Calls heat up to pull Crown Royal from LCBO shelves

Will Crown Royal be truly Canadian? Union wants answers following Ontario bottling plant closure announcement

Just a few months from the planned closure of the Amherstburg, Ont. plant that blends and bottles Crown Royal, Unifor said it’s unclear what plants will take over the work Diageo claims will still be performed in Canada.

Crown Royal bottling plant 'caught in the crosshairs' of parent company's struggles (Canada)

The looming closure of an Ontario plant that bottles Crown Royal sparked political blowback this week, but a supply chain expert says the company behind the move faced pressing decisions on how to cut costs amid ongoing financial challenges. Spirits maker Diageo found itself in Doug Ford's crosshair...

Crown Royal off the menu at this restaurant located near closing bottling plant

Gilligan's Amherstburg, a family restaurant and bar, has pulled Crown Royal whisky from its offerings in response to the closure of the Diageo bottling plant in town — a move that is expected to cost more than 200 people their jobs in February.

Ford government won’t order LCBO to remove Crown Royal from shelves — for now

On Tuesday, Ford ended a news conference by pouring out a bottle of the Canadian whisky, after its parent company, Diageo, announced it would shutter a plant in Amherstburg, Ont.

Calls heat up to pull Crown Royal from LCBO shelves

The decision by major alcohol distributor Diageo to shutter its Amherstburg Crown Royal bottling plant has ignited calls for Ontario to pull the brand from LCBO shelves.