Sean Huggett joins Hubbard Systems
19 July 2022New area sales manager looking forward to helping old and new clients.
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The ice guide part 4: Scale Ice – in a world of its own
10 October 2017Ice is ice is ice, right? Wrong. Here’s the low down on SCALE ICE from Hubbard, the ice experts. Scale ice is the coldest type of ice, because it is very dry, having just 2% residual water content. Many scale ice machines use salt water, which is one of several reasons scale ice is not appropriate for popping into your average G&T or Scotch on the rocks. Scale ice is used in industrial situations, for example, in the fishing industry. ...
Expand story >The Lowdown on Supercubes
28 February 2017Hubbard Systems tells you why gourmet supercubes bring out the best in your drink For such a seemingly simple item there are a dizzying number of ways to make an ice cube. These different forms each have their own strengths and uses. Ice is ice? Don’t you believe it! For example, pouring bourbon over ice will stop aromatic compounds within the drink evaporating. This allows more of them to be released within the drinker’s mouth, making for a more complex...
Expand story >Want to know about types of ice? Ask an Inuit or a Scotsman
27 January 2017Gourmet ice cubes, dice, superdice, cubelet, nugget, flake, superflake and scale: but which ice is best? Hubbard Systems offers ice adv-ice. Apparently the Inuit really do have fifty or more words for snow. They’ll know there are lots of different types of ice as well – yet some foodservice operators think ice is ice. They’re wrong. For a start, there’s the very obvious difference between ice cubes and flake ice. But different cubes have different characteristics, too. Some are softer,...
Expand story >Ice Experts at Excel
16 December 2015Hubbard Systems at Hotelympia 2016 Stand 3430, Excel London, 29th February – 3rd March The Hubbard Systems stand is set to be the go-to place for product launches, with a host of new icemakers making their Hotelympia debut. Hubbard distributes the market-leading Scotsman range, offering the largest range of models, from compact undercounters to industrial units, and the widest choice of ice, including supercubes, dice, flake, cubelet and nugget. On stand 3430 visitors will be able to check out the...
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