by Olivia Fast | Jan 22, 2026 | Industry-Specific Savings
Why Laundry Providers Raise Prices Without You Noticing Most companies don’t wake up one day to a massive uniform or linen price increase. Instead, they look back a few years later and ask a much more dangerous question: “How did this get so expensive?” The answer is...
by Olivia Fast | Jan 20, 2026 | Industry-Specific Savings
The Difference Between “Approved” and “Correct” Invoices Most companies believe an approved invoice is a safe invoice. It isn’t. Approval only means someone clicked “yes.”Correct means the math, pricing, quantities, and terms actually align with the contract you...
by Olivia Fast | Jan 15, 2026 | Industry-Specific Savings, Vendor Overbilling & Credits
Cintas, UniFirst, and the Real Cost of Consolidation Cintas going after UniFirst again isn’t about growth. It’s about control. This latest acquisition attempt fits a familiar consolidation pattern: the largest player in a mature industry tightening the...
by Olivia Fast | Jan 13, 2026 | Industry-Specific Savings
The Money You Didn’t Know You Were Losing (And How We Got It Back) Most companies don’t think they’re overpaying for uniforms, mats, and linens. They’re wrong. Not because they signed a bad deal.Not because the vendor is “shady.”But because no one is enforcing the...
by Olivia Fast | Jan 1, 2026 | Industry-Specific Savings
The First Invoice of the Year Is Usually Wrong January feels clean.New budgets. Fresh starts. Reset expectations. Unfortunately, your uniform and linen invoice didn’t get the memo. In fact, the first invoice of the year is often the most likely to be wrong—and...
by Olivia Fast | Dec 30, 2025 | Industry-Specific Savings, Uncategorized
The Year You Didn’t See the Overbilling — And the Year You Stop It As the year closes, most companies are doing the same things they do every December: Reviewing budgetsSetting goalsPlanning for “better oversight” next year And quietly carrying forward the same...
