Category Archives: Food Service

It’s Outdoor Party Time – Have Your Food and Drink Service Equipment Ready

Sparking up the outside grill signifies the celebration of the warm weather. Whether you operate a catering business that offers services for outdoor events or planning an outdoor gathering at your home, start the year fresh by cleaning your outdoor equipment. Not only does it make a lasting impression, it help extend the life of the equipment.

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Catering with Care: 5 Tips to Catering Success

With wedding season in full swing, many catering companies and facilities that offer refreshments will find themselves booked through the summer. Food safety is important during preparation and presentation in any catering situation. Using extra care in small areas can be the difference between a mostly-safe catered event and a perfectly-executed one. Below, we’ve rounded up 5 tips to make … Continue reading

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4 Best Practices for Your Commercial Espresso Machine

In recent years, it has become increasingly popular for facilities to install commercial-grade espresso machines to serve their guests. From churches to exposition halls to hotel lobbies, it’s clear that the caffeine craze has expanded beyond the confines of the neighborhood coffee shops. Espresso machines (and the coffee stands that host them) are an excellent addition to any facility and, … Continue reading

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How to Remove Hard Water Deposits

We have all struggled with hard water deposits somewhere in our facility at one time or another. These nuisances are mineral deposits—calcium, lime, and other hard mineral buildup —left over when pure water evaporates. Hard water deposits can leave your surfaces looking dirty, dingy, and gross, giving visitors a poor impression of your organization or business. In some extreme cases, … Continue reading

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How to Clean an Industrial Oven

Your organization should strive to keep your kitchen area clean to cut down on pests and contamination. Part of that is keeping your ovens as clean as possible, checking them, wiping them down, and removing debris that may have accumulated. Adding these tasks to your janitorial routine is beneficial, as good maintenance and cleaning of your oven will help to … Continue reading

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10 Ways to Reduce Waste in your Facility

As a facility manager, one of your jobs is to make your restaurant, office building, mall, church, or school as efficient as possible. This means wasting fewer resources and spending less money. It may seem like an overwhelming task, but as with many things, it’s the sum of many smaller efforts that makes the biggest difference. Below we’ve compiled some … Continue reading

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How to Choose a Commercial Dishwashing Detergent

If you maintain a restaurant, kitchen, cafeteria, hotel, hospital, or school, chances are you will eventually need to choose a dishwashing detergent to serve the needs of your facility. You have lots of choices, but with the right information, you can decide which product is right for you. The Benefits of Buying Wholesale When you are maintaining a facility, it … Continue reading

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Cleaning Your Refrigerator

Your refrigerator may be the most neglected part of your kitchen. The dishes likely receive the most attention, followed by the kitchen surfaces such as the countertops and stovetop. The sink is probably cleaned often as well. But your refrigerator, the place where the majority of your food is stored, is often forgotten. It usually takes a significant event, such … Continue reading

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Choosing the Right Gloves For the Job

Many facilities that you may manage or work in adhere to OSHA standards, which stands for the Occupational Safety and Health Administration. This portion of the US Department of Labor is put in place to ensure that employees are safe in their workplace. If you work in an industry that can utilize the products on Worldwide Janitor, chances are that … Continue reading

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What’s the Deal With Phosphates?

Whether shopping online or at the grocery store, you may have noticed that some dishwashing soap and laundry detergent is labeled “phosphate-free.” Here at Worldwide Janitor, we sell both laundry and dishwashing detergents that are phosphate-free as well as those that contain phosphates. In this article, we’ll talk about what phosphates are, and what advantages and disadvantages they offer. A … Continue reading

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What’s the Difference Between a Sanitizer and a Disinfectant?

While browsing Worldwide Janitor’s online store, you might have noticed that some cleaning products are called sanitizers, such as our CHC-15 Chlorine Sanitizer, while others are called disinfectants, such as our Pine Disinfectant. Is there really a difference? And if so, how do you determine which product to use on a particular surface or facility? Even though the terms are … Continue reading

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6 Benefits of the S-Pack Storage System

The S-Pack storage system is a whole new way of organizing your cleaning product space. The system consists of the S-Pack rack, which stores cleaners vertically, utilizing space that many facilities waste. Four great cleaning products are specifically designed for use in the S-Pack system. Unlike most liquid cleaners, which are in plastic bottles, S-Pack cleaners are stored in sturdy … Continue reading

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5 Reasons Why You Need Quality Floor Mats For Your Facility

With all the supplies needed to keep your school, office, church, or factory clean, it’s sometimes difficult to justify the purchase of quality floor mats. But the truth is that floor mats are one of the most important purchases you can make. They provide countless benefits for your employees and facility visitors. Here are just a few of the reasons … Continue reading

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Now Accepting Bitcoin on Worldwide Janitor

Yesterday we were happy to announce that we are now accepting Paypal payments, and today we decided to take things a step further by adding Bitcoin to our list of available payment methods. At Worldwide Janitor, we value freedom and liberty, so the fact that Bitcoin is a currency not tied to any one government entity makes it appealing to … Continue reading

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Now Accepting Paypal on Worldwide Janitor

We are happy to announce that we are now accepting Paypal as a method of payment for goods purchased on WorldwideJanitor.com. At Worldwide Janitor, we want to make the buying process as convenient and safe as possible for everyone. Many consumers prefer to use Paypal because of the additional layer of security it provides when making online purchases. It also … Continue reading

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Keeping Commercial Stovetops Clean is the Key to Quality Food

Equipment that businesses depend on for daily operations needs to be cleaned and well-maintained. A kitchen stovetop is among those essential items for any restaurant, institution, organization or other food-based business. Taking care of this daily cleaning chore may also impact the bottom line is ways that some business owners could never even imagine. Consider this: –  With a clean … Continue reading

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Tips for Keeping the Galley Clean and Tidy

The galley of a ship can be home to some of the most pleasant smells and some of the most pungent odors. It is the place where food is prepared and memories are made yet nobody likes to clean the galley because messes abound here there and everywhere. Unlike a home kitchen, cooks in a galley are subjected to the … Continue reading

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How to Clean a Commercial Refrigerator

For a restaurant or other food service operations, there’s nothing more important than keeping the refrigeration unit tidy, clean and well maintained. After all, the refrigerator is the heart and soul of any food-based business. There are many different components to keeping a commercial refrigerator clean: –  First, the food must be rotated and culled on a frequent basis so … Continue reading

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How to Care for and Clean a Stainless Steel Sink

Stainless steel sinks are very functional because they don’t chip or stain like porcelain or plastic. However, their sleek and stylish beauty and high quality practicality do come at a cost. Stainless steel sinks can be a pain to keep clean as they easily reveal each and every fingerprint that connects with its surface. The skin basin can also dull … Continue reading

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How to Clean Commercial Frying Equipment

Keeping commercial fryers and grills clean and ready for customers isn’t always a fun chore, but it is definitely necessary to ensure that customers receive the highest quality of food possible. Old frying oil can distort flavors in food, creating a bad taste in the mouth of customers. Previous food stuck to the grill can give off a burnt flavor … Continue reading

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