# @insiderfood on YouTube

- **Type:** Video
- **Original URL:** https://youtube.com/watch?v=iGejCONYVjA
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/57173267-insiderfood-youtube
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- **Posted:** 2026-02-19T16:01:04.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** Insider Food (@insiderfood) — https://gondola.cc/insiderfood

## Caption

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Richard Boccato created a business that transforms 300-pound blocks of filtered tap water into hand-cut cubes, spheres, and custom-engraved ice. His company, Hundredweight Ice, based in New York City, harvests more than 3 million pounds of ice a year and generated $3 million in revenue in 2025. What began in 2009 with chainsaws and clothing irons inside a bar basement has grown into a multimillion-dollar operation serving hundreds of clients, including more than 20 Michelin-starred restaurants.

00:00 - Intro
00:43 - History
01:54 - Ice-Making Process
04:04 - Ice-Cutting Methods
06:15 - Delivery and Clients
08:38 - Employees
09:35 - Business Costs and Competition
11:50 - Conclusion
12:44 - Credits

Read Richard Boccato's as-told-to essay: https://bit.ly/4aMstCX

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Inside NYC's $20 Million Luxury Ice Company | Small Business | Insider Food

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cocktails, luxuryfood, smallbusiness, icemaking, bars

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