Eggnog for Easter? Production at Blackwell Dairy delayed until new year
KAMLOOPS — Locals may be disappointed to hear there won’t be any Blackwell Dairy eggnog on the shelves this holiday season, but once operations are up and running again the winter drink could be making a springtime appearance.
Laura Hunter was formerly the barn manager at the company’s Barnhartvale facility, but ever since a fire destroyed Blackwell Dairy’s processing plant last year, she’s been doing everything she can to help get things on track.
“The rebuild’s been going very successful, the dairy is amazing, the outside is pretty much complete,” Hunter says. “Inside, we’ve got lots of work going on, putting in equipment and getting it up and running, and it looks like we’re targeting for the beginning of February.”
It’s a bit disappointing for some people, as the company originally projected for operations to be up and running before Christmas. But Hunter says the delay isn’t impacting demand for Blackwell’s products.