Anheuser-Busch announced a $30 million investment in its Jacksonville, Florida Brewery and Can Plant. The investment will go toward upgrading brewing and packaging equipment to fuel increased production of Michelob ULTRA, America’s top-selling and fastest-growing beer.
This latest $30 million investment in its Jacksonville facilities is part of Anheuser-Busch’s ongoing Brewing Futures initiative, through which the company invested more than $300 million in its U.S. facilities in the last year to create and sustain U.S. manufacturing jobs.
Building on more than 165 years of continuous investment in its people, breweries, and communities, Anheuser-Busch’s Brewing Futures initiative supports American manufacturing through three key pillars:
creating and sustaining manufacturing jobs
advancing technical skills training
strengthening manufacturing career opportunities for veterans
“Investing in our Jacksonville facilities enables us to brew more of the highest-quality American beers that consumers love, including Michelob ULTRA, the #1 top-selling and fastest-growing beer in America,” said Brendan Whitworth, CEO, Anheuser-Busch. “Investments like these are incredibly important because they help us to enhance our operations while also sustaining jobs and driving local economic growth in the communities where we operate.”
This investment will expand the Jacksonville Brewery’s capacity to produce fast-growing beers like Michelob ULTRA, including upgrades to bottling lines and brewing tanks. According to Circana, the leader in providing data to consumer-packaged goods companies, Michelob ULTRA is the #1 top-selling beer nationwide and the state of Florida, and Nielsen also confirms the brand is #1 in bars and restaurants across the state.
“Anheuser-Busch’s announcement of a new $30 million investment to expand production at its Jacksonville facilities is excellent news for Northeast Florida,” U.S. Representative Aaron Bean said. “This kind of bold, forward-looking investment will create new jobs, provide more opportunities, boost our state’s economy, and further solidify our region as a cornerstone of American manufacturing. Thanks to the Working Families Tax Cut, pro-growth investments like this are becoming more possible, empowering businesses to grow, workers to succeed, and communities to prosper.”
“By upgrading brewing and packaging capabilities with a $30 million investment, Anheuser-Busch is helping position Jacksonville to grow its manufacturing sector and strengthen our workforce development in this area,” said Florida Speaker Pro Tempore, Wyman Duggan, a Jacksonville Republican. “We look forward to working together to turn this investment into a sustained opportunity for the hard-working people of Jacksonville.”
Anheuser-Busch opened its Jacksonville Brewery in 1969 and its Metal Container Corporation (MCC) facility in 2016. The company has invested over $100 million in its Jacksonville facilities since 2021, part of the nearly $2 billion it has invested in its 100 U.S. facilities over the past five years. Anheuser-Busch is a leading American manufacturer and maker of Michelob ULTRA, Busch Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, Cutwater Spirits and NÜTRL Vodka Seltzer.