A Cleaner Cleaner. Can a dirty business go green
Here’s a news flash: A lot of people aren’t in love with their dry cleaner. In fact, according to the Better Business Bureau, dry-cleaning services are among the most frequent targets of consumer complaints in the Twin Cities. Dan Miller understands the dissatisfaction. About a year ago, he brought a comforter to his local dry…Read More
New product alert: the Laundry Collection
Being green keeps getting easier. Mulberrys, the Twin Cities garment-care company specializing in environmentally friendly dry-cleaning services, has created a home-laundry product line. The Minneapolis company recently launched the Laundry Collection, two toxin-free garment-care products: a laundry detergent and a food and beverage stain remover for those barbecue sauce, mustard and red wine spills. The…Read More
Well-suited to green dry cleaning
Dan Miller is starting to clean up in a slow-growth industry. Miller, 32, a former management consultant, expects to more than double sales this year at Mulberrys Garment Care, the toxin-free dry cleaning business he launched in 2009. Dan Miller is starting to clean up in a slow-growth industry. Miller, 32, a former management consultant,…Read More
Fresh Scent
Mulberrys seeks to make dry cleaning sustainable—and convenient. In three years, it has opened six locations. Mulberrys is the result of one man’s frustration with his dry cleaner. Dan Miller’s previous professional incarnation put him in the daily corporate uniform of suit and tie. As a management consultant at the Minneapolis office of McKinsey &…Read More
Mulberrys Launches On-Demand Service in Minneapolis
Company looks to expand in Los Angeles area later this year MINNEAPOLIS — Mulberrys Garment Care, which describes itself as a 100% toxin-free dry cleaner, has launched the Twin Cities’ first on-demand drycleaning and laundry service, the company reports, available to its customers here via the Mulberrys Dry Cleaning mobile app. “Thanks to Uber, consumers…Read More
Mulberrys Garment Care launches app for delivery service in Minneapolis
By John Ewoldt Star Tribune If Uber can transport Dan Miller when he travels, and Instacart delivers his groceries, why not a mobile app to pick up dry cleaning in an hour? Miller, who started Minneapolis-based Mulberrys Garment Care in 2009, decided to do traditional home pickup and delivery one better. “I love ordering groceries…Read More
Mulberry’s of Minneapolis, MN expands to San Francisco
For Mulberrys Garment Care, the Minneapolis market is no longer enough. The dry-cleaning company, which brands itself as the first to locally offer pickup and delivery service at the touch of an app, is now expanding its scope to include the San Francisco area. Company owner Dan Miller recently purchased GreenStreets which operates ten storefront locations and two…Read More
The simple trick for removing candle wax from a tablecloth
The dinner party is over and your tablecloth now has enough candle wax on it to make a bee jealous. It may be a tempting idea to toss the cloth into the rag bag, but don’t even think about it. Read on as our cleaning experts tell you how to remove candle wax like a…Read More
The right way to remove chocolate stains from your clothes and furniture
There is nothing quite like diving into delicious chocolates when the mood strikes. But when the confection crumbles and ends up on your clothes or furniture, it can quickly become a messy situation. To help us tackle chocolate stains, we asked three cleaning professionals to share their best stain-removing solutions. Got chocolate stains on your…Read More
How to remove cherry juice from clothes, carpet and upholstery
Cherries are a delicious fruit to munch on, but what’s not so appetizing about this fruit are the dark stains they leave behind when they come into contact with fabrics and furniture. Thankfully our experts have remedies to quickly remove these dark splatters. Dan Miller, founder/CEO of Mulberry’s Garment Care, offers several suggestions for banishing cherry…Read More