Kalil Bottling Co's response to COVID-19

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Last updated April 23, 2020

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Kalil Bottling Co. is part of the "food and agriculture" sector of the US economy and has been determined a "critical infrastructure sector" in the coronavirus pandemic.  This means that we are being asked to maintain normal work patterns, which is certainly a challenge.  

 

THANK YOU to all of our employees who have been doing such a great job in stepping up where needed during this busy time.  Production and Direct-Store Delivery have both been exceptionally demanding, as we try to keep product in-stock and the supply chain moving.   

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This page includes updates on how we're responding to the coronavirus pandemic.

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What we're doing for our employees

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• Our top priority is always to ensure the health and safety of our employees

• We've enhanced procedures in response to updates from the Center for Disease Control

• We've increased cleaning of high-touch areas

• We've made personal protective gear such as non-medical masks available for employees who want them

• We've posted the Center for Disease Control's suggestions around our facilities, including reminders to:

  • Wash your hands often​

  • Use hand sanitizer

  • Keep your hands off of your face

  • Practice social-distancing

• We've issued bonuses

• We've rerouted employee ingress and egress to isolate employee groups (i.e. production employees separated from warehouse workers)

• We've removed chairs from our lobby

• We've moved all job fairs to online only

• We've canceled meetings of five or more people

• We've canceled air travel for our employees and canceled visitors that were flying in

• We've informed our employees that our health insurance provider is waiving out-of-pocket costs for COVID-19 diagnostic visits, testing and treatment, and where they can find more information online  

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What we're doing for our customers

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• We're doing everything we can to keep products in-stock for shoppers

• We're closely monitoring customer ordering

 

How we're helping our communities

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• In Phoenix, AZ:  We've partnered with local chain restaurant Pork on a Fork to provide meals and beverages to our healthcare heroes.  We've also donated product to St. Mary's Food Bank for Arizonans in need.

• In El Paso, TX:  We've teamed up with El Pasoans Fighting Hunger Food Bank to keep their volunteers hydrated in these unprecedented times

• In Durango, CO:  We sent clean, unused, empty 2L PET plastic bottles to a Durango operation that is attempting to make medical field face masks for nurses and doctors