Between pandemic related shortages and winter storms in Texas everyone is having a hard time sourcing polyvinyl chloride (PVC) resins.
June 25, 2021With vaccination rates continuing to rise, how will this impact face mask demand and trends?
February 26, 2021For some companies that jumped into making personal protective equipment in an effort to help meet soaring demand in a time of crisis the result has been opening up an entire new line of business on an ongoing basis.
December 11, 2020A glimmer of hope reached the world this week as Pfizer and BioNTech announced that their vaccine candidate was more than 90% effective at preventing severe cases of the disease. However, some challenges in the form of distribution will remain.
November 17, 2020With surveys showing consumers increasingly interested in functional foods to that help improve their health, as well as having difficulty sleeping due to the pandemic, PepsiCo is launching a new drink to help people fall asleep.
September 22, 2020While we still don't know a lot about the coronavirus, we do know it can spread via airborne transmission, which means anything we can do to help ensure clean air indoors can only help.
August 5, 2020The National Retail Federation put out a call for all retailers to look at requiring masks, and many large chains are moving in that direction to help ease consumer concerns and ensure more consistency across the country in how mask policies are implemented.
July 17, 2020A resurgence in COVID-19 cases over the summer is causing states to confront shortages of personal protection equipment that they thought they had put behind them.
July 10, 2020Major events can change public perceptions in ways that last for a very long time. The nursing home industry may be facing just such a challenge.
May 18, 2020Concerns about how quickly the coronavirus has spread in nursing homes and assisted living facilities are leading people to look at how they can age in place instead.
May 18, 2020