Ecolab introduces Whiteout™ Power Foam, a new cleaning and sanitizing
system developed for food retail meat rooms that delivers high
performance while reducing labor, water and energy use. In tests,
Whiteout Power Foam, with Ecolab’s proprietary low-temperature
chemistry, removed 45 percent more soil at 100 degrees Fahrenheit than a
traditional foam system at 130 degrees Fahrenheit.
“Two-thirds of the costs associated with cleaning a food retail meat
room are tied to labor, water and energy,” said Carl Anderson, vice
president of Global Corporate Accounts, Ecolab Food Retail Services.
“Our new Whiteout Power Foam system will help retailers drive
significant food safety and operational improvements while reducing
labor, water and energy costs.” In addition to creating safer cleaning
environments with less steam and reduced risk of scalding, in-store time
studies demonstrated labor savings of 22 percent on average, and water
and energy savings of 69 percent.*
Ecolab pioneered the power foam platform for the food retail market in
2007. Since then, insight gained from the use of thousands of units in
retail meat rooms has contributed to a simplified design that requires
70 percent fewer parts and uses stainless steel for all components that
come in contact with chemistry. Safety features include a stainless back
plate, a 15 amp fuse on the incoming power line, and a Ground Fault
Circuit Interrupter (GFCI)-protected power cord.
One notable addition to the system is Whiteout Power Foaming Degreaser,
which clings longer to vertical, angled or inverted surfaces. Whiteout
Power Foam Degreaser leverages a patent-pending blend of specialty
surfactants and a higher chlorine formulation for removal of
tough-to-clean protein- and fat-based soils, at lower temperatures.
“The wide-fan application of our Degreaser allows users to cover more
area, more quickly and reduces repeat cleaning because users can easily
see what they have already cleaned,” said Anderson. “Users can clean
faster and at lower temperatures.”
For more information about the new Whiteout Power Foam system is
available at www.ecolab.com/whiteout-power-foam.
About Ecolab
A trusted partner at more than one million
customer locations, Ecolab (ECL) is the global leader in water, hygiene
and energy technologies and services that protect people and vital
resources. With 2012 sales of $12 billion and 44,000 associates, Ecolab
delivers comprehensive solutions and on-site service to promote safe
food, maintain clean environments, optimize water and energy use and
improve operational efficiencies for customers in the food, healthcare,
energy, hospitality and industrial markets in more than 170 countries
around the world.
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*Labor savings estimates based on in-store time studies.
Utility savings estimates are based on flow rate comparisons and
national average water, gas, and electrical costs. Utility
savings assume 42 percent of water heaters are electrical based on a
survey of 500 food retail locations conducted in November and December
of 2013.
(ECL-P)
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