Easy Ice Makes Final Acquisition of 2025

Easy Ice announced it made its final acquisition of 2025 when it picked up the ice machine subscription and service division of Kirby Restaurant Equipment.

Scott Buttz

Kirby Restaurant Equipment, serving East Texas since 1970, will continue operating its remaining business lines, while Easy Ice assumes all ice-machine-related operations, effective Dec. 1. The division’s equipment portfolio is primarily Manitowoc, one of Easy Ice’s core OEM partners, making the transition seamless for customers and reinforcing Easy Ice’s footprint across Texas.

“We remain committed to expanding our presence through strategic partnerships and organic growth initiatives, and this acquisition represents another important step forward,” says Scott Buttz, Easy Ice’s new CEO, in the release. Buttz brings more than three decades of experience leading large service-based organizations through growth and transformation.

Easy Ice, providing ice machine rental solutions, has more than 40,000 machines under management across 47 states.