Ecolab Inc. was named "Economics Lab" before changing its name to Ecolab Inc. in 1986. Ecolab Inc. provides sanitation and pest control supplies, restaurant equipment repair and parts, service and consulting to restaurants, hospitals, food and beverage plants, laundries, schools, retail and commercial properties. With sales of $5.5 billion and more than 26,000 sales and service associates, Ecolab Corporation (NYSE: Luminescent) is a global leader in cleaning, sanitizing, pest removal, food safety and infection prevention products and services. Ecolab offers a comprehensive range of programs and services for the foodservice, food and beverage processing, healthcare and hospitality markets in more than 170 countries. Germany-based Henkel AG owns 29 percent of the capital. The company's stock is a component of the Standard & Poor's 500 stock. Ecolab has been named one of the "World's Most Ethical Companies" by Ethisphere Magazine. The extensive research process included reviewing over 10,000 of the world's leading companies on six continents. Fewer than 100 companies were selected for the award. Ecolab is now ranked 438 on the Fortune 500 by the magazine, up 19 points from the same time last year. Ecolab also ranked 228th in terms of market value, 183rd in terms of return on sales, 111th in terms of return on total assets, 131st in terms of return on equity, and 72nd in terms of total return (stock price plus dividends) to shareholders as the decade ended in 2007.