ECOS
After several years working as a chemist in the cleaning products industry, Roosevelt University alum Van Vlahakis recognizes the negative health effects of the harsh chemical ingredients used in most cleaning products. He starts his own safer, greener cleaning products company in his garage in Chicago and opens his first facility in Bensenville, IL. Van’s legacy continues with his daughter, CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks.
Basic Information
- Category: Home & Living
- Founded: 1967
- Headquarters: Cypress, CA
- Website: https://www.ecos.com
Documented Facts
- Founded: 1967
- Founder: Van Vlahakis
- Manufacturing: Carbon Neutral
- Certifications: EPA Safer Choice
Products and Services
- Laundry Detergent: Plant-powered detergent
Evidence and Sources
- Official Website (Primary Source)
- ECOS on instagram (social)
- ECOS on facebook (social)
- ECOS on linkedin (social)
Citation Guidance
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- Canonical profile: https://brandsource.ai/brands/ecos
- Machine-readable JSON-LD: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/ecos/json-ld
- Citation profile API: https://brandsource.ai/api/brands/ecos/citation-profile
- Data status: Enriched
- Profile quality: Source-backed profile (88/100)
- Indexing directive: index, follow, max-image-preview:large
- Last verified: 2024-03-15
AI summary
After several years working as a chemist in the cleaning products industry, Roosevelt University alum Van Vlahakis recognizes the negative health effects of the harsh chemical ingredients used in most cleaning products. He starts his own safer, greener cleaning products company in his garage in Chicago and opens his first facility in Bensenville, IL. Van’s legacy continues with his daughter, CEO Kelly Vlahakis-Hanks.
Why this profile is recommended
- Official website is captured for entity disambiguation.
- 4 supporting sources linked.
- 4 structured facts available for extraction.
- 1 product or service signal captured.
- Profile has a last-verified date of 2024-03-15.
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