BENTON HARBOR, MICH.—Whirlpool Corporation announced the opening of its new flagship brand and product experience center in Chicago’s Reid Murdoch Center. With nearly 30,000 square feet, the “World of Whirlpool Corporation” facility will become a destination for designers, trade customers, sales associates, industry influencers and media. The new space is designed to create excitement around Whirlpool Corporation brands by creating a destination environment that attracts and engages trade customers, designers and influencers to experience the brands in interactive, state-of-the-art environments. The facility will be used for training and continuing education for trade customers, designers, key influencers and top sales associates....

ST. JOSEPH, MICH.—Rounding out its Energy Advantage lineup, Maytag Commercial Laundry is introducing a newly designed Stack Washer/Dryer to the multi-housing, college and university, guest services markets and on-premises laundry (OPL). “Maytag(R) Commercial Laundry now has an energy-efficient solution to meet all commercial laundry needs,” said Craig Kirchner, global director of Maytag Commercial Laundry. “With the introduction of the latest stack washer/dryer, we are providing owners and customers with a dependable product that reduces utility expenses and offers exceptional cleaning ability.” With a focus on energy efficiency, the washer is Energy Star and CEE Tier III qualified. Its high-speed spin extractor...

TROY, OHIO—Product innovations from Hobart, Traulsen and Baxter are slated to be on display at the WHAT’S HOT! WHAT’S COOL! new product gallery during the 2011 North American Association of Food Equipment Manufacturers (NAFEM) show. This is the second year the NAFEM show has included the gallery, a one-stop shop spotlighting innovative products that deliver tangible benefits such as energy and water efficiency, reduced lifecycle costs, improved food safety, labor saving, eco-friendly materials, and smaller footprints. Among the products featured in the 2011 gallery—products NAFEM chose via a vigorous selection process—are Hobart’s Advansys Ventless Door Type Warewasher, Baxter’s Hybrid Convection...

CLEVELAND, OHIO—Hasek Communications, the Cleveland, Ohio-based publisher of Green Lodging News, welcomes EnviroPure Systems Inc. (EPS) as a Green Product & Service Directory partner. EPS’ food waste elimination systems eliminate food waste onsite within 24 hours. The systems are self-contained, continual feed, organic waste disposal systems. EPS manufactures in the United States and offers a choice of two technologies. Dry technology requires no water or drainage and can be located inside or outside. Wet technology eliminates food waste under water generating nutrient rich effluent. EPS custom designs every machine to best serve facility operational flow and space constraints. EPS...

PALO ALTO, CALIF.—GaiaRecycle, LLC, a global provider of organic waste recycling systems, announced the new G-30H modular model to address the food waste processing needs typically found in small restaurants. The GaiaRecycle G-30H system, featuring 66 pounds per day processing capacity, recycles mixed food scraps and organic waste including small bones (chicken, fish etc.), fruits, vegetables, pastas, starches, lean meats, bread, egg shells, and all liquids—plus milk or juice cartons, napkins and plastic utensils—without causing jamming, minimizes downtime and lowers overall maintenance/operation costs. This compact GaiaRecycle model (41”L x 32”W x 32”H) is ideally suited for food service providers delivering...

SHEFFIELD, MASS.—Monarch Bath, Bed & Spa, a leading global provider of luxury bathrobes and linens to the hospitality industry, released the full results of an independent research project that was conducted in order to test and evaluate the properties of their MONARCH ECO towels, a recently introduced line of eco-friendly bath linens that are designed to conserve water and reduce energy costs in the laundry operation. The extensive tests were performed in conjunction with Destination Hotels & Resorts (DH&R) at The Inverness Hotel and Conference Center in Englewood, Colo., a 302-room, 4-Diamond resort with an in-house laundry that processes more...

OSHKOSH, WIS.—In 2010 and into 2011, Continental Girbau Inc. celebrates its 15th anniversary, as its parent company, Girbau S.A., in Vic, Spain, celebrates its 50th. Continental Girbau was founded as the North American subsidiary of Girbau S.A. in 1995. Since that time, the company has grown to boast 30 employees and a network of 63 professional distributors. In addition to creating three brands since inception—OnePress, Continental Girbau and Girbau Industrial—Continental established Continental Creative Services, a division focused on providing distributors with marketing and advertising services; and Continental Girbau West, a branch office in Sante Fe Springs, Calif. Additionally, Continental has...

SAN LUIS OBISPO, CALIF.—ClearWater Tech, LLC, a leader in mid range ozone generators for water and air purification, has introduced the CD30nx corona discharge ozone generator to its line of wall-mounted ozone generators. It includes an on-board System Information and Diagnostics (S.I.D.) LCD display, which provides a seamless user interface to control and monitor ozone production and system diagnostics, and can be displayed in various languages. The CD30nx allows for universal power input and produces 30 grams per hour (30g/h) at 5 percent concentration by weight, with oxygen feed gas. The new drive circuitry of the CD30nx utilizes ClearWater Tech’s...

MADISON, WIS.—The Ozone Company, located in Madison, Wis., recently unveiled its new Ecowash Premier Ozone Laundry System. Like other ozone laundry systems, Ecowash allows one to reduce energy, water, chemical and labor costs at any laundry facility. It features a proprietary logic control board developed by The Ozone Company that allows it to independently supply ozone to four separate washing machines at the same time. Other ozone laundry systems can at most control only two washers, resulting in lower capital expenses for Ozone Company customers utilizing the Ecowash system. In addition, the Ozone Company’s Ecowash system only produces ozone when...

CARLSBAD, CALIF.—The La Costa Resort and Spa, a 400-acre property located near the beach in Carlsbad, Calif., has reduced its kitchen food waste volume by a factor of almost five times thanks to two industrial compost machines that rely on heat and agitation. According to Sam Bumgarner, purchasing director for the property, the machines, which each handle 250 pounds of food waste per day, are located in two different kitchens and compost 182,000 pounds of food scraps annually. Each day, approximately 40 pounds of compost is produced and given to the groundskeeping team to use around the property. "It sends...