An industrial dishwasher includes a detergent station for washing serviceware with cleaning agent; a sanitising station for disinfecting the serviceware with sterilising agent; a neutralisation station connected to the detergent station, the sanitising station or both for deactivating the cleaning agent, the sterilising agent or both; and one or more conveyor chains connected to the detergent station, the sanitising station or both stations for carrying the serviceware to the detergent station, the sanitising station or both stations.