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Posted on August 28, 2025
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Add as preferred source on GoogleDiageo will close its Ontario plant by 2026, moving operations to Quebec to improve supply chain efficiency and support U.S. customers.
(Reuters) -Diageo will shut one of its Crown Royal whisky bottling facilities in Ontario, Canada by February 2026, as part of efforts to improve North American supply chain, the world's largest spirits maker said on Thursday.
The London-based company said its strategy is to shift some of its bottling volume closer to U.S. customers.
Diageo did not specify how many jobs will be lost, but said it will support impacted employees and work closely with labour unions.
The Amherstburg, Ontario plant bottled Diageo's Crown Royal Canadian whisky; the operations will be shifted to its Valleyfield, Quebec facility.
The maker of Johnnie Walker whisky and Smirnoff vodka reported a smaller-than-expected fall in annual profit in early August, soothing investor concerns in tough market conditions.
(Reporting by Prerna Bedi and Raechel Thankam Job in Bengaluru; Editing by Shailesh Kuber and Sahal Muhammed)
Diageo will close its Crown Royal whisky bottling facility in Ontario by February 2026.
The closure is part of Diageo's efforts to improve its North American supply chain by shifting bottling volume closer to U.S. customers.
Diageo did not specify the number of jobs that will be lost but stated that it will support impacted employees and work closely with labor unions.
The bottling operations will be shifted from the Amherstburg, Ontario plant to Diageo's facility in Valleyfield, Quebec.
Diageo reported a smaller-than-expected fall in annual profit in early August, which helped soothe investor concerns amid tough market conditions.
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