Spirits maker Diageo says it will cease operations at its bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., early next year, as it shifts some of the bottling volume to the U.S.
This is exactly the issue of foreign ownership of domestic brands. The moment they find it more profitable to produce things elsewhere rather than build up the local economy, they will.
Diageo makes a number of things aside from Crown Royal that are seen as domestic products. Please read the label.
The pain is that while we make tonnes of alcohol here in Canada, it’s often hard to find Canadian owned alcohol at the liquor store. Take Alberta Premium Whisky for example, owned by a Japanese company despite being made here. Want to find stuff owned by Canadians? Good luck finding it.
This is my experience here in Alberta though where liquor stores are privatised rather than owned by the crown corp. Hope it’s different in the other provinces.
This is exactly the issue of foreign ownership of domestic brands. The moment they find it more profitable to produce things elsewhere rather than build up the local economy, they will.
Diageo makes a number of things aside from Crown Royal that are seen as domestic products. Please read the label.
The pain is that while we make tonnes of alcohol here in Canada, it’s often hard to find Canadian owned alcohol at the liquor store. Take Alberta Premium Whisky for example, owned by a Japanese company despite being made here. Want to find stuff owned by Canadians? Good luck finding it.
This is my experience here in Alberta though where liquor stores are privatised rather than owned by the crown corp. Hope it’s different in the other provinces.