Not many business partnerships last more than a decade. Yet for 10 years, ARAMARK Uniform Services (AUS), Burbank, CA, and Ecolab Inc.’s Textile Care Division, St. Paul, MN, have collaborated successfully in producing significant improvements in the way AUS does business.
 
Their story begins in 1998 when AUS was attempting to standardize processes, everything from the kind of chemicals used, to furnishing each plant with the same equipment. At the time, the company worked with four chemical vendors, including Ecolab. But Ecolab was soon chosen as AUS’ exclusive supplier because of its global infrastructure, AUS-dedicated service representatives ...