Imperial Dade has acquired Palm Paper Supply for an undisclosed sum. The purchase of the Holiday, Florida-based distributor of foodservice and janitorial products expands Imperial Dade’s customer portfolio and geographical footprint in the Tampa Bay area. This marks the 52nd acquisition for Imperial Dade under its current leadership team. “We are fortunate to be able to partner with …
Ecolab Inc. has announced a quarterly dividend on its common stock of US$0.51 per share. The dividend is payable October 17 to shareholders of record at the close of business September 20. Ecolab has paid a dividend to shareholders without interruption for 85 consecutive years. About Ecolab With annual sales of US$15 billion and more than 49,000 …
SC Johnson, parent company of SC Johnson Professional, has announced that the company’s production plant in Toluca, Mexico, has achieved zero manufacturing waste for the fifth consecutive year. According to SC Johnson, 60% of waste materials such as paper, cardboard, metal, and plastic at the Toluca facility are currently being recycled, 35% are reused, and 5% are sent for …
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The Clorox Co., parent company of CloroxPro, has reported fiscal-fourth-quarter earnings of US$129 million, or $0.81 per share, up 4% compared to the same quarter last year. Clorox reported quarterly net sales of $1.8 billion, in line with the same time period one year ago. Sales in the company’s health and wellness segment, which includes cleaning and professional products, …
Diversey reported fiscal second-quarter sales of US$715.3 million, an increase of 10% from $650.1 million in sales one year earlier. The company’s institutional segment reported second-quarter net sales of $509.6 million, up 7% from $476.4 in the same quarter in 2021. Sales in Diversey’s food and beverage division jumped 18.4% from the previous year, up from $173.7 …
3M has announced the commencement of an exchange offer to effect the separation of its food safety business. The move follows the previously announced Reverse Morris Trust transaction with Neogen Corp. through the merger of Garden SpinCo Corp., currently a wholly owned subsidiary of 3M formed to hold the food safety business, with a subsidiary of Neogen. …
Read more3M Launches Split-Off Exchange Offer for Food Safety Division
Sodexo has partnered with innovation specialist L Marks to launch an innovation lab for the company’s Sodexo Live! North America hospitality division. The Sodexo Live! Accelerator will be the first program of its kind in North America. Sodexo has launched similar innovation initiatives in China, Brazil, India, France, and Sweden, and partnered with L Marks …
A recent New York University Langone Health (NYUL) study has confirmed the efficacy of EarthSafe Chemical Alternatives’ EvaClean PurTabs NaDCC disinfectant for controlling Clostridioides difficile (C. diff) and Candida aruis (C. auris). Over the course of an 18-month period, researchers at NYUL assessed the adequacy of surface disinfection in reducing contamination across the total of …
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To create a good impression of your facility, a great place to start is with its restrooms. Your building’s restrooms are a reflection of your facility as a whole. What do your restrooms convey about your facility? Are they poorly stocked, dirty, and uninviting? Or are they well-stocked, clean, and comfortable? And what can you …
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Envoy Solutions has purchased York, South Carolina-based Sunbelt Packaging. Envoy’s acquisition of the specialty packaging material and equipment distributor expands its product offerings and the company’s presence in the southeastern United States. The deal includes Sunbelt’s four national distribution centers. Financial terms of the purchase were not disclosed. “Sunbelt Packaging will help us excel in the …