Ecolab Partners with National Restaurant Association to Offer ServSafe® Training to the International Restaurant Industry
December 01 2009 - 1:17PM
Business Wire
Ecolab Inc. announced today that it has entered into a sole
distributor partnership with the National Restaurant Association
(NRA) and obtained the exclusive rights to offer the ServSafe® Food
Safety Program to the restaurant and hospitality industries outside
North America. ServSafe® is a national food safety certification
program recognized by more federal, state and local health
jurisdictions than any other initiative of its kind in the United
States.
“With the growing globalization of the world's food supply, it's
more important than ever that restaurants everywhere employ food
safety best practices throughout their operations,” said Douglas M.
Baker, Jr., Chairman, President and Chief Executive Officer of
Ecolab. “With sales-and-service specialists working all across the
globe, we are uniquely positioned to offer this training. By
obtaining the exclusive rights to market the ServSafe® program
internationally, Ecolab is again taking a leadership position in
offering the best food safety training available to the restaurant
industry and continuing our commitment to helping create a cleaner,
safer, healthier world.”
Created by the industry, for the industry, the ServSafe® Food
Safety Program is administered by the National Restaurant
Association and includes training and assessment materials that
deliver consistent food safety training to employees in five key
areas: Basic Food Safety, Personal Hygiene, Cross-contamination
& Allergens, Time & Temperature, and Cleaning &
Sanitation.
“We are extremely pleased to be expanding and strengthening our
relationship with Ecolab under this new agreement,” said Dawn
Sweeney, President and Chief Executive Officer of the National
Restaurant Association. “With Ecolab’s existing international
business network, the National Restaurant Association will now be
able to expand our educational and food safety best practices on a
global scale and enhance the restaurant industry’s service to the
public worldwide.”
Since the ServSafe® program’s introduction in 1974, the U.S.
restaurant industry has trained and certified over 3.5 million
foodservice professionals.
About Ecolab
With sales of $6 billion and more than 26,000 associates, Ecolab
Inc. (NYSE: ECL) is the global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, food
safety and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab
delivers comprehensive programs and services to foodservice, food
and beverage processing, healthcare, and hospitality markets in
more than 160 countries. More news and information is available at
www.ecolab.com.
About the National Restaurant Association
Founded in 1919, the National Restaurant Association is the
leading business association for the restaurant industry, which is
comprised of 945,000 restaurant and foodservice outlets and a work
force of 13 million employees. Together with the National
Restaurant Association Educational Foundation, the Association
works to lead America’s restaurant industry into a new era of
prosperity, prominence, and participation, enhancing the quality of
life for all we serve. For more information, visit our Web site at
www.restaurant.org.
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