Copesan Debuts Culinary Care™

5/19/2007

Restaurants -- Protect your brand from FLIES

Restaurants and food service operators can now get unmatched protection from the food service industry’s most problematic pests – FLIES through Culinary Care™, a Copesan pest management program for restaurants.

“Flies are more than a nuisance, they threaten the health, comfort and safety of restaurant patrons; they spread bacteria and disease; contaminate food; and can damage a restaurant’s brand,” states Jim Sargent, Ph.D., Corporate Entomologist for Copesan. “Flies are highly mobile by nature and easily spread throughout an establishment, oftentimes swarming in areas visible to customers. As well, they are capable of existing in a wide range of environmental and climatic conditions and they can be extremely difficult to eradicate,” added Sargent.

Copesan’s exclusive Culinary Care pest management program aggressively attacks the source of fly activity and delivers proactive solutions to prevent future problems. According to Sargent, “Our approach utilizes a thorough understanding of fly biology, including their development and feeding habits. In cooperation with facility staff, we tailor an Integrated Pest Management (IPM) solution with strategies to eliminate both larvae and adult flies. Treatment methods are based on each unique situation and the specific species of fly we are dealing with.”

Specific fly program components included in the Culinary Care program are: larval site sanitation, insect light traps, exclusion, biological control, baiting, mechanical traps and targeted treatments.

Copesan’s Culinary Care program was launched to the restaurant industry in 2000. “Our commitment to serving the needs of the foodservice industry is long-standing. In fact we’ve been serving restaurants since our beginning in 1958,” comments Jon Bain, Copesan’s Director of Marketing. “The addition of this new comprehensive fly solution to the Culinary Care program addresses a critical gap in the protection offered by other pest programs. It also expresses our commitment to the industry by providing an innovative solution that protects their brand,” added Bain. A staple of the original Culinary Care program that has not changed is the guaranteed protection from other common pests such as cockroaches and rodents.

Copesan is an alliance of premier pest management companies that are united as a single entity for the sole purpose of providing quality pest solutions to businesses with locations throughout North America.

Contact Copesan to find out how your brand can be protected from the damage that can be caused by flies, cockroaches, rodents and other pests by calling 1-800-COPESAN.