ICEE CEO Dan Fachner started with the company delivering products and servicing machines in California. He worked his way up to president in 1997, then in 2019 moved the company to La Vergne.

But while Omar Knedlik had the idea for the ICEE, he didn't build the machine on his own, and that's where Dallas came into play. Knedlik worked on the machine with Dallas-based manufacturer John E.