ST. LOUIS — Anheuser-Busch plans to invest $8 million in its brewery here, a move that will bolster its workforce, the company said. According to a Tuesday press release, the money is part of the beer maker’s commitment in investing its facilities to create and sustain jobs.
A-B CEO Brendan Whitworth called the St. Louis plant “iconic as the beer we brew” and said that the $8 million will ensure the company has the talent to “build on our legacy for generations to come.”
“Our continued investments in our St. Louis brewery benefits not only our local team, but also our hometown, which continues to be a core part of our identity after more than 165 years,” Whitworth said in a statement.
The company also said it is committed to spending almost $1 million on skills training, entrepreneurship, higher education, and more as an investment in the region’s economy and workforce.
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Since 2019, A-B has put over $165 million in the St. Louis campus, the company said. Part of that money went to the renovating and reopening of its Technical Excellence Center. The center aims to train workers and has served 1,500 frontline workers from numerous A-B since 2022, the press release said.
“For well over a century, Anheuser-Busch’s presence has been an essential piece of the foundation of our local community and economy,” state Sen. Steven Roberts said in a statement. “I am grateful for their ongoing presence and investments in St. Louis which reinforce their commitment to bolstering our local workforce, while also making the entire St. Louis region stronger.”
A-B started in St. Louis in 1852 and was bought by now-parent company Belgium-based Anheuser-Busch InBev in 2008. A-B is known for brands like Bud Light, Budweiser, Michelob Ultra and Busch Light. The company has a dozen breweries in the U.S.
Its St. Louis operations are located in Soulard at 1200 Lynch Street and its campus includes the Lyon Schoolhouse Museum and a brew house.
For its most recent quarter, A-B InBev reported a revenue of $15.33 billion, up from $15.12 billion in the same quarter last year, though it saw a decline in sales volumes.
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