Anheuser-Busch InBev to invest $30 million in its Jacksonville plant

Anheuser-Busch InBev has announced a $30 million investment in its Jacksonville brewery and can plant, aimed at modernizing production and packaging equipment to increase the manufacture of Michelob ULTRA, the best-selling and fastest-growing beer in the United States.

The investment is part of the Brewing Futures initiative, through which Anheuser-Busch has allocated more than $300 million in the last year to its facilities in the United States, with the goal of creating and maintaining manufacturing jobs. Since 2021, the company has invested more than $100 million in Jacksonville and nearly $2 billion in its 100 U.S. plants over the past five years.

According to Brendan Whitworth, CEO of Anheuser-Busch, “Investing in Jacksonville allows us to produce more of the highest quality American beers that consumers love, including Michelob ULTRA. These investments are essential to improving our operations, sustaining jobs, and fostering local economic growth.”

The plan includes expanding production capacity for fast-growing beers, with improvements to bottling lines and fermentation tanks. According to Circana and Nielsen, Michelob ULTRA is the best-selling beer in Florida and across the country, as well as the most popular in bars and restaurants in the state.

The Jacksonville brewery opened in 1969, and the Metal Container Corporation (MCC) plant in 1974, consolidating Anheuser-Busch’s presence in the region and reinforcing its ability to respond to the growing demand for its products.