Brown-Forman, the Kentucky spirits company that makes Jack Daniel’s Tennessee Whiskey and Woodford Reserve Bourbon, announced it will lay off 12% of its workforce and close its Louisville cooperage.

Forman, which is expected to generate up to $80 million in annual savings, comes as inflation and changing consumer tastes cut into spirits sales.

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Spirits giant Brown-Forman Corp. says it’s reducing its global workforce by about 12% and closing its barrel-making plant in Louisville.

Brown-Forman is one of the largest family-owned companies in the spirits and wine business in the U.S. It has served customers for 155 years and owns multiple premium liquor brands, including Jack Daniel's, Woodford Reserve, Herradura, el Jimador, and others.

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