COMPLETELY NEW ORLEANS – SEPTEMBER 8, 2025

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Richard talks beating the Louisiana heat with the owner of SnowWizard, Ronnie R. Sciortino.

BIO:

Continuing that commitment to excellence today is Ortolano’s nephew, Ronnie R. Sciortino, who joined the
firm in 1981. Sciortino assumed full responsibility for the operation of the SnoWizard® companies after his
uncle’s retirement and 45 years of dedication to the business. Renewing efforts to maintain the SnoWizard®
reputation for quality and service, Sciortino improved and refined the basic machine and expanded the
firm’s fine line of flavoring concentrates.

Sciortino brought to the company 15 years of valuable experience in the New Orleans food service industry.
His knowledge encompasses all facets of food service operations, from the executive chef position of several
New Orleans premier food service establishments, to menu planning, building design, kitchen layout, and
equipment development. A former vice-president of the New Orleans chapter of Food Services Executives
Association and a member of the Institute of Food Technologists and National Association of Food
Equipment Manufacturers, he enthusiastically carries on the family tradition begun over three quarters of a
century years ago.

This small firm, under his energetic leadership and dedication to excellence, has grown to become the
unsurpassed leader in the shaved-ice industry.

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