“The environmental benefits of using
[Toucan Eco] are hugely significant for our business.”
Toucan Eco doesn’t contain any synthetic chemicals or fragrances, 99.99% of the solution is water, and the pH of the solution is around a 7.8 to 8.5, so it’s not aggressive like bleach. As it’s so safe, you don’t need protective clothing or PPE.
Feedback from the rollout has been positive all round, and the restaurant customers like it too. It’s simple to make onsite using the device and takes a matter of minutes for the electrolysis process to convert the salt water to a powerful but safe disinfectant cleaner.
Toucan Eco used across TRG’s estate
It’s now being used to hygienically clean all hard surfaces across the 210 sites, using a spray and wipe method on worktops, tables, and chairs – anything that staff and customers are coming in contact with – and replaces 11 chemicals the Group previously bought in. Toucan Eco doesn’t replace heavy degreasing or descaling agents, although it is effective if used as part of a daily clean.
The feasibility for Toucan Eco included a business case comparing the capital expenditure of the models versus potential savings to work out its payback period. Duncan commented: “For us, it has a return on investment of within six months, after which we’re saving all of our chemical spend. It’s effectively free to make from that point onwards.”
Using Toucan Eco has given TRG the following benefits: • Saved 2.7 tonnes of plastic packaging • Reduced 35,000 tonnes of chemicals
• Removed 12,200 cases from distribution and manual handling
• Replaced 11 different chemicals • Used across 210 UK sites
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• Contributed to the Food Made Good 3-star SRA rating • Six-month return on investment • Solution is virtually free to make
About Food Made Good As part of the Food Made Good programme, the SRA assesses businesses like TRG across 10 key areas including ingredient sourcing, energy, waste, and water management, as well as how it treats staff and interacts with the community and healthy eating criteria.
Louisa Dodd, Senior Project Manager at the SRA, said: “The Restaurant Group is an excellent example of a business that’s taking a holistic approach to its commitment to operate more sustainably – which is absolutely in line with how we assess hospitality businesses. It’s only by addressing all aspects of its operation that a restaurant, pub, or café can claim to be operating sustainably.
“It’s a real credit to TRG that as well as addressing frontline issues like ingredient sourcing and food waste management, it’s also identified cleaning products as an important issue to focus on. Making the switch to a product like Toucan Eco has helped contribute to TRG’s 3-star rating.”
Steve Courtney, Product Specialist for Toucan Eco at the UK’s distributor Robert Scott, added: “It’s fantastic to be working with a restaurant group that’s recognised the potential of Toucan Eco to truly transform cleaning practices, and one that’s had the vision to roll out the sustainable cleaning system across so many sites, delivering such significant environmental benefits and cost savings. We hope this encourages more businesses, particularly within the hospitality industry, to switch to cleaning sustainably with Toucan Eco.”
To find out how Toucan Eco could work for your business, please visit the website below for more information.
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