It’s no secret that food and beverage (F&B) and hotel laundries are among the linen, uniform and facility services industry’s hardest-hit segments due to COVID-19-related losses. The unfortunate reality is that far fewer people are dining out or traveling for business or leisure since the pandemic struck in mid-March.

But Brandon Rosenblatt, CEO of Commercial Laundry Corp. of Baltimore, isn’t willing to let his business idle while the search for a vaccine or better treatments continue. He’s taken the attitude that Commercial is well positioned to take advantage of the market once the pandemic ends. Consequently, he and his two ...