That phrase “necessity is the mother of invention” certainly applies, with word today that some American distilleries, including one in Houston, are diverting some production of alcohol into liquor to alcohol into the much-in-demand hand sanitizer.
Gulf Coast Distillers makes liquor, beer, and coffee at its east Houston plant. The company last week got a federal permit to produce hand sanitizer and isopropyl alcohol. It plans to start production of hundreds of thousands of bottles of each product this week. The first shipments go out Friday to grocery stores in Houston and statewide. Now that’s enterprise.
We also loved being able to talk with Scott McClelland, CEO of HEB about it on Houston’s Morning News, and how area grocery stores are working all their angles to replenish all supplies; cleaning yes, but also food to meet the demand in the age of coronavirus. It's posted below.