Canadian Closures was a joint venture (JV) between the Australian firm, Melbourne Closures (Melbourne), and Macklin Breweries (Macklin) which was based in Canada. The JV manufactured beer bottle caps based on Melbourne's technology; its only customer was Macklin's 10 breweries. Continuing product quality and performance problems resulted in the general manager being replaced. The new general manager was faced with the challenge of resolving .....more

Canadian Closures manufactured beer bottle caps and was a joint venture (JV) between an Australian closures company and a Canadian brewery. Its general manager had led the company in resolving its operational and financial problems over the past two years and had been meeting the parent companies' profit targets. He wanted to provide a strategic vision for Canadian Closure's future which included possible expansion into the United States. .....more