At the Mr. Clean carwash, kids can shoot suds at vehicles moving through the 160-foot wash tunnel while adults enjoy free coffee and watch sports or news on flat-screen TVs.
“They love coming here,” said Kristin Nelson, a fan of Mr. Clean household cleaners who arrived in a Cadillac Escalade with five kids, ages 6 to 10, three her own.
Consumer-products maker Procter & Gamble Co. plans to expand the service-intensive business nationwide in spite of the tough economy. P&G won’t disclose its goal for the expansion, but spokesman Jeff LeRoy said it is licensed to operate in 41 states and the company plans to “make it as big as we can.”
P&G revved up the expansion with the announcement last month that it bought Atlanta-based Carnett’s, which operated 14 carwashes, and put that company’s founder Bruce Arnett in charge.
And it has hired veteran franchising executive Jim Amos to head a new subsidiary that oversees franchising.
