Anheuser-Busch InBev (AB InBev) is injecting $300m into its US manufacturing operations this year.
The group invested an identical sum in its production sites 2025.
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AB InBev plans to use the fresh capex to invest in its supply chain and in technology projects, although it declined to share specific details.
The Budweiser brewer is aiming to increase production and invest in packaging for brands including Michelob Ultra.
Alongside the investment, AB InBev’s US arm, Anheuser-Busch, is opening 15 technical skills training centres at its facilities nationwide, the group said in a statement yesterday (22 April).
The centres will be used to train employees and provide them skills in areas including digital tools, and mechanical and electrical systems.
In the statement, Brendan Whitworth, Anheuser-Busch CEO, said: “By strengthening our manufacturing operations, we are creating sustainable careers – not just jobs – and investing in the people who are vital to our success.”
The company said it aims to upskill more than 90% of its US manufacturing workforce over the next five years.
It added that more than 2,700 employees have already received training since its first Technical Excellence Center opened in St. Louis in 2022.
In its full-year results for 2025, released in February, AB InBev reported group revenue of $59.32bn, down 0.8% year on year on a reported basis, and up 2% organically. Normalised EBIT rose 2.5% to $15.85bn, or 7% organically.
For the fourth quarter, reported revenue increased 4.8% to $15.55bn, and rose 2.5% organically. Norma EBIT rose 5.9% to $4.04bn, or 4.5% organically.
In the US, revenue in the full year fell 1.3%, with revenue per hectolitre increasing 2%. EBITDA in the market was broadly flat at -0.4% and margin improved 29bps.
Fourth-quarter revenue for the group’s US declined 1.4% and EBITDA fell 6.2%, although brands such as Michelob Ultra and Cutwater supported market share gains, the group said at the time.
