2 high-speed can lines will support capacity of 25+ million canned beverages
March 19, 2021
To support New York-based Diageo North America’s growth strategy in the ready-to-drink (RTD) category, the company announced plans to expand its manufacturing footprint and install two can lines at a new facility in Plainfield, Ill. With an investment of approximately $80 million, the site will have the capacity to produce more than 25 million cases of RTDs a year, including Smirnoff seltzers and the newly launched spirits-based RTD cocktails from Crown Royal and Ketel One Botanicals.
New building will support sweetener suppliers continued growth
January 8, 2021
Sweetener Solutions, Pooler, Ga., announced an expansion to existing production capacity and warehousing space through the creation of a new, additional climate-controlled facility near its corporate headquarters in Pooler, Ga.
Prior to the coronavirus pandemic, the beverage market had seen a lot of mergers and acquisitions among beverage wholesalers as well as continuous SKU proliferation from beverage manufacturers. Because of these trends, many beverage operations are turning to new facility builds to ease the pain.
The true measure of a successful distribution operation is how well it manages change. And most wholesalers can learn a thing or two about that from G.G. Distributing.
Covington, Ky.-based Braxton Brewing Co. announced plans to expand its presence to Fort Mitchell, Ky., with the opening of a new barrel-aging brewery and taproom. Expected to open this fall, the Braxton Barrel House will offer a unique experience for patrons by giving them the opportunity to create custom private-barrel picks of the company’s barrel-aged brews, it says.