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The recent food poisoning outbreak at Chipotle Mexican Grill restaurants across multiple states has caused hundreds of consumers to become sick from E. coli, norovirus, and salmonella poisoning. Initially, in October 2015, the problem was thought to be contained to 11 restaurants in Washington and Oregon. The restaurant chain proactively closed over 40 locations in
As we enter the cold and flu season, people are more conscious about maintaining germ-free environments, investing more time and money in keeping surfaces and hands clean. This drives the demand for disposable wipes and hand sanitizers due to their high efficiency and ease of use. As reported in Kline’s just released Industrial and Institutional
Innovation, drive, technology, and profitability were common threads at the ISSA Interclean North American show in Las Vegas, NV, in October. Guest speaker Kevin O’Leary, also known as “Mr. Wonderful” from ABC’s hit television show Shark Tank, spoke to a large audience about these four themes and how they apply to the current economy. O’Leary
The market for janitorial cleaning products in Europe is affected by several EU regulations, most prominently Registration, Evaluation, Authorization and Restriction of Chemicals (REACH), aimed at improving the protection of human health and the environment by clearly communicating to workers and consumers the hazards of chemicals. The Italian and Spanish markets are similar in that
The professional food service cleaning products market has seen an increase in food sanitation regulations, with sanitizing and disinfecting food preparation areas and kitchen wares a primary concern for end users. According to the latest published edition of Food Service Cleaning Products: U.S. Market Analysis and Opportunities report, full-service restaurants represent over 40% of consumption
The U.S. market for professional laundry chemical products is a mature market with increased supplier consolidation, characterized as having a small number of large customers that have high service requirements and a considerable number of small to medium-sized end users. Margins are tight in this business, and end user consolidation continues to be a factor
All product categories and companies register growth on the market for industrial and institutional cleaning wipes that increases by over 5% in 2014. Several companies, such as market leader Clorox Professional Products or various smaller brands like Metrex Research or Spartan Chemical, are growing faster than the overall market growth, reveals the imminent Industrial and
Industrial and institutional cleaning wipes are important to end users, such as healthcare facilities, schools, industrial facilities, foodservice, fitness facilities, and small businesses, and are being used for half or more of all cleaning tasks performed on premises, reveals our soon-to-be-published Industrial and Institutional Wipes USA: Market Analysis and Opportunities report. Most end users who
The markets for HI&I ingredients in the United States, China, and India—the three regions from the upcoming global HI&I ingredients report—are rather diverse in terms of growth, value, and volume. While there are differences in the size of these markets and their growth potentials, qualitative attributes also differ widely. The consumption of ingredients in all
We are currently conducting structured surveys with end users of industrial and institutional cleaning wipes. Preliminary findings from the research show that claims made by manufacturers of wipes with regard to disinfecting and sanitizing are extremely important to the healthcare sector. Survey respondents were asked to rate the importance of 20 various purchase factors when
