Abstract: An apparatus for producing ice vessels for use in serving fresh foods is disclosed. The apparatus includes a female die with a male die opposite to the female die. The female die has a hole at the bottom thereof through which a pin can be raised and lowered by means of an elevator device. An automatic ice crusher is located relative to a chute box for feeding ice pieces into the female die. The chute box has an outlet located above the female die and an inlet located below the ice crusher for receiving ice from the ice crusher. A carrier-arm device is movable back and forth to transport molded ice vessels from the female die. A transporting outlet chute serves to transport the molded ice vessels, the outlet chute being inclined for permitting the molded ice vessels to slide thereon. The device is further characterized by having the carrier-arm device include holding arms capable of moving toward and away from each other along the sides of the female die.