Merseyside distilling giant Halewood Wines and Spirits has said it is to close an entire site and cut jobs due to the impact of the coronavirus.
The firm employs around 1,000 people at sites across the world, and said on Tuesday it had been hit "very hard financially by the impact of Covid-19".
The business, whose several core products include Whitley Neill and Liverpool Gin as well as Lambrini, vodka and ginger beer brands, said the outbreak has meant "important" sales revenue has been lost.
Stewart Hainsworth, Group CEO of Halewood Wines and Spirits, said the move would include the closure of its US office in Miami, as well as a downsizing of the Australian business - and senior management taking "significant pay cuts".
It's not yet known how the news will affect the Merseyside site, and the number of jobs set to be lost is also unknown.
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Mr Hainsworth said: “As a business, Halewood Wines and Spirits remains committed to its successful strategy of building a range of artisanal spirits brands with strong provenance.
"However, like many companies, we’ve been hit very hard financially by the impact of Covid-19.
"We’ve lost important sales revenue from bars, restaurants and pubs across the 海角视频 and the duty-free trade, while also experiencing a sizeable downturn in export sales.
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“We’ve taken immediate steps to safeguard jobs and attempt to secure the long-term future of a business founded over 40 years ago.
"Senior management are taking significant pay cuts and operations have been adjusted to reduce working hours and overheads."
The sad news comes after an outstanding 2019 for the firm, which included its Whitley Neill rhubarb and ginger product listed in Amazon's top ten best-selling 海角视频 items, and plans for international expansion into North America, Russia, China and Australia.
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Mr Hainsworth added: “Regrettably the Covid-19 outbreak does mean we are introducing a scheme of voluntary redundancies and the closure of some sites.
"This includes closure of our operations in the US and downsizing our Australian business.
“We are looking at Government measures to attempt to minimise the financial disruption caused by COVID-19 and will continue to take any steps we can to protect jobs and help steer the company through this difficult and uncertain period.