American Skiing Company Uses Daydots University to Train All Foodservice Employees.

FORT WORTH, Texas -- Daydots, the leading manufacturer and distributor of food safety products and services, announced that its Daydots University is being used to train foodservice employees at American Skiing Company's resorts across the country. Daydots University is an online training course that provides the foodservice industry with an efficient and cost-effective method for training all levels of employees on the basics of food safety.

American Skiing Company (ASC), one of the largest winter-resort operators in the United States, offers guests more than 90 food outlets, including coffee kiosks and sandwich shops, pizza parlors and cafeterias, mountaintop pubs and fine dining places. Thus far, hundreds of employees have gone through the training, which began in November 2005.

"We're throwing all kinds of information at new employees, all the things that go with a new job, plus kitchen equipment, menus, ingredients, and so on. It's a challenge for employees to retain all the food safety training information," said Matt Piva, ASC's Executive Chef at the Steamboat Grand in Steamboat, Colorado. "With Daydots, our employees can learn at their own pace--that's critical. Plus, our managers can track them and see how they're learning. In our industry, we have a large number of seasonal employees, so it's essential to have a solid system that you can plug everyone right into."

Daydots University's program is designed to have employees take small pieces, 15 to 45 minutes' worth of training at one time, allowing all line-level kitchen employees to receive affordable training.

"Having an organization of the caliber of American Skiing Company embrace the use of Daydots University is a true testament to its effectiveness and value," said Paul McGinnis, vice president of Marketing for Daydots.

"We are always looking to improve and strengthen our food operations," said Jim Snyder, vice president of Food and Beverage for ASC. "Daydots has created a training methodology that we have found to be effective in improving the retention and understanding of food safety practices. Our employees can access the material at any time, and our managers can track employee progress. With a large number of seasonal employees, this program is ideal for our resorts."

About Daydots

Based in Fort Worth, Texas, with distribution operations in the United States, Europe, Australia and Asia, Daydots is the world's leading manufacturer and distributor of food safety solutions. With the goal of "Making the world a safer place to eat," Daydots offers more than 4,500 products and services, including its original day-of-the-week food safety labels. Owned by Ecolab Inc., Daydots also produces and distributes products for food labeling and rotation; temperature control; training and auditing; food preparation and handling; sanitation and cleaning; personal hygiene; material handling; workplace maintenance and general office products. For more information or to purchase products online, visit the company's Web site at www.daydots.com.

About American Skiing Company

Headquartered in Park City, Utah, American Skiing Company is one of the largest operators of alpine ski, snowboard and golf resorts in the United States. Its resorts include Killington, Pico and Mount Snow in Vermont; Sunday River and Sugarloaf/USA in Maine; Attitash in New Hampshire; Steamboat in Colorado; and The Canyons in Utah. More information is available on the Company's web site, www.peaks.com.