The Jumbo Roll of Toilet Paper Turns 25!

Hundreds of Attendees at Orlando Convention Center Celebrate Restroom Milestone with Jumbo-Sized Cake Shaped Like Giant Rolls of Toilet Paper

Wednesday, November 10th, 10:30 am

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Kimberly-Clark Professional

Nov 09, 2010, 11:00 ET

ORLANDO, Fla., Nov. 9, 2010 /PRNewswire/ --

WHO/WHAT: The Jumbo Roll Tissue (JRT) dispenser has forever changed the public restroom experience. On Wednesday, November 10th, at 10:30 a.m., this iconic product will mark its 25th anniversary. Its manufacturer, Kimberly-Clark Professional, will commemorate the event with a jumbo-sized birthday cake shaped like jumbo rolls of toilet paper.

WHEN/WHERE: The celebration will take place at the ISSA/Interclean trade show in Orlando, Fla.

Orlando Convention Center
West Concourse (inside the West Building)
9800 International Drive
Orlando, Fla. 32819
Wednesday, November 10th
10:30 am
Booth 1846

WHY: JRT literally changed the course of restroom history. Found in airports, restaurants, stadiums and other locations away from home, these outsized dispensers and seemingly endless rolls of TP have greatly curtailed those embarrassing "spare-a-square" moments when the toilet paper well runs dry. In the 25 years since it was introduced, the jumbo roll has supported people away from home in jumbo proportions, with nearly 2 billion pounds of toilet paper being used throughout North America. That's the equivalent of more than 150,000 jumbo elephants, plus the avoidance of the jumbo-sized annoyance that comes with an empty toilet paper dispenser.

For more information and photos, please contact: Iris Raylesberg, Kapnek Communications, 215-830-9890 or 215-518-0275 (cell).

SOURCE Kimberly-Clark Professional