Premium Ice.
$0 Upfront.

Commercial facilities have historically avoided ice due to FDA compliance and maintenance nightmares. We absorbed the risk. We own the hardware, the service, and the liability — you just provide the water.

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Crunch Ice — Photorealistic Device Mockup

Photorealistic Mockup of Arctic 300

$0
Upfront Cost
HaaS
Service Model
125
Units Remaining
2026
Production Batch
The Hidden Risk

Your ice machine
(or lack thereof)
is an FDA violation
waiting to happen.

Under federal code, any device that produces ice for human consumption is classified as a food processing unit. That subjects your facility to FDA inspection, sanitation certifications, and documented maintenance logs.

Almost no gym, school, or clinic operating a traditional ice machine has these in place. When inspected — and they are inspected — the liability falls entirely on the facility owner.

Traditional Ice Machine: The True Cost
Hardware purchase $5,000 – $15,000
Annual maintenance contract $800 – $2,400/yr
FDA compliance burden On you
Liability exposure Unlimited

Crunch Ice absorbs every line item above. We own the hardware, we hold the certifications, and we carry the liability.

Model Comparison

The OpEx Swap.

Old Way: CapEx + Liability. Crunch Way: HaaS + Managed.

The Old Way
  • $5,000–$15,000 upfront hardware cost
  • Variable maintenance + surprise repairs
  • FDA compliance on you
  • Depreciating asset on your books
  • Unlimited liability exposure
The Crunch Way
  • $0 upfront — ever
  • Flat monthly utility fee — all-inclusive
  • FDA compliance owned by Crunch Ice
  • Sealed system — zero heat rejection
  • Off-balance-sheet OpEx
  • Liability transferred to Crunch Ice
The Business Case

Retention Math.

Stat
Source
5% retention lift increases gym profits by 25–95%
Bain & Company
7× more expensive to acquire a member than retain one
Harvard Business Review
67% of gym members cite amenity quality as a primary retention factor
IHRSA Industry Report

Premium hydration is your lowest-cost, highest-visibility retention lever. A Crunch Ice unit costs less per month than losing a single member.

Proprietary Technology

Two Technologies. Zero Compromise.

The engineering behind why Crunch Ice can absorb the liability — and deliver reliability — that no facility manager can replicate independently.

AI Sentinel™
Predictive Maintenance Engine

The AI Sentinel continuously monitors operational parameters — temperature variance, cycle timing, filter saturation, and draw-down patterns — predicting failures before they occur.

Zero service calls initiated by you. Zero downtime billed to you. Our team dispatches proactively. Your facility team never needs to engage.

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14" Engagement Screen™
Member Retention by Design

Every Crunch Ice unit ships with a built-in 14-inch LED display — a high-visibility touchpoint in the highest-traffic zone of your facility. It's not a screen bolted on. It's a retention engine built in.

Display your brand, promote class schedules, spotlight member milestones, or run targeted upsell content. Every interaction at the machine is an interaction with your brand — driving the daily habits that keep members coming back.

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The Service Model

High-Tech Hardware.
Human-Led Service.

Technology is only as good as the people standing behind it. Our AI Sentinel predicts issues so our Stellar Service Team can solve them before you ever notice.

We don't just ship boxes — we manage your infrastructure 24/7. Every Crunch Ice unit is backed by a dedicated service professional who knows your facility by name.

AI Sentinel Detects

Continuous monitoring flags anomalies in temperature, cycle timing, and filter saturation — before they become failures.

Stellar Service Team Responds

Our technicians are dispatched proactively. You never file a ticket. You never schedule a visit. We're already on it.

Your Team Does Nothing

No maintenance schedules. No service calls. No compliance paperwork. Your facility team stays focused on what matters, the people.

Restricted
V0 · Installing May 2026

Creighton University Pilot:
Installing May 2026.

Our V0 unit is scheduled for installation at Creighton University in May 2026 — validating AI Sentinel performance and Sealed System compliance protocols under real-world institutional load.

To protect our proprietary AI Sentinel and Sealed System technology during the active Pilot window, physical chassis designs are currently restricted.

Private tours and V0 demonstrations are available exclusively to Founder's Batch applicants.

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Chassis Design Restricted

Available to Founder's Batch
applicants only

Pilot Site Data — Live
Deployment Location Creighton University, Omaha NE
Installation Date
May 2026
Chassis Access
Restricted — Pilot Phase
Private Tours / V0 Demo Founders Only · By Appointment
Founder's Batch · 2026 · 125 Units Total

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Founder's Batch Slot.

No payment. No commitment. Submitting secures your position in the 2026 production batch — limited to 125 total units — and locks in Founder's pricing with access to full technical specs and private Creighton site visits.

Batch Allocation
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125
Units — Hard Limit
This batch will not be reopened. Once 125 slots are filled, the Founder's rate is retired permanently.
Founder's Pricing — Rate locked for the life of the contract.
Priority Batch #1 — First units off the 2026 production line.
Full Tech Access — Chassis specs, private site visit, AI Sentinel dashboard preview.
Lifetime Service SLA — Priority support and maintenance response.
Custom Branded Interface — Founder's Batch exclusive. Every unit ships with a 14-inch LED display running a custom-built UI tailored to your facility's branding and member engagement needs.