Ford warns Crown Royal maker will ‘pay dearly’ for plant closure
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The 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.
Ontario Premier Doug Ford again warned drinks multinational Diageo that it will “pay dearly” for its plans to close a local bottling plant, as the Crown Royal maker presses ahead with the move.
On Friday, Ford was asked more questions about the decision by Diageo to close a Crown Royal bottling facility in Amherstburg, Ont.
The premier has flirted with the idea of removing Crown Royal from the shelves of the LCBO in response, though his government says no final decision will be made on that until the plant actually closes in February.
“How can you go after your largest customer?” Ford mused on Friday.
“The people’s business is the LCBO; the people of Ontario own the LCBO. We’re their largest customer in North America, we do $740 million of business with Diageo. Who in their right mind would go after their largest customer?”
The premier’s office said it was too soon to say if Ford’s threat now extends beyond removing Crown Royal from the LCBO to all Diageo products, adding that “every option is on the table.”
Johnnie Walker, Guinness, Tanqueray, Baileys, Smirnoff, Captain Morgan’s and Gordon’s are among the company’s vast empire of alcohol products.
“They think I’m bluffing? I’m not one to bluff,” Ford added on Friday.
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