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Company behind Crown Royal whisky signs deal to sell Ontario bottling plantA spokesperson for the company behind Crown Royal stated that while the agreement for the Amherstburg facility has been signed, details about its buyer won't be shared.EconomyJul 7
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Amherstburg mayor says Crown Royal ban should have stayed until plant was soldMayor Michael Prue said Diageo appeared to lose steam in its attempts to quickly sell a facility in his town as soon as Doug Ford stood down his threat to ban Crown Royal.CanadaMar 20
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Behind the scenes of Diageo’s attempts to soften the blow of an Ontario plant closureThe night before it announced an Ontario bottling facility would close, representatives from Diageo got in touch with Doug Ford's office. At first, the conversation was cordial.PoliticsFeb 20
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Ford backs down on Crown Royal ban after reaching agreement with DiageoThe government says the agreement with Diageo is worth $23 million, but it does not appear to directly save any Ontario jobs related to the whisky.PoliticsFeb 13
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Diageo confirms ‘ongoing discussions’ with Ford government to avert Crown Royal banFord threatened to remove the Canadian whisky from provincial liquor stores last summer after Diageo announced it would close a bottling plant in southwestern Ontario.PoliticsJan 30
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Ford says he is offering Diageo ‘olive branch’ on Crown Royal LCBO boycottOn Wednesday, Ford said he was offering the company Diageo an 'olive branch' to present the government with a plan to replace the 160 jobs in Amherstburg.PoliticsJan 22
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Ford warns Crown Royal maker will ‘pay dearly’ for plant closureThe premier's office couldn't say if Doug Ford was threatening to remove all of the company's products, which include Johnnie Walker, Guinness and Tanqueray, from the LCBO.CanadaSep 6, 2025
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Crown Royal bottling plant ‘caught in the crosshairs’ of parent company’s strugglesThe looming closure of an Ontario plant that bottles Crown Royal sparked political blowback this week.PoliticsSep 4, 2025
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Ford dumps Crown Royal bottle in protest of plant closure: ‘They’re hurting Ontario’Ontario Premier Doug Ford dumped out a bottle of Crown Royal Tuesday in protest of the whisky maker's decision to shutter its bottling facility in the province.CanadaSep 2, 2025
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Diageo to build carbon neutral Crown Royal distillery near Sarnia, Ont.The new Crown Royal distillery will sit on 400 acres in St. Clair Township in southwestern Ontario, near Sarnia, and will include blending and warehousing operations.CanadaMar 10, 2022
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