markets and has a particular expertise in the life sciences sector, Harbour Group officials said Wednesday in a press release. In addition to thermometers, temperature and humidity indicators, data loggers, and pH/salt meters, the company provides tilt indicators and drop recorders that visually indicate if a package has been mishandled, according to Telatemp's website. SpotSee, based in Dallas, develops and manufactures technology to monitor shock, vibration, temperature and other environmental conditions throughout the supply chain. Harbour Group acquired SpotSee in November 2019. The Telatemp brand will be retired and all products will be consolidated under the SpotSee brand, according to the company. Acquiring Telatemp expands SpotSee's product portfolio and strengthens its presence in life science applications, officials said. Officials said adding Telatemp's ColdSnap family of products is particularly key. ColdSnap monitors perishable products in transit or storage by recording exposure to a critical cooling temperature or a critical cooling and warming temperature, with a sensing element that "snaps" to permanently turn an indicating window from clear to bright red. Officials said the ColdSnap products are widely used in pharmaceutical and laboratory applications where freezing can negatively impact injectable drugs or tissues such as heart valves. 'By bringing Telatemp into the SpotSee portfolio, we're reinforcing our commitment to delivering best-in-class monitoring solutions for the safe transportation of vital products like heart valves and biologics," Tony Fonk, CEO of SpotSee, said in a statement. "We are very excited about the next chapter for Telatemp," Telatemp CEO Dan Stack said in a statement. "This business has been part of the Darringer family for many years and picking the right partner was critical to us. SpotSee and Harbour Group have great experience growing brands and serving customers like ours, so we think there are many good things to come for our customers with the combined business." SpotSee products include temperature, impact, tilt, vibration, humidity and liquid detection monitoring devices, available via visual, RFID, QR code, cellular or satellite connection. It serves the life sciences, energy, transportation, aerospace, defense, food, manufacturing and consumer products sectors. In addition to its Dallas base, it operates five facilities in Texas, Illinois, Mexico and the United Kingdom. Owned by the Fox family and led by Chairman and CEO Jeff Fox, Harbour Group is a holding company that buys manufacturing, distribution and specialty services companies. It reported 2023 revenue of $1.3 billion, and has 50 employees, all local, as of the second quarter of 2024. Harbour Group said it has acquired 231 companies in 50 industries since its founding in 1976. St. Louis' top 150 privately held companies Revenue Volume 2023 Rank Prior Rank Company / Prior Rank (*not ranked) 1 1 Enterprise Mobility 2 2 World Wide Technology 3 3 Edward D. Jones & Co. LP View this list
