When searching for professional cleaning chemicals for restaurants, hotels or businesses, you may come across brands such as Diversey, Ecolab, Goodmaid, All Clean and SmartSan. Each brand offers its own product range, covering needs from commercial kitchen cleaning, dishwashing and degreasing to floor care, surface cleaning, washroom hygiene, hand hygiene and disinfection.
Rather than comparing brands or simply looking at the price of each chemical container, businesses should start with their actual cleaning requirements and consider which products best fit their day-to-day operations.
Start with your actual cleaning requirements
Before choosing a cleaning chemical, determine what needs to be cleaned, where it is located, what type of soil or residue is commonly encountered, and how often the task needs to be performed. A floor cleaned several times a day will have different requirements from an oven that periodically requires the removal of grease and baked-on deposits.
The time available for each cleaning task is another practical consideration. In restaurants, many cleaning routines need to be completed quickly between service periods or at the end of the day. When staff have limited time, the product needs to be effective and the cleaning procedure simple enough to be carried out consistently.
Businesses can also consider whether other areas have similar cleaning requirements. If one product is suitable for several surfaces or tasks, using it across those applications may help reduce the number of chemicals that need to be managed. More specific challenges, such as baked-on grease, mineral scale or dishwasher cleaning, may require specialised products.
Don't compare cleaning chemicals by purchase price alone
Two products supplied in the same 5-litre size do not necessarily have the same cost in use. A concentrated chemical may produce a much larger volume of ready-to-use solution after dilution, while another product may need to be used neat or at a higher concentration. Therefore, dilution ratios and the amount of chemical required for each application should also be considered when comparing products.
Cleaning performance also has a direct impact on cost. A lower-priced product that requires more chemical, additional scrubbing time or repeated cleaning may not actually be the more economical option. Conversely, a product with a higher initial purchase price may provide a better cost per cleaning task when used at the appropriate dosage and when it removes soil more efficiently.
Stronger is not always better when it comes to cleaning chemicals. If a product is unsuitable for a particular material or is used at the wrong concentration, stainless steel, stone, flooring, coatings or equipment may be affected. Long-term maintenance, repair and replacement costs should therefore also be considered as part of the overall cost of cleaning.
Consider the complete cleaning system, not just one chemical
A restaurant rarely relies on just one cleaning chemical. From floor cleaning chemicals and multipurpose cleaning chemicals for everyday tasks to specialised solutions for particular areas, different products can serve different roles within the cleaning process.
In a commercial kitchen, businesses may require commercial dishwasher chemicals, oven and grill cleaners or fruit and vegetable washing and sanitising chemicals. Different cleaning tasks have different requirements, so the appropriate product should be selected rather than relying on one chemical for every application.
For this reason, in addition to the performance of individual products, the breadth and consistency of a brand's product range are also worth considering. A broad portfolio can provide multipurpose products for similar cleaning tasks while still offering specialised solutions when businesses encounter more specific hygiene challenges.
This can also simplify product management and staff training. When the purpose, dilution ratio and usage instructions for each product are clearly defined, businesses can more easily establish and maintain consistent cleaning procedures.
With professional cleaning chemicals, proper usage guidance is also an important part of the solution. Dilution ratios, compatible surfaces and application methods should be clear enough for staff to use the products correctly. Technical documentation and support from the supplier are therefore additional factors worth considering.
Diversey – A brand to consider for professional cleaning
Among the professional cleaning brands available on the market, Diversey is an option worth considering for businesses looking to establish a professional cleaning system. The brand was established in Chicago, USA, in 1923 and has more than 100 years of experience in professional cleaning and hygiene.
One notable aspect of Diversey is the breadth of its solutions, ranging from everyday cleaning tasks to specialised hygiene requirements in restaurants, hotels, commercial kitchens and other professional environments. This allows businesses to find products for different areas and cleaning tasks within a broader system of solutions.
Read more about the Diversey brand and its journey of more than 100 years.
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