It will be the first addition to A-B’s St. Louis campus in 15 years, and is part of a $1 billion in A-B’s facilities nationwide. The investment will increase and enhance its brewing and packaging capacity. Construction will begin this spring and is in addition to the $100 million renovation of EverGrain’s new US headquarters, which is near completion, at the St. Louis campus.
Specific updates include the upgrading of one of the can lines and a dedicated seltzer building to house new systems and equipment for brewing some of Anheuser-Busch’s most popular products, including Bud Light Seltzer and Michelob ULTRA Organic Seltzer, among others. Additionally, the brewery is being outfitted with advanced technical equipment that allows for the streamlined addition of flavors to the seltzer liquid.
The investment in the St. Louis brewery is part of a larger investment spanning 26 states that is expanding Anheuser-Busch’s U.S. operations, stimulating economies in communities across the country, and enabling sustainable innovations. Anheuser-Busch owns and operates more than 120 facilities around the country and employs more than 19,000 people. The beer industry in the U.S. creates more than 2 million jobs and generates more than $331 billion in economic activity each year.