From The Houston Business Journal
Houston's largest distiller will soon begin producing hand sanitizer and rubbing alcohol to help meet surging demand.
Gulf Coast Distillers will produce the hand sanitizer, called C4U, as well as rubbing alcohol on a dedicated production and bottling line. Financial details about how much Gulf Coast Distillers will spend to produce the new products were not immediately available. The distillery expects its production of Giant Texas Bourbon, BJ Hooker’s Vodka and other brands to remain relatively unaffected.
Carlos de Aldecoa, Gulf Coast Distillers’ CEO and president, said the company wants to do whatever it can to help the community.
“Given the fact that we're in the alcohol and ethanol business, I thought it was the right time for us to just jump into it and start the production of this product ASAP,” de Aldecoa said.
Gulf Coast Distillers began having serious discussions with some retailers toward the end of last week and then decided to pull the trigger and start producing.