{"id":811274,"date":"2024-12-09T20:58:21","date_gmt":"2024-12-10T02:58:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/09\/amherstburg-whisky-plant-unaffected-by-diageos-245m-expansion-pause-union\/"},"modified":"2024-12-09T20:58:21","modified_gmt":"2024-12-10T02:58:21","slug":"amherstburg-whisky-plant-unaffected-by-diageos-245m-expansion-pause-union","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/newsycanuse.com\/index.php\/2024\/12\/09\/amherstburg-whisky-plant-unaffected-by-diageos-245m-expansion-pause-union\/","title":{"rendered":"Amherstburg whisky plant unaffected by Diageo\u2019s $245M expansion pause \u2014 union"},"content":{"rendered":"<article aria-labelledby=\"articleTitle\" data-wcm-id=\"a0e2003c-8a21-4a5b-8da8-238d8281f746\">\n<header aria-label=\"Beginning of Article\">\n<div>\n<div>\n<p><span>Published Nov 26, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>Last updated Nov 26, 2024<\/span> \u00a0\u2022\u00a0 <span>2 minute read<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<figure data-aqa=\"featured-image\"><picture><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=5_N6i1ju_8F1S-PqX4DjFA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=XXlt7-9tDzyWL6SjeExmeQ 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;h=423&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=EqCITW_x8g9NDrVMFHhOyA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;h=846&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=_p8aZCRupnriwE3ta0xTVQ 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=dkYtG_JyqW5K8onYFaUPGA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=a3mKE9p_WBiqRq4iIaRlUA 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><source media=\"(min-width: 768px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;h=354&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=Wq7iJKIL3tkvUxfFWGShjA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;h=708&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=yfEJIIrs8lmlC_ehS4bKHw 2x\" type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source media=\"(max-width: 767px)\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=Nb0qd47GBgEzu_ffCsp6Qg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=lkHKxWZeyX8d49YBJB8PDg 2x\" type=\"image\/webp\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=Pg9HBkiCdQoioUv--Cu0CA\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;h=216&#038;sig=Pg9HBkiCdQoioUv--Cu0CA,\n                    https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/0404-so-whisky3-so.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;h=432&#038;sig=edJdqQDVwmnVYgE_4fLfzg 2x\" alt=\"whisky\" height=\"750\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span>Crown Royal bottles are shown at the Diageo Canada bottling plant in Amherstburg on June 3, 2022. <\/span> <span>Photo by Dan Janisse<\/span> \/<span>Windsor Star<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<section>\n<p data-async>Alcoholic beverage giant Diageo\u2019s decision to pause plans to build a $245-million whisky distillery near Sarnia won\u2019t have any impact on the company\u2019s <a data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": 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data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"in-page link\", \"anchor_text\": \"Amherstburg\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/windsorstar.com\/tag\/amherstburg\/\", \"layout_section\": \"in-page-link\"}\" data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\" data-link-type=\"backlink\" href=\"https:\/\/windsorstar.com\/tag\/amherstburg\/\">Amherstburg<\/a> plant.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section data-aqa=\"identity-sign-in\" data-async id=\"article-block\">\n<header>\n<div>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Windsor Star\" height=\"37\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/dcs-static.gprod.postmedia.digital\/17.5.4\/websites\/images\/identity\/logo-identity-ws-new.svg\" 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month<\/li>\n<li>Get email updates from your favourite authors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div data-auth-component id=\"auth-screen-form\" aria-live=\"assertive\">\n<h2>Sign In or Create an Account<\/h2>\n<p><span><\/span><span>or<\/span><span><\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>Diageo\u2019s Amherstburg plant handles Seagram\u2019s Crown Royal and the various flavoured versions of that rye whisky.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey (Diageo) are doing the opposite here. They\u2019re creating more jobs in the area,\u201d D\u2019Agnolo told the Star. \u201cThey\u2019ve called back anyone who was on layoff from a couple years ago.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey hired some more people not that long ago. They\u2019re doing well. They can\u2019t keep Blackberry Crown Royal (introduced in March) on the shelves.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The Star reached out to Diageo, but company officials were unavailable for comment.<\/p>\n<p>In a statement Nov. 20, the multinational company said that, \u201cgiven the dynamic nature of our broader business and our emphasis on productivity, we have decided to pause the development of our facility in Lambton County\u2019s St. Clair Township. We will be revisiting plans and timeline at a later date.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The company\u2019s plans for that site included a distillery and blending facilities, along with warehouses, to supplement its existing Canadian manufacturing operations, including Amherstburg\u2019s.<\/p>\n<figure data-aqa=\"embed-image\"><picture><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=fnxIV89HG4FHEMFMCAFvfg, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=c6HITxUQfK_CVeHgfFuY_w 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=564&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=MeR4EBTHcDbfQTnVj5GMig, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=1128&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=BhxGlDF8mb_C-ilUxNcqXQ 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 1200px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=LZiSHLX7ZADBGq86KyBhCA, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=xN-njCoeyHuMEPq_MVY5wA 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=472&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=EhDMdxtgWSAOGj8PfVaUfw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=944&#038;type=jpg&#038;sig=gvzh4YUbHEFmza5QLHRVNw 2x\" media=\"(min-width: 768px)\"  type=\"image\/jpeg\"><source data-srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=C4gPVm3Dp_fX0tLtvh1dSw, \nhttps:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;type=webp&#038;sig=y_HQYg9vqARCHQfztnBe0A 2x\" media=\"(max-width: 767px)\"  type=\"image\/webp\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=CDxgyHmuIlCAs6zUI-1KmQ\" srcset=\"https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=288&#038;sig=CDxgyHmuIlCAs6zUI-1KmQ,\n                https:\/\/smartcdn.gprod.postmedia.digital\/windsorstar\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/11\/diageo3-e1732637658841.jpg?quality=90&#038;strip=all&#038;w=576&#038;sig=W5rIgRPVJ7Pot3BoedfXiw 2x\" alt=\"whisky\" height=\"750\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1000\"><\/picture><figcaption><span> A section of the Diageo Canada bottling plant in Amherstburg is shown on June 3, 2022.<\/span> <span>Photo by Dan Janisse<\/span> \/<span>Windsor Star<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>D\u2019Agnolo, whose local represents Diageo workers in Amherstburg, said the plant there now has more than 50 employees.<\/p>\n<\/section>\n<section>\n<p>Article content<\/p>\n<p>After receiving the alcohol from Seagram\u2019s Gimli, Man., distillery, the Amherstburg employees do all the final mixing, packaging and shipping of the Crown Royal products.<\/p>\n<p>Diageo is one of the largest alcoholic beverage companies in the world, with over 30,000 employees at 132 production facilities around the globe making 200 brands. In addition to Seagram\u2019s Crown Royal, among the company\u2019s brands are such well-known names as Johnny Walker, Hennessy, Bailey\u2019s, Guinness, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan, Tanqueray, Bulleit and Don Julio.<\/p>\n<p>D\u2019Agnolo said since the COVID pandemic Crown Royal products have performed very well for Diageo.<\/p>\n<p>Like much of the distilling industry, Diageo is still facing some materials challenges in the supply chain, he said. Glass bottles, materials to make the caps and even shortages of sugar have been common for the world\u2019s distillers.<\/p>\n<section aria-labelledby=\"moreTopicLabel5864576131464342136182132147486720\" data-aqa=\"embed-more-topic\" data-carousel-component data-carousel-icon-button data-carousel-type=\"list\">\n<p>Recommended from Editorial<\/p>\n<ol data-carousel-slide-list tabindex=\"0\">\n<li data-evt-val=\"{\"control_fields\": {\"mparticle\": {\"keys\": {\"click_source_type\": \"click_source_type\", \"data_source\": \"data_source\", \"anchor_text\": \"anchor_text\", \"widget_title\": \"widget_title\", \"target_url\": \"target_url\", \"target_article_title\": \"target_article_title\", \"target_article_id\": \"target_article_id\", \"target_article_position\": \"target_article_position\", \"layout_section\": \"layout_section\"}, \"mp_event_type\": \"Navigation\", \"extra_keys\": [\"click_vertical_position_percentage\", \"click_vertical_position_pixels\"]}}, \"click_source_type\": \"widget-list\", \"data_source\": \"editorial\", \"anchor_text\": \"Booze giant pauses plans for $245M SW Ontario whisky distillery\", \"widget_title\": \"recommended-from-editorial\", \"target_url\": \"https:\/\/windsorstar.com\/news\/local-news\/booze-giant-pauses-plans-for-245m-sw-ontario-whisky-distillery\", \"target_article_title\": \"Booze giant pauses plans for $245M SW Ontario whisky distillery\", \"target_article_id\": \"8a19215f-5655-4e36-b517-01c35b48be8a\", \"target_article_position\": \"0\", \"layout_section\": \"recommended-from-editorial\"}\" data-carousel-item data-evt=\"click\" data-evt-typ=\"click\"><a href=\"https:\/\/windsorstar.com\/news\/local-news\/booze-giant-pauses-plans-for-245m-sw-ontario-whisky-distillery\"> <picture><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Crown Royal bottles are shown at the Diageo Canada bottling plant in Amherstburg on Friday, June 3, 2022. 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