{"id":2491090,"date":"2026-07-07T00:24:54","date_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:24:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/?p=2491090"},"modified":"2026-07-07T00:24:54","modified_gmt":"2026-07-07T00:24:54","slug":"diageo-enters-agreement-to-sell-amherstburg-crown-royal-bottling-plant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/celebrity.land\/en\/diageo-enters-agreement-to-sell-amherstburg-crown-royal-bottling-plant\/","title":{"rendered":"Diageo enters agreement to sell Amherstburg Crown Royal bottling plant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<div class=\"ttsIcon-cIBsl\"><\/div>\n<div>\n<p>Listen to this article<\/p>\n<p>Estimated 2 minutes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"toggletip-tKLKF ttsToggleTip-DSCNQ\"><button type=\"button\" class=\"toggletipInfoButton-yoX4E\" aria-label=\"More information\" aria-controls=\":R89qn5:\" aria-describedby=\":R89qn5:\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><svg width=\"24\" height=\"24\" viewbox=\"0 0 24 24\" focusable=\"false\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><path d=\"M11 7H13V9H11V7ZM11 11H13V17H11V11ZM12 2C6.48 2 2 6.48 2 12C2 17.52 6.48 22 12 22C17.52 22 22 17.52 22 12C22 6.48 17.52 2 12 2ZM12 20C7.59 20 4 16.41 4 12C4 7.59 7.59 4 12 4C16.41 4 20 7.59 20 12C20 16.41 16.41 20 12 20Z\" fill=\"black\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p>The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. Mispronunciations can occur. We are working with our partners to continually review and improve the results.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<p>The makers of Crown Royal whisky have entered into an agreement to sell their former bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont., Diageo has confirmed to CBC.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We can confirm that a purchase sale agreement for the Amherstburg facility has been signed,&#8221; a spokesperson said in an emailed statement.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The process remains confidential, and we are not currently in a position to share details regarding the purchaser. We will share additional information when appropriate.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The company listed the property for sale in December 2025.<\/p>\n<p>The facility <!-- -->closed its doors on Feb. 25.<\/p>\n<p>Amherstburg Mayor Michael Prue told CBC that town council will only get involved in the future of the property if it requires a zoning amendment or an amendment to the official plan.<\/p>\n<p>It is currently zoned for industrial use.<\/p>\n<p>There has been quite a bit of interest in the property, Prue said.<\/p>\n<p>Three or four businesses in the alcohol industry inquired about it last year, he said, and one made two offers that were both turned down.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Now that an agreement has been signed, both the buyer and the seller will do their due diligence over the next month or so, he said.<\/p>\n<p>The buyer will be revealed once the sale is finalized.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI&#8217;m really hopeful that something will come of this, and we can put those 165 people who lost their job back to work,\u201d Prue said.\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe&#8217;re all happy that this is at least going this step forward.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><em> \u2018 The preceding article may include information circulated by third parties \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n<p><em> \u2018 Some details of this article were extracted from the following source www.cbc.ca \u2019 <\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Listen to this article Estimated 2 minutes The audio version of this article is generated by AI-based technology. 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