Formula 409 Cleaning and Disinfecting Products
Formula 409 traces its roots to Detroit in 1957, where chemist Morris D. Rouff developed a heavy-duty industrial degreaser strong enough that early customers used it to cut restaurant kitchen grease. The name, as brand lore tells it, honors the 409th test batch that finally got the formula right. Acquired by The Clorox Company in 1970, Formula 409 has spent more than five decades as one of the most recognized cleaning names in America. At GoFoodservice, we offer Formula 409's commercial lineup in case quantities built for daily janitorial routines.
- Multi-surface spray cleaners for counters, tables, booths, host stands, and equipment exteriors between guests
- Cleaner, degreaser, and disinfectant formulas that handle all three jobs in one ready-to-use bottle
- Bulk refill sizes that keep trigger sprayers loaded through a full week of service
- Ready-to-use formulas with no mixing or diluting, so any staff member can grab a bottle mid-shift and clean
- Hard-surface versatility across metal, glazed tile, glazed porcelain, plastic, and baked enamel
For foodservice operations, Formula 409 covers the daily wipe-down list: dining room tables between seatings, front counters and host stands, restrooms, break rooms, and office areas. The disinfecting formulas are designed to eliminate 99.9% of germs on hard, nonporous surfaces, making them a natural fit for closing checklists and high-touch-point routines.
Few cleaning brands walk into a kitchen with more name recognition. A product that began life cutting commercial kitchen grease in the 1950s now returns to foodservice as a spray-and-wipe staple, backed by The Clorox Company's scale and consistency.
Shop our selection of Formula 409 cleaning and disinfecting products at GoFoodservice and keep every front-of-house and back-office surface guest-ready.
