Beyond the Restroom: Kaivac for Fast, Easy, and Complete Kitchen Floor Care

You already know and trust Kaivac for restroom care. Our No-Touch Cleaning® systems make the unpleasant task of servicing restrooms fast, easy and complete. But did you know Kaivac has cleaning machines for every kind of floor?

Take foodservice, for instance. Cleaning corporate cafés, hospital cafeterias, and university kitchens probably rank as your staff’s second least favorite job (right after restrooms).

That’s because servicing these busy, greasy environments takes a lot of time and effort. Cleaners first remove fallen food including bits that end up under work benches and heavy equipment. Then they put down degreaser, deck scrub, mop, and finally squeegee.

Even after all that work, floors never really look or feel clean. So, your workers go back and repeat the process wasting time, energy, and money.

Unless they have the UniVac® from Kaivac. This compact powerhouse simplifies kitchen cleaning while improving the look and performance of kitchen floors. With one machine workers dispense chemical, agitate, and remove fallen food. The process leaves the floor grease free, clean, and dry. Even grimy grout is clean and restored.

The UniVac also speeds the cleaning process. Your employees can clean and dry kitchen floors in about half the time of traditional methods. That means workers can move to higher value tasks or clock out early.

The low-profile, battery-operated UniVac is easy to store on site. It’s powerful vacuum makes it even easier to bring out mid-shift to clean up spills both in the kitchen and out in the dining areas. Or your employees can pack the UniVac up and take it with them to their next job.

Perhaps most impressive is how workers feel about the about the UniVac. Case study after case study show an instant improvement in morale and enthusiasm. Yes, employees are actually excited to clean greasy kitchen floors, as long as they can use the UniVac.

As one Building Service Contractor’s Director of Safety & Sanitation put it, “If I were the one cleaning the floors, I’d 100% insist on using the UniVac.”

Professional caterers and the owners of many busy, nationally popular quick serve restaurants rely on the UniVac. They enjoy better cleaning results, savings on labor costs, and happier employees. Don’t your clients and workers deserve the same?

Explore the UniVac to see its full power and versatility.

Frequently Asked Questions: Commercial Kitchen Floor Care

What are the steps in traditional commercial kitchen floor cleaning? Five: crews first remove fallen food (including debris under work benches and heavy equipment), then apply degreaser, deck scrub, mop, and finally squeegee. Even after all that, floors often don't look or feel clean — so workers repeat the process, wasting time, energy, and money.

How much faster is the UniVac than traditional kitchen floor cleaning? About twice as fast. Employees can clean and dry kitchen floors in roughly half the time of traditional degreaser-scrub-mop-squeegee methods, which frees staff for higher-value tasks or lets them clock out early.

Can one machine dispense chemical, scrub, and pick up food debris? Yes. The UniVac handles chemical dispensing, agitation, and removal of fallen food in a single machine — no separate deck brush, mop, or squeegee step. The result is a floor that's grease-free, clean, and dry, with grimy grout cleaned and restored.

Is the UniVac practical for mid-shift spills and multi-site cleaning crews? Yes. It's low-profile and battery-operated, so it stores easily on site and can be brought out mid-shift to clean spills in both the kitchen and dining areas. Crews serving multiple accounts can also pack it up and take it along to the next job.

Recommended Kaivac Solutions for Kitchen Floor Care

For foodservice operations and building service contractors handling greasy kitchen floors, these Kaivac products apply:

• Kaivac UniVac® — the compact, battery-operated mop replacement at the center of this article, built for greasy foodservice floors.
• KaiPow™ Degreaser — alkaline degreaser formulated for the grease and organic soils found in commercial kitchens.
• AutoVac Stretch™ — for wide-area dining rooms and cafeteria floors beyond the kitchen, cleaning 25,000+ sq ft/hr with NFSI High-Traction certified results.