Motor City Ice Opens $15 Million Automated Ice Plant in Oak Park, Michigan

A group of three Metro Detroit business families has invested more than $15 million to launch Motor City Ice, a new ice manufacturing and distribution company in Oak Park, Michigan, creating 50 new jobs.

Former food bank building turned into automated plant

The company began operations on October 19, 2026, after transforming the former 30,000-square-foot Forgotten Harvest facility at 21800 Greenfield Road into a fully automated ice manufacturing plant. The facility has an initial production capacity of 150 tons of ice per day, with plans to expand to 300 tons daily. Motor City Ice also uses sensor-equipped retail ice merchandisers and AI-powered truck routing, and plans to add in-house dry ice manufacturing.

Matthew Loussia, co-founder of Motor City Ice said:

“We invested more than $15 million because we believe in Metro Detroit and wanted to build a first-class operation.”

Motor City Ice is a partnership between the Loussia, Yaldo and Kas-Marogi families and initially serves Wayne, Oakland and Macomb counties, with future expansion plans targeting Grand Rapids and Ohio.