Diageo celebrates grand opening of enhanced Plainfield, Illinois bottling facility
More than $120 million invested in Plainfield operations
Diageo North America (www.diageo.com) celebrates the completion of a more than $120 million investment in its largest bottling facility in Plainfield, Illinois. The Plainfield facility packages some of Diageo’s leading brands, including Smirnoff No. 21, Smirnoff flavored vodkas, Smirnoff Ice, and a range of Diageo’s new-to-world products. The Plainfield site also houses Diageo North America’s brand technical center, which helps to turn new liquid and packaging ideas into commercial products.
Since 2011, the plant has installed three new high speed bottling lines, a flexible production area geared specifically for new-to-world and small-scale specialty products, and several high-tech packaging machines. The site has also seen a number of enhancements to other key areas to grow production capabilities and efficiency.