Protection With Purpose™
Nitrile Butadiene Rubber (NBR), a synthetic latex known for its resilience and resistance to a wide range of elements and hazards, has gained wide acceptance as the material of choice for disposable gloves. Industries such as foodservice, building maintenance, food processing, automotive, and healthcare largely prefer nitrile gloves for its protective properties and relative comfort. The popularity of nitrile gloves…
Total Food Service magazine interviewed Elara Brands’ CEO, Dan Grinberg, for his outlook on the 2022 disposable glove market in its May edition. With 30-plus years of industry experience, Dan is a trusted resource for those looking for guidance about this essential product category. After two years of extreme price and supply chain volatility and with restaurant traffic picking up,…
The vinyl glove rollercoaster ride continues. After retreating from record high prices during the peak of the COVID-19 pandemic, vinyl glove prices could jump back up in the first quarter of 2022. Prices could increase $5 to $10 per case of 1,000 gloves, perhaps even more. While this is nowhere near the increases seen in 2020, they are still…
The disposable gloves, aprons, and bags categories are experiencing 3 very challenging market conditions simultaneously, creating volatility in both pricing and product availability: 1) Increasing Ocean Freight Rates Already unprecedented ocean freight rates continue to increase, adding to the costs of products shipping from Asia to the U.S. The incremental cost for a case of gloves, aprons, or bags can…
This is not the time to let your guard down when purchasing nitrile gloves. Last month, the FBI arrested an individual alleged to have taken victims for nearly $3 million in upfront deposits for nitrile gloves said to be in a Los Angeles warehouse, instead using the money for lavish personal purchases. The gloves were never delivered. https://bit.ly/FBINitrileGloveArrest Even when…
Protection With Purpose™
