WASHINGTON — The Tuchman Cost Group staged its most recent meeting here in mid-June, touring the host Bergmann’s Cleaning facilities, discussing drycleaning business practices, and enjoying some of the tourist destinations our nation’s capital has to offer.
Group members gathered on the opening evening for cocktails and dinner, followed by reports from half of the companies represented.
After breakfast the second day, cost group members toured Bergmann’s Cleaning. Ellen Tuchman Rothmann, president of Tuchman Training Systems, says the group “saw a state-of-the-art facility and employees fully engaged and motivated.”
“We have been longtime Tuchman Cost Group members and appreciate our national relationships to learn and grow,” says Peter Bergmann, president of Bergmann’s Cleaning.
After lunch, Bergmann’s organized a unique VIP tour of the Newseum, an interactive museum of news and journalism. The day ended with dinner and the remainder of the cost group companies’ reports.
On the meeting’s final day, the cost group welcomed Nick Chapleau, co-founder and CEO of Starchup, a start-up that builds and deploys “white label” apps for dry cleaners and laundry businesses. He spoke on Starchup and Attracting Millennials, providing statistical information on millennials and their purchasing habits and how on-demand drycleaning services can reach a new generation.
The meeting ended with an in-depth financial analysis of each cost group member company (based on the financial reports that each is required to submit monthly) and a general discussion on industry topics.
Sid Tuchman, of Tuchman Cleaners in Indianapolis, and 2011 Drycleaning & Laundry Institute (DLI) Diamond Award winner, established Tuchman Training Systems more than a quarter-century ago. He organized cost groups, provided training and developed sales programs. He turned the company over to his daughter, Ellen, three years ago.
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