FORT COLLINS, Colo. — Anheuser-Busch has announced plans to upgrade its bottling lines at its Fort Collins brewery.
The company said it will begin a $15.5 million infrastructure investment to upgrade its bottling lines from packed glass to bulk glass.
The St. Louis-based brewery said the move to bulk glass will allow the Fort Collins brewery to "streamline production in-house, strengthening its supply chain, reducing emissions and driving efficiencies across the business."
Anheuser-Busch said the upgraded bottling lines will be fully operational this summer.
Anheuser-Busch said in Colorado it employs more than 1,000 people and an additional 600 work as part of the brewer’s independent distributor network.
“Investing in the communities where our people live and work is part of who we are,” said Brendan Whitworth, CEO of Anheuser-Busch. “This investment in our Fort Collins brewery not only drives efficiencies for our business and improves the capabilities of our facility, but it also puts Anheuser-Busch in a unique position to build on our industry-leading support for our employees with on-the-job education and growth opportunities for our frontline workers.”
“Transforming our bottling line from a packed glass to bulk glass system enables us to be more efficient with our brewery’s beer production,” said Tim Seitz, general manager of Anheuser-Busch Fort Collins Brewery. “Enhancing our brewery’s infrastructure also builds on our capabilities as a brewer and gives our employees the opportunity to develop new technical skillsets and personally contribute to the innovation and growth of the company.”
Anheuser-Busch operates more than 120 facilities across the United States, including flagship and regional craft breweries and agricultural facilities across 24 states.
The Fort Collins brewery is one of the two facilities that cans drinking water for Anheuser-Busch's Emergency Drinking Water program.
“Anheuser-Busch is a long-standing community partner, and I’m pleased that they're making this investment in their Fort Collins brewery,” said Fort Collins Mayor Jeni Ardnt. “In a state that values innovation and sustainability, we're excited to see Anheuser-Busch improving its capabilities in a way that reinforces their commitment to leaving a positive impact on the community and operating sustainably.”
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