English smoking ban makes room for more pleasant aromas

A new smoking ban takes effect in England next week, creating a new frontier in the UK for ambient scenting companies. Club owners, concerned that customers will now be faced with the smell of stale beer and the perhaps less-than-hygenic aroma of their fellow clubbers, are enlisting the services of companies like Ambius. Ambius, a division of Rentokil, is negotiating with pubs across the UK to provide ambient scents through the pubs’ air conditioning systems. Ambius uses Prolitec scenting technology. Read more at The Union-Tribune