Wash Your Hands Or Trip The Alarm: P&G Seeks To Reduce Germ Spread In Public Restrooms

Using some scary public restroom germ facts, Procter & Gamble announced it is experimenting with a soap dispenser alarm system that makes a noise when people don’t wash their hands after going to the bathroom. Though public toilets have more than three million germs per square inch that can cause flu, pneumonia and tuberculosis, a third of people who use them fail to wash their hands. Market tested in the Philippines, the system locks the door on public restroom stalls in restaurants, schools and offices using pressure sensors connected to wall-mounted soap dispensers. To quiet the alarm, you have to use some soap.

"Did you wash your hands? P&G testing soap alarms in public restrooms", Cincinnati Business Courier, April 28, 2014

Online Organic Food Company Offers Internet Shopping, Home Delivery

Entrepreneurs in the burgeoning online food delivery business admit their stores won’t totally replace the brick-and-mortar variety. But, they say, online stores will succeed because they offer more options for shoppers. The man who runs Door to Door Organics – the shop online plus home delivery operation will reach $40 million in sales this year – says people still need to run to the grocery store for things, but they won’t spend as much time there. Chad Arnold sees millennials as the target market because they already buy a lot online – “why not food”? The company operates in five states, but serves ten, offering locally-sourced organic meat, dairy and fresh produce. The free-delivery, no customer commitment formula is working very well so far.

"Door to Door Organics: Millennials are buying pretty much everything else online. Why not food?", Food Navigator-USA, April 28, 2014