The Commonwealth preliminarily approved up to $2.35m in economic incentives to help create jobs through the up to $44m construction project, which will provide full bottling and packaging capabilities for all of Gruppo Campari’s US-distilled spirits brands, including not only the Wild Turkey Whiskey line, but SKYY Vodka as well.
Bob Kunze-Concewitz, CEO of Gruppo Campari, said: “This is a major milestone for the Wild Turkey distillery and two of Gruppo Campari’s biggest growth engines. This gives us the ownership of the full production process for our Wild Turkey brands – from distilling to ageing to bottling – all in one location, while also housing the packaging of our largest US-based brand, SKYY Vodka. We are very pleased to be working cooperatively with the Commonwealth on this important project.”
The new Wild Turkey Distillery packaging facility is designed to initially handle up to four million nine-litre cases of product annually and has the capacity to support the Company’s North American packaging platform well into the future, addressing the growth of Wild Turkey, Wild Turkey American Honey, Russell’s Reserve, Rare Breed Bourbon, and SKYY Vodka in the US and around the globe.
The Wild Turkey Distillery did previously house its own packaging capabilities, but those were discontinued by the brand’s previous owner in 2006. The new facility will provide cost efficiencies, improved customer service, and added production flexibility through in-sourcing the company’s packaging needs, according to the company.
Source: Gruppo Campari
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