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Goodcents equipping locations with pandemic-proofing tech

December 8, 2020

Goodcents, a Kansas-based sub shop, is equipping every restaurant in its franchise system with a no-contact temperature check device and disinfection program by late January 2021, according to a company press release.

The Goodcents Certified Clean Program will include the installation of a ThermoVu no-contact temperature check device by the door to every location and will also include an electrostatic sprayer and Shield Disinfectant Sanitizer products. Shield products are made in the U.S., approved by the Environmental Protection Agency and food-safe.

Electrostatic sprayers, which are used mostly by commercial cleaning companies, disinfect common areas, personal spaces and hard-to-reach corners and crevices. They are considered vital in the fight against COVID-19, flu and other respiratory illnesses, Farrellynn Wolf, CEO of Goodcents, said in the release.

"The Certified Clean Program sign on the door signals that we are committed to taking every precaution to keep our guests, team members and community healthy while serving the same great food we expect from Goodcents," she said.

The program is the most recent example of how Goodcents is adapting to keep its guests and team members safe during the ongoing pandemic, Wolf said. Last spring, the chain rolled out a grocery program, offering curbside pickup of deli meats, cheeses and bread when supermarkets were struggling to keep up with demand. It sold meat and cheese for $5 per pound and freshly baked loaves of bread for 75 cents per loaf.

Founded in Lenexa, Kansas, the chain is headquartered in De Soto, Kansas, and has 63 locations in eight Midwest states and 17 in development.