Anheuser-Busch Investing $14 Million to Upgrade Houston, Texas, Brewery

Nov. 22, 2024

The beer behemoth’s capital-spending spree continues, as it embarks upon its fifth improvement project in the past 12 months.

Andy Hanacek

The capital-spending spree at Anheuser-Busch is continuing, as the company reportedly will invest $14 million to upgrade its Houston, Texas, brewery — a little more than a year after it installed a new, $22.5 million cooling system at the facility.

According to a company release, the $14 million investment will go toward facility and processing equipment updates; installation of new air rinsers on can lines to reduce water use; and replacement of elevators, doors and the warehouse roof. Ryan Hudgins, senior general manager of the Anheuser-Busch Houston brewery, said the facility has been a proud member of the community for nearly 60 years and the investment “is a testament to Anheuser-Busch’s commitment” to Houston.

The Houston brewery is the only one the company owns in Texas, though it has three other various facilities there, the report noted, going on to say that it produced a company-record 10.9 million barrels of beer in 2022.

This is now the fifth major capital project the company has undertaken at its various U.S. breweries over the past 12 months. Anheuser-Busch’s prior projects include: $8 million dedicated to its St. Louis brewery just last month; $16 million invested in its Los Angeles facility, announced earlier in October 2024; $6.5 million spent in Williamsburg, Va., announced in August 2024; and $13 million for Cartersville, Ga., announced in late November 2023. The company finished the previous Houston cooling system project in August of 2023, and it says it has spent more than $2 billion in the past five years to improve its facilities across the country.

About the Author

Andy Hanacek | Senior Editor

Andy Hanacek has covered meat, poultry, bakery and snack foods as a B2B editor for nearly 20 years, and has toured hundreds of processing plants and food companies, sharing stories of innovation and technological advancement throughout the food supply chain. In 2018, he won a Folio:Eddie Award for his unique "From the Editor's Desk" video blogs, and he has brought home additional awards from Folio and ASBPE over the years. In addition, Hanacek led the Meat Industry Hall of Fame for several years and was vice president of communications for We R Food Safety, a food safety software and consulting company.