Anheuser‑Busch's $600m Investment in US Manufacturing
Anheuser-Busch Companies, the manufacturer of Michelob ULTRA, Busch Light, Budweiser and Bud Light, is expanding its investment in US operations to US$600m total across 2025 and 2026.
The company is opening 15 new technical skills training centres at its facilities across the country and collaborating with technical trade schools.
Anheuser-Busch is also helping former and current service members pursue manufacturing careers in the private sector.
The US manufacturing investment
Anhesuser-Busch Companies, a subsidiary of Anheuser-Busch InBev, says the expanded investment will strengthen breweries, provide technical skills training and support hiring veterans.
Brendan Whitworth, CEO of Anheuser-Busch, says: “Anheuser-Busch’s US$600m investment is a testament to our unwavering commitment to the future of American manufacturing.
“By strengthening our manufacturing operations, we are creating sustainable careers, not just jobs and investing in the people who are vital to our success. We are proud to continue building the next generation of manufacturing leaders through our new technical training centres while also providing new opportunities in the workforce for our nation’s veterans.”
The investment builds significantly on an investment of US$300m announced in May 2025. The investments across 2025 and 2026 have supported its Jacksonville, Florida facility with US$30m, its Los Angeles brewery with US$7.4m and a US$9.2m investment in its Cartersville, Georgia site has been announced.
Anheuser-Busch says that the investments in those facilities were for upgrading brewing and packaging equipment.
Technical skills training
Anheuser-Busch announced that it will open 15 new technical skills training centres at its operations facilities across the US.
The centres will offer employees advanced training to upskill their capabilities, from technical fundamentals and digital tools to management systems and mechanical and electrical systems.
Through this expansion, the company plans to upskill more than 90% of its manufacturing workforce over the next five years, building on the more than 2,700 employees who have already received training since the opening of its Technical Excellence Centre in St. Louis in 2022.
Jay Timmons, President and CEO of the National Association of Manufacturers, says: “Anheuser-Busch’s expanded investment is a commitment to the American worker and the future of our nation's strength in manufacturing.
“By partnering with the Manufacturing Institute, Anheuser-Busch is powering a new generation of opportunity for the world’s finest workforce, the manufacturing workforce.
"These local technical skills training centres and partnerships with trade schools will transform careers and enable the manufacturing workforce of today and tomorrow to develop the critical skills they need to build life-changing careers, grow our economy and shape American communities.”
Employing 1,800 veterans
Anheuser-Busch is also continuing to work with the Manufacturing Institute’s Heroes MAKE America initiative. The programme provides former and current US service members with resources to pursue careers in manufacturing.
Anheuser-Busch and the Manufacturing Institute jointly developed Smart Resume, a platform designed to make military skills and experience visible, verified and easily understood by employers.
The company says on its website that it employs 1,800 veterans and active service members.
