Anheuser-Busch, the American brewer behind Michelob ULTRA, Busch Light, Budweiser, Bud Light, Stella Artois, and Cutwater Spirits, has announced a USD 7.4 million investment in its Los Angeles, CA brewery. The funds will upgrade brewing and packaging lines to support rising demand for Michelob ULTRA, the nation’s top-selling, fastest-growing beer.
Anheuser-Busch’s Los Angeles Brewery produces 45 high-quality beverages, distributing them to 26 states nationwide. The new investment will expand capacity for fast-growing brands like Michelob ULTRA, including 25-oz singles and 15-pack slim aluminium cans, to keep pace with demand. Single-serve cans are the #1 share-gaining beer pack size this year (NielsenIQ, All Off-Premise, YTD w.e. 8/16/25), and Michelob ULTRA is up 7.2 per cent in volume year-to-date (Circana, MULC, YTD w.e. 8/31/25).
This LA upgrade is part of the company’s Brewing Futures initiative, through which more than USD 300 million is being invested across US facilities to create and sustain domestic manufacturing jobs. Anheuser-Busch’s Los Angeles Brewery, established in 1954, has received USD 180 million in investments over the past five years, contributing to the nearly USD 2 billion the company has poured into its 100 US facilities during the same period.
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Brendan Whitworth, CEO, Anheuser-Busch, stated, “Investing in our Los Angeles Brewery enables us to brew and deliver more of the highest-quality beers and, beyond that, consumers love – including Michelob ULTRA, the #1 top-selling and fastest-growing beer in America. Investments like this one strengthen our position as a leading American manufacturer, allowing us to continue driving economic growth and creating and sustaining jobs in the communities where we operate.”
Caroline Menjivar, California State Senator, 20th District, added, “Since opening its doors over 70 years ago in Van Nuys, Anheuser-Busch has played a foundational and generational role in economic growth, employment, and business innovation for the district and constituents I now represent in the San Fernando Valley. This new USD 7.4 million investment will only further contribute to the success of our community, keeping jobs in Senate District 20 at a time when so many are commuting far for good-paying jobs. I am grateful to Anheuser-Busch for their continued partnership with the people of the San Fernando Valley.”
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