Budweiser producer pours $15 million into its St. Louis brewery

American beer maker Anheuser-Busch, which produces Budweiser, Bud Light, and Michelob ULTRA, is spending $15 million on its flagship St. Louis brewery as part of its larger $300 million U.S. manufacturing investment.

The capital will fund supply-chain infrastructure to bring “American-grown ingredients” to its brewery and transport its beers to customers, Anheuser-Busch said in a release Tuesday. The brewer is owned by AB InBev, which is headquartered in Leuven, Belgium.

Its stock is up more than 1% as of 10:40 a.m. Eastern on Tuesday. 

President Donald Trump has repeatedly said he wants companies to move manufacturing to the U.S., and Apple, IBM, and Amazon have already promised to spend billions towards U.S. production.

Anheuser-Busch's announced in May that it would spend more than $300 million in 2025 to create and sustain manufacturing jobs in the U.S.

Its $15 million investment comes days after a manufacturing production report from the Federal Reserve showed no growth in July, hinting at a potential future decline in U.S.-based manufacturing production as tariffs squeeze costs. 

Anheuser-Busch has already poured some of its planned $300 million investment into its operations in Baldwinsville, NY; Houston, TX; Columbus, OH; Ft. Collins, CO; and Williamsburg, VA.

"This latest investment not only supports local jobs and opportunities for our hardworking families, but also reinforces Missouri’s position as a leader in American innovation and industry,” Missouri Governor Mike Kehoe said in the release. He added, “With the passage of the American Beer Act, we’ve created an environment that empowers brewers like Anheuser-Busch to thrive, expand, and strengthen our economy." 

The American Beer Act in Missouri lowered the tax on malt liquors manufactured in U.S. breweries from $1.86 per barrel to $0.62 per barrel starting next year. Kehoe signed the act into law at Anheuser-Busch St. Louis brewery, the National Alcohol Beverage Control Association said.

Alongside its $15 million investment, the beer maker said it's expanding access to its Technical Excellence Center training facility in St. Louis to local trade schools and groups, thanks to a partnership with the National Association of Manufacturers’ Manufacturing Institute. It said this is the first time anyone other than its own workforce will use its training facility. 

The facility opened in 2022 and offers over 35 courses. Anheuser-Busch said it has trained more than 2,000 workers since then. 

The brewer added that it is “expanding its adoption” of a digital credentialing system to help veterans acquire manufacturing skills.