Area distillery stops liquor production, shifts to hand sanitizer

St. Petersburg-based Kozuba & Sons also halts tours and tastings in response to the COVID-19 global pandemic.

  • By Business Observer Staff
  • | 10:45 a.m. March 19, 2020
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Kozuba & Sons Distillery in St. Petersburg has repurposed its facility to produce hand sanitizer to fight the COVID-19 global pandemic. Courtesy photo.
Kozuba & Sons Distillery in St. Petersburg has repurposed its facility to produce hand sanitizer to fight the COVID-19 global pandemic. Courtesy photo.
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ST. PETERSBURG — Responding to the COVID-19 outbreak that has gripped the world, Kozuba & Sons Distillery has taken the bold step of ceasing all liquor production and repurposing its facility to make hand sanitizer. 

 

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