Saint Paul / Minnesota / United States
Founded in 1923, Ecolab develops and markets cleaning, sanitizing, pest elimination, maintenance and repair products and services for the hospitality, institutional and industrial markets throughout the world. The company has expanded business to serve restaurants, hospitals, food and beverage plants, laundries, schools and commercial properties. Ecolab is divided into 10 complementary units that include Institutional, Food & Beverage, Pest Elimination, Kay, Professional Products, Healthcare, GCS Service, Textile Care, Vehicle Care and Water Care Services. It has direct operations in more than 70 countries as well as reaching more than 100 other countries through distributors, licensees and export operations. Many international offerings are essentially the same as their United States counterparts, though tailored as necessary to meet unique local and regional needs.
