Gruppo Campari has opened a $43m packaging facility at Wild Turkey distillery in Lawrence, Kentucky.
The new facility is part of the group's $100m investment plan to upgrade the facility over a period of three years.
Featuring more than 145,000ft² of space, the new packaging unit will be used for bottling and packaging of all Campari's US distilled spirits brands including the Wild Turkey Bourbon line and SKYY Vodka.
The Wild Turkey packaging facility will initially handle up to four million nine-liter cases of product annually, but has the design capability and capacity for more.
Gruppo Campari CEO Bob Kunze-Concewitz said after a seven year absence, they are pleased to bring packaging capabilities back to the Wild Turkey Distillery for two of Gruppo Campari's biggest and fastest growing brands.
"By owning the full production process for all of our Wild Turkey brands, we can be more nimble in meeting the growing worldwide demand for not only Wild Turkey, but also SKYY Vodka. We thank the Commonwealth of Kentucky for its cooperation in bringing this facility to life," Kunze-Concewitz added.
Wild Turkey master distillery Jimmy Russell said Gruppo Campari's investment in the Wild Turkey Bourbon brand not only demonstrates their commitment to helping Wild Turkey produce their fine Bourbon and Rye whiskeys, but also to the people of Kentucky through job creation and tax revenue.
"By having full control of our entire production process from distilling and aging to bottling and packaging, we can focus on what really matters: producing the world's greatest Bourbon," Russell added.
The new facility is part of the group's $100m investment plan to upgrade the facility over a period of three years.
Featuring more than 145,000ft² of space, the new packaging unit will be used for bottling and packaging of all Campari's US distilled spirits brands including the Wild Turkey Bourbon line and SKYY Vodka.
The Wild Turkey packaging facility will initially handle up to four million nine-liter cases of product annually, but has the design capability and capacity for more.
Gruppo Campari CEO Bob Kunze-Concewitz said after a seven year absence, they are pleased to bring packaging capabilities back to the Wild Turkey Distillery for two of Gruppo Campari's biggest and fastest growing brands.
"By owning the full production process for all of our Wild Turkey brands, we can be more nimble in meeting the growing worldwide demand for not only Wild Turkey, but also SKYY Vodka. We thank the Commonwealth of Kentucky for its cooperation in bringing this facility to life," Kunze-Concewitz added.
Wild Turkey master distillery Jimmy Russell said Gruppo Campari's investment in the Wild Turkey Bourbon brand not only demonstrates their commitment to helping Wild Turkey produce their fine Bourbon and Rye whiskeys, but also to the people of Kentucky through job creation and tax revenue.
"By having full control of our entire production process from distilling and aging to bottling and packaging, we can focus on what really matters: producing the world's greatest Bourbon," Russell added.
