The company behind Crown Royal whisky says it has agreed to sell its bottling plant in southern Ontario.
A spokesperson for Diageo says in a statement that while the agreement for the Amherstburg facility has been signed, details about its buyer won’t be shared.
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The statement says more information will be shared “when appropriate.”
The plant, in a historic town along the Canada-U.S. border, was put up for sale after Diageo announced its closure, effectively cutting about 200 jobs.
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Ontario Premier Doug Ford in response threatened to pull Crown Royal from liquor store shelves, though he backed down after Diageo agreed to $23 million in spending in the province.
Diageo has bottling and distillation facilities in Manitoba and Quebec, and has said its Crown Royal products will still be mashed, distilled and aged at Canadian facilities.
If they sold to the US there will be no more Crown in my house ever. I know, who cares eh? Well, I don’t think I will be the only one….
Now what, Dougie? Going to take a sledge hammer to the building?
Time for DoFo to do more pouting and showboating.. oh wait, he’s just on vacation at the Calgary Stampede instead of working or doing theatrics.
Crown royal has to be the most overrated whiskey ever , it makes me puke after one shot . Good reddens
Canadian companies continue to sell out to Americans. If the owners of crown royal hadn’t sold the company to Americans this wouldn’t be happening. They chase the almighty dollar, so what did you expect?