Anheuser-Busch, the leading US brewer and a subsidiary of AB InBev, announced a USD 21 million investment in its Los Angeles and Mira Loma facilities in California. The funding aims to increase production capacity for its Michelob Ultra beer and the spirits-based cocktail brand Cutwater, while also expanding production capabilities for Phorm Energy.
The capital injection will finance upgrades to canning and bottling operations, as well as an expansion of rail capacity to improve transportation and route-to-market logistics. In addition to the hardware improvements, the brewer plans to open a new technical skills training center inside the Los Angeles brewery, which has been operational since 1954. The center is one of 15 planned nationwide to train operators and technicians on electrical and mechanical brewery equipment systems.
The USD 21 million commitment represents another component of the company's broader Brewing Futures initiative (inside.beer, 22.08.2026). This overarching program encompasses a planned USD 600 million investment across its US operations over 2025 and 2026. The strategy aims to modernize domestic manufacturing facilities, support existing jobs and upskill more than 90 percent of the US manufacturing workforce within the next five years.
Anheuser-Busch has maintained a presence in Los Angeles for more than 70 years. The company said it has invested USD 184 million in its Los Angeles and Mira Loma facilities since 2021. Hundreds of Californians are employed across the two sites, while the Los Angeles brewery produces more than 50 Anheuser-Busch beverage brands.
