There’s an old saying about restaurants: the condition of the restroom is a good indication of how clean they keep their kitchen. Many diners use it as a rule of thumb, and even customers who don’t subscribe to this thinking can be put off by a bad-smelling restroom. Something so far away from food prep can have a real impact on how an establishment is perceived.

What might be surprising is where the offending odors actually come from—and how the cleaning process itself can sometimes make things worse. Restroom floor drains, other types of floor drains, and grease traps are designed to carry away the runoff from cleaning, but they often leave behind urine and other organic waste clinging to the insides of pipes, where the odor lingers. The same goes for porous grout on floors and walls. Even after the surrounding tile is scrubbed and dried, odors can remain trapped in the grout.

To combat these lingering smells, Hospeco Brands Group offers a suite of odor-neutralizing products specially formulated to keep restaurant restrooms, drains, and surrounding surfaces truly clean. Each product uses bio-enzymes to literally break down and digest the organic waste that causes odors and contributes to a sense of uncleanliness.

ZymeCLING® Multi-Purpose Bio-Enzymatic Gel is thick and made to cling to the inside of drains and pipes so that it works around-the-clock. It is fast-acting and extremely effective at breaking down and digesting organic material (proteins, starches, and sugars) from hard-to-reach drains and areas where drain flies breed. It helps eliminate odors and even improves flow in slow drains.

Nilozyme® Trap & Drain Treatment contains multiple strains of bacteria for faster breakdown of organic matter. The formula liquefies and consumes complex proteins, cellulose, starches, and other organic waste found in grease traps, kitchen and restroom drains, garbage chutes, septic tanks, and more.

Bio-Enzymatic Urine Digester combats urine, feces, and any organics in the grout, subfloor, walls, and other surfaces. Simply apply Urine Digester once a day during regular cleaning schedules. The residual biologicals will continue to work all day. It penetrates deep into the grout and subfloor where the bulk of residual urine is lurking. The bacteria will actually seek out deeply embedded urine. Urine Digester contains an odor counteractant and comes in a variety of light fragrances that can last up to 24 hours.

For more information, visit https://www.hospecobrands.com.

About Hospeco Brands Group

Hospeco Brands Group brings more than a century of know-how and innovation to cleaning, protecting, and caring for public spaces – workplaces, offices, schools, restaurants, stores, and more – as well as for the people who work in and patronize these facilities. The company delivers best-in-class products and customer support. Hospeco Brand Group’s people are smart, creative problem solvers whose focus on continuous innovation empowers them to meet the ever-evolving needs of customers. The resulting product mix is tough enough to perform consistently in demanding environments yet designed with the comfort and protection of the public in mind. For more information, contact Hospeco Brands Group at 26301 Curtiss Wright Parkway, Suite 200, Cleveland, OH 44143. Email: [email protected]. Web: www.hospecobrands.com.