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Company behind Jack Daniel's says Canadian boycott is 'significant' as sales drop 62%

www.cbc.ca /news/canada/nova-scotia/brown-forman-jack-daniels-quarterly-sales-american-alcohol-boycott-canada-1.7619950

Parent company officials say trade dispute is causing 'significant headwinds' and 'significant impact'

The parent company of American alcohol producers such as Jack Daniel's whisky and Woodford Reserve bourbon says sales to Canada dropped 62 per cent during the latest fiscal quarter compared to a year ago, as American alcohol remains off the shelves in many provinces.

After U.S. President Donald Trump imposed tariffs on Canadian goods in early March, a number of provinces retaliated, pulling American alcohol from store shelves. Alberta and Saskatchewan have since lifted the ban.

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It wasn't tariffs but the annexation threats that have driven the boycott.
- This. The US seems incapable of understanding that others don't see the US as the greatest, bestest country ever. And that there's no way in hell that they want to be a part of that clusterflop.
  
  The most third-world country of the first-world countries.
  
  Canada would have a leg to stand on here if it didn't rely on the US military.
  They choose to spend nothing on their military because they know the US will back them up if the need arises.
- They still being psyop-ed into believing it was the tariffs eh? I guess they're trying to make it look like we're totally overreacting so they'd have an excuse to punish us even further.
Keep up the great work, Canada. I’m stunned that the rich haven’t pressured Trump to stop with the bullshit tariffs and annexation talk, but I guess they’re all cowards too
- They were mostly ruled illegal last week, but stay in place until the supreme Court can hear an appeal
  
  Hopefully the damage is done and Canadians keep at not buying USA goods, most power to them.
- It’s probably not personally affecting enough of them yet.
I love a good whiskey but if every single one of my favorite distilleries went fascist, I could drink Canadian Club for the rest of my life and be fine.
- I love a good whiskey
  So do I, but we're talking about Jack Daniels here.
  
  I think it's OK with cola.
- Canadian Club is owned by Suntory, if that means anything to you. Still not American, I guess.
  
  Appreciate the precision. My point is, life doesn’t fall apart without your preferred brand of whiskey/vodka/chicken sandwich/whatever. Principles are more important.
  
  I believe they are still mostly made in Canada, though.
- Nothing wrong with Canadian club
Good. In Malaysia, for better or worse, we shut down Starbucks because of their stance on Gaza. Corporates need to be accountable for their political stance.
- Did they shut down due to a lack of business, or was it the government stepping in and imposing its mandate that everyone else has to follow no matter what?
  If it's the former, good. If it's the latter, then it's very bad.
  
  Lack of business. Malaysia has a mostly hate relationship with Israel, and Starbucks US made some statements, so there was a nationwide boycott by the public. They're still operating, but at a significantly reduced volume amidst a plethora of new competition. Many branches shut down.
that “free” market is a bitch, huh?
Ho no … did a Leopard eat your face ?
- According to Goods Unite Us, Brown-Forman, the parent company mentioned on the article, directs 70% of their political contribution towards the Democrats.
  Though they manufacture Jack Daniels in the deep red state of Tennessee. So it's a fair bet a majority of their workers voted for the Leopards Eating People's Faces Party.
  
  They can move their distillery then.
  Fuck red states and fuck the businesses that hide in them.
- "This is all Bidens fault, and woke"
  — mentally ill
I wonder why the Crown Royal plant in Canada recently announced their closure and are moving to the United States. Makes no sense.
- If I remember correctly in order to save costs they're moving production for Crown sold in the US to the US, and Crown sold in Canada to Quebec. Not ideal but not as bad as I've seen the headlines frame it.
  
  Closing a plant in Ontario to move to Quebec and Statesia just feels... traitorous.
As an American I like Jack from time to time and Woodford Reserve, but I usually go to Jim Beam.
However, lately I have been drinking Crown or Bushmills Black Bush. Fuck buying American.
- Try Uncle Nearest and read up on the history of it.
  
  Awesome! Thanks for bringing this to my attention. It’s a very interesting history, and I will have to give it a try. I’m in the Chicago area, but I see that it’s in stock in various stores near here so I’ll have to pick some up.

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