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Diageo North America is investing US$80 million in expanding its production capacity to more than 25m cases annually. The new investment will ensure support Diageo North America’s growth strategy in the Ready-to-Drink (RTD) category.
The investment will be used to install two can lines at a new facility in Plainfield, Illinois, which will produce RTDs including Smirnoff seltzers and the newly launched RTD cocktails from Crown Royal and Ketel One Botanicals.
The facility will span 225,000 square feet and will feature a 500-cans-per-minute line, and a 1,200-cans-per-minute line. Both should be available for commercial production by summer 2021.
Once operational, the site will employ approximately 50 full-time members of staff. Diageo North America has built a 55-year-old partnership with the Village of Plainfield and has played a role contributing to its economic development. Diageo’s presence has grown and expanded over the years: the Plainfield Bottling site -opened since 1966- and the warehouse collectively employ more than 600 additional people.
