Amherstburg mayor says Crown Royal ban should have stayed until plant was sold | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The mayor of an Ontario town, which once hosted a Crown Royal bottling plant, says international drinks maker Diageo appeared to lose any urgency trying to sell the facility after Premier Doug Ford ended his threat to ban its whisky. Ford threatened for months to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO […]
Crown Royal bottling plant in Ontario town shuts down 2 days early | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Descrease article font size Increase article font size The union representing workers at a Crown Royal bottling facility in southwestern Ontario says it has been shuttered two days earlier than planned, potentially marking the end of a lengthy tug-of-war over the plant’s future. Plans to close the facility in Amherstburg, Ont., were first announced […]
Behind the scenes of Diageo’s attempts to soften the blow of an Ontario plant closure | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] The day before employees at the Crown Royal bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., were told their jobs were about to be eliminated, the company behind the Canadian-made whisky reached out to Premier Doug Ford’s office to offer the government a “heads up.” Internal emails, obtained by Global News through freedom of information laws, reveal […]
Ford backs down on Crown Royal ban after reaching agreement with Diageo | Globalnews.ca
[ad_1] Ontario Premier Doug Ford is backing down from his threat to remove Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO after the government said it reached a $23-million agreement with the company that includes new investment but won’t replace the jobs lost. Months after Ford poured out a bottle of Crown Royal in protest […]