While Molson Coors Beverages has been busy closing breweries – Eden, N.C. and a California brewery in the last three years – Anheuser-Busch just announced an $85 million expansion of its Cartersville, Ga., brewery. The expansion will create an additional 12 jobs and expand brewing capabilities at the site, about 80 miles from Atlanta.
“We are deeply committed to the Cartersville community, which is why we are excited to announce our $85 million plan for expansion,” said Kevin Fahrenkrog, senior general manager of the Anheuser-Busch Cartersville Brewery. “The U.S. beer industry is back to growth and over the next three years, we will expand the brewery’s capabilities to brew some of our best-selling brands right here in Georgia. Our investment in the Cartersville brewery will create 12 good-paying jobs and reaffirms our strong belief in supporting local manufacturing.”
Anheuser-Busch’s Cartersville location, which opened in 1993, brews more than 20 of the company’s brands and is the original producer of canned emergency drinking water for disaster relief. The Cartersville facility was Anheuser-Busch’s first brewery to be certified organic by the U.S. Department of Agriculture to brew and package Michelob Ultra Pure Gold.