Tork Daily Reader: Better than average key in healthcare settings; Restaurants see rise in sales
The Tork Daily Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. For healthcare environments, is average good enough? With discrepancies noted between scores for patient safety protocols and quality of the environment, healthcare designers shouldn’t be satisfied with only a passing grade. A new website is available to [...]
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Healthier Restaurant Menu Items Lift Sales
If you want to fatten the bottom line at your restaurant, don’t let your customers get fat. According to an analysis by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, restaurants that provided more low-calorie options had an increase of 5.5 percent in same-store sales, an 11 percent increase in customers, and a 9 percent jump in food [...]
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Tork Daily Reader: Square stands out; And London takes the fat track
The Tork Daily Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. Square takes a stand. Square, the company making commerce easy for everyone, today announced Square Stand, beautiful new hardware for brick and mortar businesses that turns an iPad into a complete point of sale. With local businesses [...]
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Tork Daily Reader: Mobile messaging new marketing fad; Airliners want global carbon offsetting system
The Tork Daily Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. Starbucks puts SMS marketing on the map. Starbucks is clearly taking mobile messaging to new heights, as exemplified with a recent effort that leveraged SMS and MMS to engage and surprise customers, while also tying into [...]
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NRA Show 2013: Celebrity Chefs, New Technology and a 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
On May 18, the National Restaurant Association will kick off four days of food extravaganza at the 2013 NRA Show in Chicago, bringing foodies and industry professionals together for the latest and greatest in the foodservice industry. So what can you learn at the NRA Show this year to better your business? This year’s NRA [...]
Read more →NRA Show 2013: Celebrity Chefs, New Technology and a 10-Year Anniversary Celebration
On May 18, the National Restaurant Association will kick off four days of food extravaganza at the 2013 NRA Show in Chicago, bringing foodies and industry professionals together for the latest and greatest in the foodservice industry. So what can you learn at the NRA Show this year to better your business? This year’s NRA [...]
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Tork Daily Reader: Furniture for fitness; How hospitality industry saves with tech
The Tork Daily Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. Exercise-friendly furniture in the office space. A new line of office suite furniture is designed to let you take a break from your workday and get fit. Vancouver designer Darryl Agawin makes a splash in Mocoloco with No, Sweat!, [...]
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Tork Weekly Reader: Saturday is Eat What You Want Day, And We Want More For Less
The Tork Weekly Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. Restaurant marketing ideas for May: Mother’s Day is the most popular day of the year to dine out, according to the National Restaurant Association. But don’t think that is all May has to offer! Restaurant News published [...]
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How to Make Sustainability a Daily Habit
Sustainability has become a lasting movement that impacts how we do business, buy products and even choose our leaders. While events like Earth Day provide an annual opportunity to celebrate our planet, it should really represent a fresh start on our commitment to making sustainability a lasting movement. Good environmental citizenship can’t be accomplished in [...]
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Tork Weekly Reader: FTC Gets Aggressive with Green Guides, New Flu Warning
The Tork Weekly Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. Green guides settlement: For companies that mislead consumers with false claims about how green their products are, beware. The Federal Trade Commission, which issued stringent Green Guides late in 2012, will go after you. Case in point: [...]
Read more →Tork Daily Reader: Furniture for fitness; How hospitality industry saves with tech
The Tork Daily Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. Exercise-friendly furniture in the office space. A new line of office suite furniture is designed to let you take a break from your workday and get fit. Vancouver designer Darryl Agawin makes a splash in Mocoloco with No, Sweat!, [...]
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Travel Tips: What to pack in your carry-on bag
Donna Duberg examines hygiene and infection prevention while traveling in an ongoing series on SCA’s Tork Better Business Center. Be sure to remember the importance of hygiene while traveling and make some room in your carry-on bag or health kit to include hygiene solutions. While books and electronics can help pass the time, they don’t [...]
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Tork Weekly Reader: Jewelry notes if you washed your hands
The Tork Weekly Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. Hand washing goes digital: Doctors and nurses may soon be sporting a new piece of jewelry, a hand-hygiene compliance wristband. Radio frequency identification readers built into wristbands identify tags on soap dispensers alerting users if they have [...]
Read more →Tork Weekly Reader: FTC Gets Aggressive with Green Guides, New Flu Warning
The Tork Weekly Reader brings you key stories in sustainability, foodservice, healthcare and hygiene from across the Web. Green guides settlement: For companies that mislead consumers with false claims about how green their products are, beware. The Federal Trade Commission, which issued stringent Green Guides late in 2012, will go after you. Case in point: [...]
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Spring Cleaning for the Workplace in 5 Easy Steps
Why should you consider a spring-cleaning program for the office? A green, organized and clutter-free office goes beyond aesthetics and can actually help clear the mind, improve health and increase productivity among employees. Thus, implementing a spring cleaning program — even a simple one — can help prevent illnesses at the office and reduce absenteeism [...]
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Adding Calorie Counts to Menus Can Increase Profits, Slim Waistlines
Heart attacks, strokes and diabetes are just a few of the consequences Americans face today thanks to a soaring obesity rate. With more than two-thirds of Americans overweight or obese, obesity has become the nation’s top health concern. In an effort to get our nation’s waistline under control, chain restaurants with more than 20 locations must add calorie counts to their menus, according to the U.S. Healthcare Reform Bill.
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Five Easy Tips to Go Green at Work
Keeping our planet sustainable has become a way of life for many Americans, yet there are times we forget that responsibility when we’re away from home. About one-third of our waste is generated by businesses, such as offices, restaurants and retail stores so it is important to practice good recycling habits in the work place. Today is America Recycles Day so take the extra step to ensure you are being mindful of the environment.
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Cleaning Industry’s History Leads to New Innovations
New and shiny weren’t the only types of innovations that caught attendees’ attention at ISSA/INTERCLEAN 2012 in Chicago last week. The industry show, known for its collection of cleaning industry innovations, also took a look at the old and dusty that built the cleaning products business.
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Auntie Anne’s Cuts Napkin Costs by 25 Percent by Trusting Customers | Tork BBC
Auntie Anne’s, one of the world’s most well-known pretzel shops and long-time SCA customer, has learned that trusting customers to use paper wisely can lead to profitable results. Before the recent introduction of the Xpressnap system, Auntie Anne’s franchised store owners throughout the country preferred to keep napkins behind the counter and trained their employees [...]
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Additions to Tork Elevation Line Decrease Operator Costs in the Restroom | Tork BBC
PHILADELPHIA – SCA, a global personal hygiene products company and makers of the Tork® brand of away-from-home paper products, is introducing four new dispensers for the Tork Elevation™ family of restroom products.
Read more →Five Easy Tips to Go Green at Work
Keeping our planet sustainable has become a way of life for many Americans, yet there are times we forget that responsibility when we’re away from home. About one-third of our waste is generated by businesses, such as offices, restaurants and retail stores so it is important to practice good recycling habits in the work place. Today is America Recycles Day so take the extra step to ensure you are being mindful of the environment.
Read more →Cleaning Industry’s History Leads to New Innovations
New and shiny weren’t the only types of innovations that caught attendees’ attention at ISSA/INTERCLEAN 2012 in Chicago last week. The industry show, known for its collection of cleaning industry innovations, also took a look at the old and dusty that built the cleaning products business.
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Five Questions to Ask Before Investing In Your Community | Tork BBC
In life, as in business, we invest our time and money in many diverse ways. As a small business owner, you invest in raw materials to produce your product, staff to run your business and advertising to draw customers. All are essential to operating a successful business. While all of the above require an investment [...]
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Sustainability: Generating a Return on Investment
Organizations of all sizes are rapidly discovering that corporate social responsibility (CSR) and sustainable business practices can foster improved green programs and overall environmental stewardship. Today we are seeing increased awareness and active participation by business professionals in the development of CSR policies. Organizations are becoming more involved in green initiatives by adopting sustainable processes and practices, adapting products and services to the low-carbon economy and innovating all areas of their usiness. The net positive on reducing waste, designing green buildings, implementing green operations and maintenance plans — is they all have continually proven to yield a positive return on investment (ROI).
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