OCTOBER 2020
Late News Aramark donates 250,000 masks to American Red Cross PHILADELPHIA — Aramark reports it has donated 250,000 face masks to the American Red Cross. The masks will be worn by Red Cross staff at blood drives during the COVID-19 pandemic, protecting workers and the volunteer donors who are key to saving lives. “As COVID-19 continues to impact our nation and the world, there remains a need for supplies and protective gear, like these masks, to allow frontline workers and communities to safely combat this pandemic,” says John Zillmer, CEO of Aramark. “We thank the Red Cross for their heroics and are proud to make this donation as we all continue to come together to do our part to protect one another.” In April, Aramark partnered with the American Red Cross, the Debra and Leon Black Family, the Mayor’s Fund to Advance New York City, and Robin Hood to launch “NYC Healthcare Heroes” and provide more than 400,000 packages of food, household and personal care products to NYC hospital staff on the front lines. ALN
Women in laundry spotlight (Part 2) Second of two-part series highlights three more women who have excelled in laundry/linen services BY MATT POE, EDITOR CHICAGO — In the September issue, American Laundry News highlighted four women who have achieved success in the laundry and linen services industry. In the conclusion of the series, the spotlight shines on three more outstanding women in the industry: Vicky Cayetano president and founder of United Laundry Services, a division of PureStar in Hawaii; Susan SmithFranks, environmental and linen services director for Aramark at Middlesex Health in Middletown, Connecticut; and Kristin Dempsey, vice president of Dempsey Uniform Linen Supply in Jessup, Pennsylvania.
VICKY CAYETANO, UNITED LAUNDRY SERVICES-PURESTAR Cayetano has been striving for business success since her youth. “I was that little girl with a lemonade
Vicky Cayetano founded United Laundry Services in Hawaii in 1988 and joined PureStar in 2016. (Photo: PureStar)
stand,” she says. “I have always been an entrepreneur, and I’ve worked hard to carry that into every aspect of my career. To start a business, you need the passion and commitment to do it. To be successful you must remain objective and be prepared to pivot when circumstances dictate.”
For example, after two years of college, Cayetano left to start a successful corporate travel service. “When deregulation of the airline industry was inevitable, I sold the business, realizing the future of the travel See WOMEN on Page 6
Considerations for hygienic, clean hotel laundry Operators need to balance disinfectant/sanitizer use and the wash pie, author says BY JACK HEAVISIDE MINNEAPOLIS — As hotel operators plan their reopening strategies, great emphasis is being placed on disinfecting and sanitizing. At the center of these conversations is advice given to owners and general managers about which disinfectant they should use, which of course leads to which one is right for my property. The reality, in many instances, is a focus on repeat sales of these products by the suppliers, without explaining the value of adopting (Image licensed by Ingram Image) Volume 46, Number 10
INSIDE Panel of Experts In this issue, the experts explore ways to educate customers efficiently and effectively today.
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Boiler Selection for Today’s Operations Seven factors for laundry operators to consider when selecting a boiler.
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Value in Automated Folding Seth Willer examines automated folders in terms of savings and quality.
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