Black Fly Beverage Company

This year marks the 20th anniversary of Black Fly Beverage Company, co-founded by Rob Kelly, BA’87, and Cathy Siskind-Kelly. The London, Ont., company made history by securing Ontario’s first distillery license in over a century and has since grown into a national leader in the ready-to-drink industry, both as a brand and co-manufacturer of alcoholic and non-alcoholic beverages. The Kelly family’s Western connection runs deep—children Isaiah, BA’18, Maya, BA’20, and Owen, BA’24, are all Western alumni, with Isaiah and Owen working in the family business