Diageo To Invest £40.5m In Beer Packaging Facilities

Spirits giant Diageo has announced an investment of £40.5 million (€48.6 million) to expand capacity at its packaging facilities in Belfast, Northern Ireland and Runcorn, England.

The move aims to support the growth of Guinness Draught and Guinness Zero.

The company will invest £24.5 million (€29.4 million) at its facility in Belfast in doubling in canning capacity.

It will convert existing warehouses into a new state-of-the-art packaging line capable of producing 72,000 cans per hour.

Diageo will invest £16 million (€19.2 million) at the Runcorn site to upgrade its bottling line and expand its warehousing capacity.

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