Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Finds Supply Chain Advantages in Appalachian Region
Speyside Bourbon Cooperage Finds Supply Chain Advantages in Appalachian Region
1 PagesOhio Success: Speyside Case Study For more information contact: Glenn Richardson richardson@jobs-ohio.com 614.300.1378 COMPANY PROFILE Speyside has provided the whisky industry – scotch makers in Scotland and bourbon makers in the U.S. – with barrels made of American oak since 1947. Acquired by France-based Tonnellerie Francois Frères Group in 2008, Speyside established its first U.S. cooperage in Shepherdsville, Ky., in 2010. BUSINESS NEED The growing demand from U.S. bourbon distilleries that use new barrels created an opportunity for Speyside to produce new barrels in a new facility and refurbish used barrels at its Shepherdsville facility. To meet this growing demand, Speyside executives identified sites for a new facility in close proximity to its Kentucky cooperage and an abun
