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Kentucky whiskey giant Brown-Forman laying off hundreds, closing Louisville cooperage
Brown-Forman, the Kentucky spirits company that makes Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Woodford Reserve Bourbon, announced it will lay off 12% of its workforce and close its Louisville cooperage.
Bourbon maker Brown-Forman to close Louisville copperage, reduce global workforce by 12%
By McKenna Horsley Kentucky Lantern The Brown-Forman Corp., a giant spirts company based in Kentucky, announced Tuesday it plans to reduce its global workforce by 12% as part of a “a series of strategic initiatives to position the company for continued growth in the dynamic global spirits market.
Workers ‘blindsided’ as Brown-Forman cuts global workforce, including more than 200 Louisville jobs
Cutbacks at Brown-Forman include closing its cooperage in Louisville, putting 210 employees out of work. Wood and others were allowed to go home with pay after company officials made the unexpected announcement.
Is Kentucky’s bourbon boom over? What’s behind Brown-Forman layoffs, slipping sales
Industry sales tracker IWSR reported that sales of U.S. whiskey, including bourbon, Tennessee and rye, fell 1.2% in 2023, the first drop in more than 20 years. Sales have continued to fall, down 4% in the first nine months of 2024.
Brown-Forman layoffs impact hundreds of local workers
Now, the Brown-Forman Cooperage near Louisville's airport is closing. By the end of April, the 210 bourbon barrel makers who work here will be laid off. The company will shift to buying its barrels, but did not say from where. Another 438 workers across the global company will lose or have lost their jobs.
Brown-Forman Lays Off 12% of Workforce
Brown-Forman, the parent company of Jack Daniel's whiskey and Woodford Reserve bourbon, is laying off approximately 12% of its 5,400 employees.
Brown-Forman to close Louisville cooperage, see 12% layoffs amid 'strategic initiatives'
Louisville based Brown-Forman Corporation has announced "a series of strategic initiatives" including layoffs and the closing its Louisville cooperage
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