The shortage of essential healthcare products like hand sanitizer continues to plague hospitals and first responders like in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, which is seeing new initiatives from brands like BuzzBallz be taken on.
The brand has announced that it has adjusted its operations from being only cocktail production to including hand sanitizer that will be donated to healthcare facilities as well as municipalities and retail personnel in the Texas area. The initiative took off after the emergency allowance from the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, Alcohol and Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB) and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) lifted customary limitations.
BuzzBallz hopes to product 10,000 gallons of hand sanitizer over the course of the next week, which will be donated to those who need it most.
Hospital-Supporting Sanitizer Initiatives
BuzzBallz Has Shifted Operations to Make Hand Sanitizer
Trend Themes
1. Hand Sanitizer Donations - Brands shifting operations to produce hand sanitizer for healthcare facilities and first responders.
2. Emergency Allowance - The lifting of customary limitations by regulatory agencies to address shortages of essential healthcare products.
3. Local Initiatives - Companies donating hand sanitizer to local municipalities and retail personnel.
Industry Implications
1. Consumer Goods - Companies in the consumer goods industry exploring opportunities to produce and donate essential healthcare products.
2. Healthcare - Healthcare facilities in need of hand sanitizer benefiting from brand initiatives to produce and donate.
3. Alcohol and Beverage - Alcohol and beverage companies adapting their operations to produce hand sanitizer for donation purposes.