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BURLINGTON — The next bottle of New Glarus Brewing Co. beer you drink will not just be a Wisconsin-made beverage but also come in a locally made bottle.

On Monday, executives of Ardagh Group celebrated a decision by New Glarus Brewing to buy all of its bottles from the Ardagh glass manufacturing plant at 815 McHenry St., Burlington. Ardagh’s 537,000-square-foot plant on the edge of the city, an employer of about 400 people, is now in full production of the New Glarus bottles, Plant Manager Dean Harris said during a ceremony there.

New Glarus Brewing Co. founder and President Deb Carey said her company’s decision to buy its bottles from Ardagh instead of a manufacturing plant in Virginia means $6 million of business kept in Wisconsin. According to New Glarus Brewing, glass is one of its largest annual expenses.

Alex Robertson, chief commercial officer of Ardagh North American Glass Division, also said the relationship between the two companies works well for other reasons.

“The key for us, I think, has been the sustainability side of things,” he said. “From a freight point of view, a sustainability perspective, a local-supply perspective, everything comes together really, really well.”