Royal Lavanderia is a dry cleaning company established in 1995 in Santo Domingo, Dominican Republic and responsible for 63.4% of the market share of the dry cleaning market in the Dominican Republic.[ citation needed ] The company is known for its home pickup service, as well as its high quality standards. [1] [2] [3] It has many locations throughout the Dominican Republic, including a franchise in San Francisco de Macorís which opened in 2021, as well as a branch in Barahona which opened in 2024. [2] [4] [3] The first branch to open was on Doctor Defilló Street in Bella Vista, which re-opened 15 years later equipped with modern laundry and dry cleaning equipment. [2] As of 2013, the president of the company was Arístides López. [2] The company acquired Dry Clean USA, which was previously the largest dry cleaning chain in the country.[ citation needed ]