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GOJO Releases Free Guest Experience Resource E-Book
2/8/2022
By Diane Collins
Senior Market Development Director – Foodservice, GOJO Industries
For foodservice establishments, including restaurants, grocery stores, and convenience stores, navigating the past almost two years has required perpetual adjustments along the way. Constantly planning for the “new normal,” which gets pushed further out over and over again, has meant undertaking significant investments to adapt and maintaining nimble operations at a time of tightened budgets, food and supply shortages, and limited staffing resources. All responsibilities of the operation have grown more complex; even something once viewed as routine – guest experience.
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Recognizing a Fellow Female Scientist in Honor of Black History Month
2/1/2022
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
February is Black History Month. For me, this is a time where I pause and reflect on the contributions of Black women who blazed a trail for me. As a young woman attending college in the late 1990s, I was one of only a few female biochemistry majors. Twenty years later, more than 50 percent of Ph.D.'s in the Biological Sciences are earned by women. It was the dedicated work of many female leaders that paved the road for access to advanced degrees, providing inspiration and mentorship and forging non-traditional career paths for women in the Science, Technology, Engineering, and Medicine (STEM) fields.
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GOJO Exceeds its Chemical Footprint Reduction Goal
1/18/2022
By Antonio Quiñones-Rivera, Ph.D.
Product Safety and Sustainability Senior Manager, GOJO Industries
On December 8, 2015, at the 10th Annual BizNGO Chemical Footprint Conference in Boston, Mass., we announced our 2020 Sustainable Value Strategies and Goals, which included a bold commitment to reduce our chemical footprint by 50% by the end of 2020. In doing so, we became the first company to publicly announce a specific chemical footprint reduction target. Our sustainable chemistry strategy goes far beyond the required regulatory compliance in countries where our products are sold. This goal is another example of our commitment to lead by going above and beyond to offer products that are worry-free for our customers and better for the environment.
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GOJO Latest Innovation: A New Model of Work that Balances Flexibility and Productivity
12/16/2021
By Emily Esterly
Work Ecosystem and Employee Experience Vice President, GOJO Industries
You know us as the inventors and makers of PURELL® Hand Sanitizer. We are a company with a 75-year history of solving critical human problems and bringing game-changing products to the marketplace that improve public health. Our products have had an essential role during the pandemic. But while we were running our operations 24/7, sourcing raw materials, and doing everything we could to meet immeasurable demand, we were also innovating. And not just innovating new products but also innovating for what the future of work could be for our GOJO team members and our company.
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4 Cleaning Steps to Avoid a Flu Outbreak on Your Campus
12/9/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
With the fall semester wrapping up and students looking forward to a return to classes in 2022, many colleges and universities are on high alert to see just how bad the flu season will be this year. Obviously, schools want to reduce the impact of flu as well as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. Healthy students learn better, and healthy teachers teach better. Unlike previous years, we have no idea what to expect for the 2021-2022 flu season.
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Hand Hygiene Now and Forever
11/30/2021
By Jim Arbogast, Ph.D.
Hygiene Sciences and Public Health Advancements Vice President, GOJO Industries
Handwashing Awareness Week is a good time to reflect on how our hand hygiene habits have changed since the pandemic began. You may have been negligent about keeping your hands clean pre-pandemic, but one of many things the pandemic has taught us is the importance of hand hygiene and infection prevention best practices. Experts globally, from the World Health Organization (WHO) to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), strongly agree that promoting – and practicing – good hand hygiene is an incredibly effective way to wash away or kill germs that may cause illness. Even after this pandemic passes, we should all continue practicing proper hand hygiene.
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Helping Kids Avoid the “Winter-Hand Blues”
11/9/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
Do your kids suffer from dry, damaged, irritated hands as the weather grows colder? If so, they’re not alone. Winter weather is not fun for skin; cold weather, low humidity, and indoor heating create dry air, which steals moisture away from the skin every second of every day. Scientific studies have shown that the top layers of skin, called the stratum corneum, hold 25% less water in low humidity conditions.
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Foodservice Guests Expect More – Can You Meet Their Needs?
11/2/2021
By Diane Collins
Senior Market Development Director – Foodservice, GOJO Industries
COVID-19 has changed the world, and with it the concept of “guest experience” has grown substantially. While good food and atmosphere used to be customers’ primary concern, they now expect more, adopting a laser focus on overall health and safety in the process. How can retail foodservice establishments get a clearer idea of exactly what guests are looking for – big and small – meet those expectations, and get credit for doing it? Especially with limited budget and staffing resources?
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Celebrating Global Handwashing Day and the Moments When Hygiene Matters Most
10/15/2021
By Elizabeth Scott, Ph.D.
Associate Dean and Professor, Simmons University
Member of the Scientific Advisory Board of the International Forum on Home Hygiene
Today is Global Handwashing Day – an annual global advocacy day to recognize the importance of handwashing with soap as an easy, effective, and affordable way to prevent diseases and save lives. With the increased attention on clean hands during the pandemic, it is a good time to review best hygiene practices for both hand hygiene and surface hygiene, as they are linked together.
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Bouncing Back After a COVID Outbreak in Your School
9/30/2021
By Dawn Yeomans, Ph.D.
Research Principal, GOJO Industries
With trusted organizations like the American Academy of Pediatrics advocating for in-person learning this school year, keeping schools open and safe for students and staff is a top priority. Unfortunately, no matter how good your school's infection prevention strategy and how many mitigation layers it contains, COVID-19 outbreaks and school closures are on the rise, with schools across the country temporarily shutting down as infection rates soar in their classrooms and communities.
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