All’s fair in love and (trade) war. Not quite, said the CEO of the American company that makes Jack Daniel’s whiskey. Canada’s not playing fair, Lawson Whiting, chief executive of Brown ...

Lawson Whiting, CEO of Jack Daniel's, has denounced the Canadian retaliation A trade dispute between Canada and the US has escalated, with several Canadian provinces pulling American-made alcohol ...

In early March 2025, claims circulated online that the popular whiskey brand Jack Daniel's laid off employees because of U.S. President Donald Trump's announcement of 25% tariffs on trade with Canada.

A worker removes bottles of American-made Jack Daniel's whiskey from a shelf at the Liquor Control Board of Ontario store in Toronto on Tuesday. - Christopher Katsarov Luna/Bloomberg via Getty ...

After Canada pulled American-made spirits off its shelves following President Donald Trump’s implementation of tariffs on Canadian imports, the CEO of Brown-Forman, which makes Jack Daniel’s ...

Lawson Whiting, CEO of Brown-Forman, which makes Jack Daniel’s, called the move “frustrating” during an earnings call Wednesday. “That’s worse than a tariff because it’s literally ...

Canada accounts for only 1% of Jack Daniel's total sales, so Whiting said in an earnings call that the company can survive the hit. Lawson Whiting, the CEO of Brown-Forman which is the parent ...

Jack Daniel’s maker Brown-Forman’s CEO Lawson Whiting said on Wednesday Canadian provinces taking American liquor off store shelves was “worse than a tariff” and a “disproportionate ...

Canadian provinces pulling US alcohol off store shelves in response to Trump trade policy is "worse than tariffs", the boss of Jack Daniel's maker Brown-Forman has said. Several Canadian provinces ...