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HAND SANITIZER
» Dogfish Head Craft Brewery and others
Dogfish Head normally makes in- demand craft spirits and beers, but when the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the company added hand sanitizer to its lineup. “This is a time of crisis, and necessity is the mother of invention,” says Dogfish Head Founder Sam Calagione.
That goes for the recent pivot as well as for the company’s operations in general. “Our creative process involves Sam, our distilling people and our bartenders at our Chesapeake & Maine restaurant in Rehoboth Beach,” says Dogfish Head Distiller James Montero. “We also get feedback from customers at the bar about potential new spirits.”
Like Dogfish Head, Painted Stave Distilling in Smyrna and Beach Time Distilling in Lewes have been making hand sanitizers in addition to their usual lineup.
TEFLON TO HELP MAKE SMARTPHONES
» Chemours
You’re probably most familiar with Teflon as a coating for non-stick pans.
But these days, Teflon has another application too. The same properties that made the material so valuable in a pan also help it withstand the tough environments required for manufacturing electronics products — especially smaller devices like smartphones.
Teflon, owned by Wilmington-based Chemours, was invented in 1938 and has constantly been re-inventing itself since.
The material can resist aggressive etching used in the manufacturing process and provides the purity required in the production of microchips for 5G and artificial intelligence applications.
Teflon resins are also critical in larger electronics applications, such as cable insulation and jacketing, which improve electrical performance while adding an unmatched level of fire safety.
ICE CREAM MADE FROM ‘UGLY’ FRUIT
» The Frozen Farmer
Katey Evans created the Frozen
Farmer ice-cream brand with her husband, Kevin, as a way to use fruit from their Bridgeville farm that was not photogenic enough to sell.
Even though her ice cream was being stocked at Giant Food supermarkets, Evans wanted capital to expand. So she became a contestant on the investment show Shark Tank and got a commitment for $125,000.
That was in March. “Oh goodness, so much has happened since Shark Tank,” she says. “We've acquired close to 200 more grocery stores than we were already in. We've launched online sales nationwide and have shipped to more than 30 states so far.”
Evans has also found time to add five new summer flavors to sell at the farm creamery, including lemon blueberry, strawberry pretzel salad and banana pudding.
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