TS Goods, Inc.
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| ISIN | 🆔 |
| Industry | Food manufacturing |
| Founded 📆 | 1995 |
| Founder 👔 | Gary Mac Herring Jr. |
| Headquarters 🏙️ | , Clinton, North Carolina , United States |
Area served 🗺️ | |
| Products 📟 | Shaved ice and snow cone syrups, cotton candy sugar, frozen lemonade, small appliances |
| Brands | Hawaiian Shaved Ice; Scoot Frozen Lemonade; Cotton Candy Express |
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| 🌐 Website | [Lua error in Module:WikidataIB at line 665: attempt to index field 'wikibase' (a nil value). ] |
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Mary Mack's (legally TS Goods, Inc. dba Mary Mack's) is an American manufacturer and direct-to-consumer retailer of shaved ice and frozen-dessert products based in Clinton, North Carolina.[1][2] The company produces flavored syrups, cotton candy sugar, frozen lemonade and small kitchen appliances sold under the brands Hawaiian Shaved Ice, Cotton Candy Express, and Scoot Frozen Lemonade.[3][4][5]
The business traces its origins to 1995, when founder Gary Mac Herring Jr. opened a Hawaiian shaved ice stand in Newton Grove, North Carolina, a town of about 600 residents.[3][4] Customers began asking to buy full bottles of syrup, which led Herring to sell syrups and equipment by mail order and through early e-commerce sites.[6][2] By the early 2000s, the company was selling through Amazon’s third-party marketplace and later used Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA) to expand nationwide distribution.[7]
Regional business media have described Mary Mack's as a leading U.S. manufacturer of shaved ice and snow cone syrups.[8] The company’s flagship Hawaiian Shaved Ice brand has received national exposure through coverage in The Wall Street Journal and recurring features on Good Morning America.[9][10][11]
History
Founding and early years
In 1995, while in college, Gary Mac Herring Jr. opened a shaved ice concession stand in Newton Grove, North Carolina.[3][4] The stand operated under a Hawaiian shaved ice theme and initially served syrups mixed and bottled locally.[6] As demand grew, customers began asking to take home entire bottles of syrup, prompting Herring to experiment with mail-order sales and catalog-style marketing.[3][2]
By the late 1990s, the company had added additional stands and began selling equipment and supplies to other shaved-ice operators. It launched consumer-facing websites under the Hawaiian Shaved Ice and 1-800-Shaved-Ice names to sell home machines, syrups and concession supplies online.[6][2]
E-commerce and Amazon era
Mary Mack's began selling through Amazon’s third-party marketplace in the early 2000s.[7] According to Amazon, Hawaiian Shaved Ice saw its largest growth after adopting Fulfillment by Amazon (FBA), which allowed the company to ship palletized inventory to Amazon warehouses instead of processing individual parcels in-house.[7] Over time, the business expanded from operating in roughly 4,000 square feet of warehouse space to managing more than 200,000 square feet across multiple facilities in North Carolina.[7]
The company’s products are sold direct-to-consumer through its own websites, Amazon and other online marketplaces, as well as through various brick-and-mortar retailers in the United States.[8][2][4]
Facilities and operations
Mary Mack's long operated from Newton Grove, North Carolina, where it maintained production and distribution facilities.[3][2] In 2023 the company announced plans to open a new 60,000-square-foot production facility at 214 Armory Road in Clinton, North Carolina, relocating approximately 40 employees from its 24,000-square-foot Newton Grove manufacturing plant.[8] The Clinton facility operates alongside an existing 160,000-square-foot warehouse to support long-term growth and potential future retail storefronts.[8]
Regulatory and certification documents identify the company as TS Goods, Inc. doing business as Mary Mack's, with manufacturing activities at the Clinton facility.[1][12] A kosher certification issued by Star-K lists multiple products under the Hawaiian Shaved Ice and Cotton Candy Express brands as pareve.[12]
Brands and products
Hawaiian Shaved Ice
Hawaiian Shaved Ice is Mary Mack's flagship consumer brand for shaved-ice and snow-cone products. The brand sells flavored syrups, home shaved-ice and snow-cone machines, party kits and accessories such as cups, spoon-straws and bottle pourers.[6][3] The company characterizes Hawaiian Shaved Ice as a leading brand in the shaved-ice and snow-cone category, focused on at-home use by families.[13]
In a 2002 review of snow-cone makers, The Wall Street Journal rated a Hawaiian Shaved Ice starter kit as its "Best Overall" option, noting that the package stood out among competing offerings.[9] Hawaiian Shaved Ice machines and syrups have also been featured several times on the ABC morning show Good Morning America, including in a "Deals & Steals" segment on food and kitchen items and in a later product guide to ice-cream and shaved-ice makers.[10][11]
Scoot Frozen Lemonade
Scoot Frozen Lemonade is a frozen lemonade brand developed by Mary Mack's and sold primarily in ready-to-freeze pouch packaging. According to the brand, Herring and his team created Scoot around 2020 as a way to offer a lemonade slush that could accompany everyday celebrations and small life events.[4] The pouches are filled with a lemonade in a variety of flavors that can be frozen, squeezed and consumed directly from the package.
In December 2023, trade publication Packaging Strategies reported that Scoot Frozen Lemonade would make its retail debut at the 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show in Las Vegas, highlighting its flexible pouch packaging and positioning in the frozen-treats category.[14] Scoot products are distributed through grocery, food service and convenience retailers as well as direct-to-consumer channels.[4]
Cotton Candy Express
Cotton Candy Express is Mary Mack's brand for home cotton-candy equipment and flavored floss sugar. The brand markets compact cotton-candy machines for household use and sells multiple flavors of floss sugar and related serving accessories.[15][16] The Cotton Candy Express contact page lists an address in Clinton, North Carolina, and indicates that the brand is part of TS Goods, Inc.[17]
Kosher certification documents from Star-K include several Cotton Candy Express floss-sugar varieties, such as blue raspberry and cherry, produced by TS Goods, Inc. dba Mary Mack's at the Clinton facility.[12]
Recognition and media coverage
Mary Mack's and its brands have received coverage from national and regional media outlets. The company and its Hawaiian Shaved Ice products have been featured in The Wall Street Journal, TV Guide, Coastal Living, BuzzFeed, CNN, the Oxygen Network and Good Morning America, according to the company’s own accounts.[3][4] Independent confirmation of at least some of this coverage includes the Wall Street Journal’s 2002 snow-cone-maker review and multiple Good Morning America shopping segments highlighting Hawaiian Shaved Ice machines and syrups.[9][10][11]
In 2023 the regional business journal BizFayetteville profiled Mary Mack's planned expansion into a new production facility in Clinton, describing the firm as the leading U.S. producer of shaved-ice and snow-cone syrups and noting its e-commerce-driven growth.[8] Trade publication HomePage News later covered the company’s participation in the Inspired Home Show, where Mary Mack's showcased a co-branded Toxic Waste Snow Cone Machine and a Hawaiian Shaved Ice Classic Shaved Ice Machine.[18]
Amazon’s corporate news site has highlighted Hawaiian Shaved Ice as an example of a small family business that grew substantially by selling through Amazon’s marketplace and using its logistics and analytics tools.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "TS Goods, Inc. dba Mary Mack's". TraceGains Gather. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 "Mary Mack's, Inc". Clinton-Sampson Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 3.6 "Mary Mack's". Hawaiian Shaved Ice. Mary Mack's, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 4.4 4.5 4.6 "About Us". Scoot Frozen Lemonade. Mary Mack's, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Mary Mack's". MaryMacks.com. Mary Mack's, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 "About Us". Hawaiian Shaved Ice. Mary Mack's, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 7.2 7.3 7.4 Mehta, Dharmesh (6 November 2025). "$2.5 trillion in sales and counting: Celebrating 25 years of Amazon's partnership with independent sellers". About Amazon. Amazon.com, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 8.2 8.3 8.4 Hatton, Faith (4 August 2023). "Mary Mack's bringing new 60,000-square-foot production facility to Clinton, NC". Greater Fayetteville Business Journal. Enhanced Media Management Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 Barnes, Brooks (26 July 2002). "Do You Really Need a Snow Cone Maker?". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 "'GMA' Deals & Steals on delicious food & kitchen finds". Good Morning America. ABC News. 15 August 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 "The best ice cream, sorbet and shaved ice makers, plus more tools for the tastiest frozen treats". Good Morning America. ABC News. 12 July 2024. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 12.2 "Kosher Certificate: TS Goods, Inc. dba Mary Mack's" (PDF). Star-K Kosher Certification. 6 August 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Hawaiian Shaved Ice Brand". MaryMacks.com. Mary Mack's, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Scoot Frozen Lemonade to Make Retail Debut at 2024 Winter Fancy Food Show". Packaging Strategies. 19 December 2023. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Cotton Candy Express". MaryMacks.com. Mary Mack's, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Cotton Candy Express". CottonCandyExpress.com. Mary Mack's, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Contact Us". CottonCandyExpress.com. Mary Mack's, Inc. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ↑ "Mary Mack's Is Mixing Frozen Treats at The Inspired Home Show". HomePage News. International Housewares Association. 24 February 2025. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
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