Anheuser-Busch Expands Fort Collins Brewery, in an Advisory by Industrialinfo.com.Business Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Sept. 19, 2001 Industrialinfo.com (Industrial Information Resources (1) The data and information assets of an organization, department or unit. See data administration. (2) Another name for the Information Systems (IS) or Information Technology (IT) department. See IT. Inc.; Houston, Texas “Houston” redirects here. For other uses, see Houston (disambiguation). Houston (pronounced /'hjuːstən/) is the largest city in the state of Texas and the ) has confirmed that Anheuser-Busch Inc. (NYSE NYSE See: New York Stock Exchange : BUD) (Saint Louis Saint Louis (l  `ĭs), city (1990 pop. 396,685), independent and in no county, E Mo., on the Mississippi River below the mouth of the Missouri; inc. as a city 1822. St. , Mo.) has begun a multi-million dollar expansion at their Fort Collins, Colorado The City of Fort Collins, a home rule municipality situated on the Cache la Poudre River along the Colorado Front Range, is the county seat and most populous city in Larimer County, Colorado. brewery. Plans call for a 28% increase in brewing and packaging capacity through the addition of brew kettles, mash & lauter vessels, a 100,000 square foot warehouse addition and a packaging area modernization. Due to rising sales and demand, Anheuser-Busch needs additional capacity to keep up with future market growth. After the expansion is completed in 2004, the world's largest alcoholic beverage alcoholic beverage Any fermented liquor, such as wine, beer, or distilled liquor, that contains ethyl alcohol, or ethanol, as an intoxicating agent. When an alcoholic beverage is ingested, the alcohol is rapidly absorbed in the stomach and intestines because it does not maker will produce over 8.2 million barrels of beer annually at the Fort Collins site. The additional capacity will also create 35 new jobs at the brewery that already employs over 750 people. Plant Manager Glenn Wilson said, "The reason we do it is because sales are up. We need to find a way to meet demand and expanding the Fort Collins plant will help keep the company on track with those goals." Anheuser-Busch has 12 breweries across the US and had sales last year of over $12.3 billion. They hold a 49% market share and produce over 30 different kinds of beer. The Bud Lite brand recently surpassed Budweiser as the number one brand in case sales. Along with brewing operations, they also have an agricultural division, canning & packaging material plants, recycling facilities and operate nine entertainment parks across the US. Industrialinfo.com provides daily news related to the industrial market place including industry alerts and databases for the energy and industrial markets. For more information on trends and upcoming construction activities in the Energy markets as well as other industrial sectors send inquiries to foodandbeveragegroup@industrialinfo.com or visit us at www.industrialinfo.com. |
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