Anheuser-Busch 310845 226174253 2008-07-17T04:14:29Z 24.84.11.11 {{Infobox Company |company_name = Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. |company_logo = [[Image:Anheuser-Busch.svg|250px]] |company_type = Public, ({{NYSE|BUD}}) |foundation = 1852, incorporated in 1875 |location = [[St. Louis, Missouri]], [[United States]] |key_people = [[Patrick Stokes]] ([[Chair (official)|Chairman of the Board]]), [[August Busch IV]] ([[Chief executive officer|CEO]]) |industry = Beverages, packaging, and entertainment |products = [[Beer]]s, [[lager]]s, [[malt beverage]]s, [[energy drink]]s |revenue = $16.7 billion (2007) |num_employees= 30,849 (2007) |homepage = [http://www.anheuser-busch.com/ www.anheuser-busch.com] }} '''Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. ''' ({{NYSE|BUD}}) ({{pronEng|ˈænhаɪzər bʊʃ}}) operates the largest [[brewing]] company in the [[United States]] in volume with a 48.8% share of beer sales. It is the world's largest brewing company based on [[revenue]], but third in brewing volume, before the proposed merger with [[InBev]] was announced on [[July 13]], [[2008]].<ref> {{cite news |url= http://www.time.com/time/business/article/0,8599,1822811,00.html |title= Bud Brewer Braced for Change |publisher=TIME |date=[[July 15]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-07-15 }}</ref> The company operates 12 breweries in the United States and nearly 20 others in other countries. Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. (ABC) is the holding company of Anheuser-Busch, Incorporated (ABI), a [[beer]] brewer. The Company is also the parent corporation to a number of subsidiaries that conduct various other business operations. ABC's operations comprise four segments: domestic beer, international beer, packaging, and entertainment, which contributed 75%, 7%, 10% and 8%, respectively, of the ABC's net sales, during the year ended [[December 31]], [[2007]]. Approximately 93% of the ABC's net sales are generated in the United States. Worldwide sales of the Company's beer brands aggregated 128.4 million barrels in 2007, which comprises domestic and international volume. International volume represents Anheuser-Busch brands produced overseas by company-owned breweries, under license and contract brewing agreements, plus exports from the Company's United States breweries. Anheuser-Busch's best known [[beer]]s include brands such as [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]], [[Busch Beer|Busch]] (originally known as Busch Bavarian Beer) and [[Michelob]] families, [[Bud Light]], and [[Natural Light]]. The company also produces a number of smaller-volume and specialty beers, nonalcoholic brews, [[malt liquor]]s (King Cobra and the Hurricane family), and flavored [[malt beverage]]s (e.g. the Bacardi Silver family and [[Tequiza]]). ==History== Anheuser-Busch began as a small brewery located in [[St. Louis]], [[Missouri]]. In 1860, [[Eberhard Anheuser]], a German-born prosperous soap manufacturer, became owner of the struggling brewery. [[Adolphus Busch]], Anheuser’s son-in-law, became partner in 1869, and became president when Anheuser died in 1880. [[Image:Anheuser Busch brewery.jpg|thumb|right|Interior of the St. Louis brewery]] Adolphus Busch was the first U.S. brewer to use pasteurization to keep beer fresh, the first to use artificial refrigeration and refrigerated railroad cars and the first to bottle beer extensively. In 1876, Busch introduced America’s first national beer brand: Budweiser. In 1877, Busch introduced the company's first [[cola]]: ''[[King Cola]]''. Anheuser-Busch became the largest brewer in the United States in 1957. It today produces about 11 billion bottles of beer a year. Anheuser-Busch International, Inc. was established in 1981, and is responsible for the company's foreign beer operations and equity investments. Today, Anheuser-Busch operates 12 breweries and several theme parks in the United States and has operations around the world. ===Acquisition by InBev=== On [[June 12]], [[2008]], [[Belgium|Belgian]]-[[Brazil]]ian brewing company [[InBev]] announced that it had agreed a US$46 billion offer for the company.<ref>[http://www.globalbeerleader.com/home.php InBev Proposes Combination with Anheuser-Busch]. [[Press release]]. ''InBev''.</ref> If this had been successful, it would have joined two of the world's four largest brewing companies (based on revenue) and create a company that brews three of the top beers in the world, namely Bud Light, Budweiser, and [[Skol]]. InBev also stated that the merger would not result in any U.S. brewery closures and they would also attempt to keep on management and board members from both companies. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.nytimes.com/reuters/business/business-inbev.html | title="InBev: U.S. Anheuser Breweries to Stay After Merger | work=Reuters | publisher=The New York Times | date=2008-06-20 | accessdate=2008-06-20}}</ref> On [[June 25]], [[2008]], Anheuser-Busch officially announced that they would reject InBev's offer and provide a restructuring of company to maintain shareholders and United States World Headquarters in St. Louis.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://business.timesonline.co.uk/tol/business/industry_sectors/consumer_goods/article4215711.ece | title=Anheuser-Busch set to snub InBev and propose own revamp | publisher=[[The Times]] | date=2008-06-25 | accessdate=2008-06-25}}</ref> On [[July 1]], [[2008]], [[InBev]] urged Anheuser-Busch [[shareholders]] to vote in favor of the buyout as InBev felt the offer of $65 per share should be considered a reasonable offer in view of the falling [[stock market]]. The company had previously filed suit in [[Delaware]], after the rejection of their offer, to ensure that the [[stockholders]] could oust Anheuser-Busch's 13 board members. <ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/25472139/ | title=InBev pitches buyout bid to Bud shareholders | work=Associated Press |publisher=MSNBC | date=2008-07-01 | accessdate=2008-07-01}}</ref> On [[July 7]], [[2008]], Anheuser-Busch filed a lawsuit against InBev to stop them from soliciting support of shareholders, stating that the company's offer is an illegal scheme. InBev is also accused of concealing that they do business in [[Cuba]], which might have created additional obstacles to their efforts to operate in the United States.<ref>{{cite news | url=http://www.businessweek.com/ap/financialnews/D91PU0BO2.htm | title=Anheuser-Busch calls InBev takeover bid illegal | work=Associated Press |publisher=Business Week | date=2008-07-08 | accessdate=2008-07-09}}</ref> On [[July 13]], [[2008]], Anheuser-Busch and InBev said they have agreed to a deal, pending shareholder and regulatory approval,<ref> {{cite news |url=http://www.nydailynews.com/news/us_world/2008/07/13/2008-07-13_anheuserbusch_belgian_firm_inbev_are_bre.html |title=Anheuser-Busch, Belgian firm InBev are brewin' up a merger |work=Associated Press |publisher=New York Daily News |date=[[July 13]], [[2008]] |accessdate=2008-07-14 }}</ref> for InBev to purchase Anheuser-Busch at $70 per share, creating a new company to be named [[Anheuser-Busch InBev]]. Anheuser-Busch would get two seats on the combined [[board of directors]]. The all-cash agreement, almost $52 billion in total equity, would create the world’s largest brewer, uniting the maker of [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] and [[Michelob]] with the producer of [[Stella Artois]], [[Hoegaarden Brewery|Hoegaarden]], [[Leffe]] and [[Beck's]], [[Bass (beer)|Bass]], [[Labatt]] and [[Brahma (beer)|Brahma]]. The two companies would have yearly sales of more than $36.4 billion, surpassing the current No. 1 brewer, London-based [[SABMiller]].<ref>De la Merced, Michael J. [http://www.nytimes.com/2008/07/14/business/worldbusiness/14beer.html?ref=europe nytimes.com, Anheuser-Busch Agrees to Be Sold to InBev]. ''The New York Times''. [[2008-07-14]].</ref><ref>Spain, William; Goldstein, Steve. [http://www.marketwatch.com/news/story/anheuser-busch-accepts-70-share-52-billion/story.aspx?guid=%7B02125469-49F4-4C21-824D-01EB0623A817%7D&dist=hplatest Anheuser-Busch accepts $52 billion InBev offer]. ''MarketWatch''. [[2008-07-14]].</ref> ==United States breweries and headquarters== In the United States, Anheuser-Busch operates 12 breweries: * [[St. Louis, Missouri]] (world headquarters)[[Image:BreweryWilliamsburg.jpg|thumb|right|Williamsburg brewery]] * [[Baldwinsville, New York]] * [[Cartersville, Georgia]] * [[Columbus, Ohio]] * [[Fairfield, California]] * [[Fort Collins, Colorado]] * [[Houston, Texas]] * [[Jacksonville, Florida]] * [[Van Nuys, Los Angeles, California]] * [[Merrimack, New Hampshire]] * [[Newark, New Jersey]] * [[Williamsburg, Virginia]] ===St. Louis corporate world headquarters and brewery=== {{main|Anheuser-Busch Brewery (St. Louis, Missouri)}} {{See also|Alcohol laws of Missouri}} {{Infobox_nrhp | name =Anheuser-Busch Brewery | nrhp_type = nhld | image = StLouisABPackaging Plant.JPG | caption = The packaging plant in [[Saint Louis, Missouri]] | location= 721 Pestalozzi, [[St. Louis, Missouri]] | lat_degrees = 38 | lat_minutes = 35 | lat_seconds = 51 | lat_direction = N | long_degrees = 90 | long_minutes = 12 | long_seconds = 44 | long_direction = W | locmapin = Missouri | area =142&nbsp;acres<ref name="nrhpinv2"/> | built =1875 | architect= Unknown | architecture= Romanesque | designated= [[November 13]], [[1966]]<ref name="nhlsum">{{cite web|url=http://tps.cr.nps.gov/nhl/default.cfm |title=____ToBeAddedWhenNHLwebsiteBackUp____ |accessdate=2008-06-22|work=National Historic Landmark summary listing|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> | added = [[November 13]], [[1966]]<ref name="nris">{{cite web|url=http://www.nr.nps.gov/|title=National Register Information System|date=2008-04-15|work=National Register of Historic Places|publisher=National Park Service}}</ref> | governing_body = Private | refnum=66000945 }} Anheuser-Busch world headquarters is located in St. Louis, Missouri. The brewery there, the largest of the Anheuser-Busch breweries, was opened in 1852 and includes three buildings that are listed as [[National Historic Landmark]]s. At the headquarters, near downtown Saint Louis, free tours of the brewery are available to the public. The tour takes visitors through the complex, and those of the [[National Minimum Drinking Age Act|legal age]] can enjoy two free glasses of any Anheuser-Busch product in the Hospitality Room at the end of the tour. Tourists can see beer being made live in front of them in hot and steamy vats in a working part of the brewery (from behind plexiglas shields). The company keeps a rotation of its famous [[Budweiser Clydesdales]] at its headquarters, and visitors to the brewery can observe the [[Clydesdale (horse)|Clydesdales]] in their exercise field and see their places in the carriage house. The bulk of the herd is kept at the company farm in [[St. Louis County, Missouri|St. Louis County]]. The farm, known to many a St. Louisan as [[Grant's Farm]] (having been owned by former President [[Ulysses S. Grant]] at one time), is also home to a varied menagerie of animals. The current manager of the famous Clydesdales is Benjamin Underwood. The brewery was designated a U.S. [[National Historic Landmark]] in 1966.<ref name="nhlsum"/><ref name="nrhpinv2">{{citation|title={{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Text/66000945.pdf National Register of Historic Places Inventory-Nomination: Anheuser-Busch Brewery]|32&nbsp;KB}}|date=April, 1978 |author=Cecil McKithan and Stephen Lissandrello |publisher=National Park Service}} and {{PDFlink|[http://pdfhost.focus.nps.gov/docs/NHLS/Photos/66000945.pdf ''Accompanying four photos, from 1895, ca. 1900, 1942, and ca. 1970'']|32&nbsp;KB}}</ref> The landmarked area includes 189 structures spread over 142&nbsp;acres, including many red brick Romanesque ones "with square crenelated towers and elaborate details."<ref name="nrhpinv2"/> The Brew House, built in 1891-1892, is particularly notable for its "multi-storied hop chandelier, intricate iron-work, and utilization of natural light".<ref name="nrhpinv2"/> ==International breweries== [[Image:Boat Race Mortlake Brewery.jpg|thumb|right|Budweiser Stag brewery in [[Mortlake]], [[London]], UK]] Overseas, Anheuser-Busch operates 15 breweries - 14 in [[China]] and one in the [[United Kingdom]]; In [[China]], A-B operates Budweiser Wuhan International Brewing Company, Ltd. and [[Harbin Brewery]] Group Ltd which A-B fully acquired in 2004. Chinese production of AB products in China started, in Wuhan, after their purchase of a local brewery in 1997. In the [[United Kingdom]], the Budweiser Stag Brewing Company Ltd. produces and packages Budweiser. Budweiser is also locally brewed in eight countries outside the United States. They are: Argentina, Canada, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Russia, South Korea and Spain. Anheuser-Busch strategic equity investments include: * 50% of [[Grupo Modelo]] in Mexico<ref name="abpr2006">[http://anheuser-buschcompanies.com/Press/ModeloChina_120406.html Grupo Modelo Appoints Anheuser-Busch as the Importer of its Brands in China], ''Anheuser-Busch Press Release'', 2006, accessed 2008-3-24.</ref> * 27% of [[Tsingtao Brewery]] Company Ltd. in China<ref name="abpr2006"/> * 34% of craft beer [[Redhook Ale Brewery]]<ref name="wotp">[http://www.beernewsletter.com/blog/?p=205 Anybody Watching Redhook’s Stock…], ''What's on tap? Newsletter'', accessed 2008-3-24.</ref> * 40% of [[Widmer Brothers Brewery]]<ref name="wotp"/> ==Beverage products== Anheuser-Busch brews over 40 different beers and malt liquors, which have won 12 [[World Beer Cup]] awards. * Budweiser Family ** ''[[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]]'' (World Beer Cup Bronze Medal, 1996) ** ''[[Bud Light]]'' ** ''[[Budweiser Select]]'' ** ''[[Budweiser American Ale]]'' (available October 2008) ** ''[[Bud Dry]]'' ** ''[[Bud Ice]]'' ** ''[[Bud Ice Light]]'' ** ''[[Budweiser Brewmaster's Private Reserve]]'' ** ''[[Bud Light Lime]]'' ** ''[[Budweiser & Clamato Chelada]]'' ** ''[[Bud Light & Clamato Chelada]]'' ** ''[[Bud Extra]]'' * Michelob Family ** ''[[Michelob]]'' ** ''[[Michelob Light]]'' (World Beer Cup Bronze Medal, 2006) ** ''[[Michelob Honey Lager]]'' ** ''[[Michelob AmberBock]]'' (World Beer Cup Bronze Medal, 1998) ** ''[[Michelob Golden Draft]]'' ** ''[[Michelob Golden Draft Light]]'' ** ''[[Michelob Bavarian Wheat]]'' ** ''[[Michelob Porter]]'' ** ''[[Michelob Pale Ale]]'' ** ''[[Michelob Dunkel Weisse]]'' (available Late 2008) * Ultra Family ** ''[[Michelob Ultra]]'' (World Beer Cup Bronze Medal, 2004) ** ''[[Michelob Ultra Amber]]'' (World Beer Cup Silver Medal, 2006) ** Michelob Ultra Lime Cactus ** Michelob Ultra Pomegranate Raspberry ** Michelob Ultra Tuscan Orange Grapefruit * Busch Family ** ''[[Busch Beer|Busch]]'' ** ''[[Busch Light]]'' ** ''[[Busch Ice]]'' * The Natural Family ** ''[[Natural Light]]'' ** ''[[Natural Ice]]'' * Specialty Brews ** ''[[Bud Extra]]'' ** ''[[Bare Knuckle Stout]]'' ** ''[[Anheuser World Lager]]'' (discontinued) ** ''[[ZiegenBock]]'' ** ''[[Ascent 54]]'' (Colorado only) ** ''[[Redbridge (beer)|Redbridge]]'' (gluten-free) ** ''[[Rolling Rock]]'' ** ''[[Landshark Lager]]'' ** ''[[Shock Top (Formerly Spring Heat Spiced Wheat)]]'' ** ''[[Skipjack Amber Lager]]'' (Mid Atlantic Only)'' ** Wild Blue * Seasonal Beers ** ''[[Sun Dog (New in 2008)]]'' (spring) ** ''[[Beach Bum Blonde Ale]]'' (summer) ** ''[[Jack's Pumpkin Spice Ale]]'' (fall) ** ''[[Winter's Bourbon Cask Ale]]'' (winter) * Non-alcohol ** ''O'Doul's'' (World Beer Cup Gold Medal, 2006) ** ''[[O'Doul's Amber]]'' (4 World Beer Cup Medals) ** ''[[Busch NA]]'' ** ''[[Budweiser NA]]'' (Saudi Arabian Market) ** ''[[Budweiser NA Green Apple]]'' (Saudi Arabian Market) * Energy Drinks ** ''[[180 Blue]]'' ** ''[[180 Sport Drink]]''(discontinued) ** ''[[180 Energy]]'' ** ''[[180 Red]]'' ** 180 Blue Low Calorie ** 180 Sugar Free * Specialty Organic Beers ** ''[[Stone Mill Pale Ale]]'' ** ''[[Wild Hop Lager]]'' * Specialty Malt Beverages ** ''[[Bacardi Silver]]'' ** ''[[Peels (discontinued)]]'' ** ''[[Tequiza]]'' ** ''[[Tilt (drink)|Tilt]]'' * Spirits and Spirits Distribution Alliances ** ''[[Jekyll & Hyde]]'' ** Bluecoat Vodka ** Cape North ** Hammer and Sickle Vodka ** Ku Soju ** Margarittaville Tequila ** Purus Organic Wheat Vodka ** Vermont Spirits * Malt Liquors ** ''[[Hurricane Malt Liquor]]'' ** ''[[Hurricane Ice]]'' ** ''[[King Cobra (malt liquor)|King Cobra]]'' (World Beer Cup Silver Medal, 2004) * Minority ownership brands ** Red Hook Brewing ** Widmer Bros. Brewing * Craft Distribution Alliances ** Goose Island Beer Co. ** Kona Brewing Co. ** Ray Hill American Pilsner ** Starr Hill Brewing ** Fordham Brewing ** Dominion Brewing In addition to brewing its own beer, Anheuser-Busch also is responsible for the importation and distribution of the following international beers in the U.S.: * ''[[Harbin Brewery|Harbin Lager]]'' * ''[[Tiger Beer]]'' * ''[[Kirin Brewery Company|Kirin]]'' * ''[[Bass Ale]]'' * ''[[Boddingtons]]'' * ''[[Beck's]]'' * ''[[Hoegaarden Brewery|Hoegaarden]]'' * ''[[Leffe]]'' * ''[[Stella Artois]]'' * ''[[Löwenbräu]]'' * ''[[Tennent's Ale]]'' * ''[[Budvar Czechvar]]'' Specialty beverage distribution deals * Borba Skin Balance Water * Monster Energy Drink * Lost Energy * Rumba Energy * Icelandic Glacial Spring Water All of these brands can be verified by visiting Anheuser-Busch.com and clicking on the "beer brands" tab. ==Advertising== [[Image:Reefers-shorty-Anheuser-Busch-Malt-Nutrine ACF builders photo pre-1911.jpg|thumb|300px|right|A pre-1911 "shorty" [[refrigerator car|reefer]] bears an advertisement for Anheuser-Busch's ''Malt Nutrine'' tonic. The product was discontinued in 1942.]] [[Image:Malt-Nutrine, 1898.jpg|thumb|300px|right|1898 magazine ad for Malt-Nutrine.]] The company is known in the [[United States]] for its huge [[advertising]] presence, including a sports marketing division which creates advertising material for the [[Super Bowl]] and many other sporting events. Famous Busch television campaigns have included: * [[Clydesdale (breed)|Clydesdales]], used both at liberty and being [[driving (horse)|driven]] in [[horse harness|harness]], such as: ** The [[Budweiser Clydesdales]] pulling traditional beer wagons ** The traditional [[Christmas|holiday]] spot featuring the Clydesdales pulling a [[sleigh]] through a snowy town, concluding with a closeup of a wreath on a door. ** Clydesdales playing [[American football|football]] (with a couple [[cowboys]] as the audience, and a [[zebra]] for a [[referee]]) ** A [[donkey]] that thinks he's a horse and wants to be one of the Budweiser Clydesdales ** A Clydesdale [[foal]], who dreams of making the hitch, pretending to pull the beer wagon, which is secretly being pushed from behind by his Clydesdale parents. * [[Dalmatian (dog)|Dalmatians]], also associated with the traditional Budweiser Clydesdale iconography * The "Gimme a light" spots; * "You can call me Ray, or you can call me Jay" (as referenced in ''[[Being There]]'' and ''[[The Simpsons]]'') * [[Budweiser Frogs|Frogs]] saying "Bud-weis-er." The ad campaign later spawned additional characters: Louie and Frankie the [[chameleon]]s and an inept [[ferret]] [[hit man]]. * The annual [[Bud Bowl]]. * The "[[Whassup?|Waazzzup]]" series. * The "[[Real Men of Genius|Real American Heroes/Real Men of Genius]]" series of humorous radio and television ads. * In the past they have marketed their beer through the name NASCAR Busch Series and on Dale Earnhardt Jr's #8 Chevy Monte Carlo. Currently they sponsor Kasey Kahne's #9 Dodge Charger as well as numerous campaigns in the NHRA such as The Big Bud Shootout at the US Nationals and major sponsorship with Kenny Bernstein Racing * Bud Man is an advertising character for [[Budweiser (Anheuser-Busch)|Budweiser]] beer. He is a [[superhero]] and appears on many products aimed at coeds on [[University]] campuses. He also inspired [[List of celebrities in The Simpsons#Duffman|Duffman]], a character on [[The Simpsons]]. * In the UK when Budweiser became the sponsor of the [[Premier League|Premiership]] football league, a humorous series of adverts showed involving the subsequent (fictional) 'Americanisation' of the game, including such ideas as giving the teams more exciting names (The Portsmouth Pirates) and the merging of longtime rival teams [[Manchester City F.C.|Manchester City]] and [[Manchester United F.C.|Manchester United]] into one Team Manchester, all with the tagline "you do the football, we'll do the beer". Ironically, A-B, based out of a city where soccer has always been popular, is sponsor of the St Louis (formerly Busch) Soccer Club and owns the Anheuser-Busch Center in suburban [[Fenton, Missouri|Fenton]], whose main attraction is a 10,000-seat soccer park that hosts the [[Missouri State High School Activities Association|Missouri state championships]]. * Current television commercials use the slogan "King of Beers." Recently, [[Miller Brewing]] began a series of commercials which featured "referees" calling "penalties" on people for drinking Bud Light, and they would then take the Bud Light and replace it with Miller. Anheuser-Busch responded with their own "referees" commercials in which referees were taking people's Budweiser and keeping it for themselves. The company has long been known for its [[jingles]]. A few of them are: * "[[Here Comes the King]]" - heard annually over Christmas ads featuring Clydesdales * "When You Say Budweiser, You've Said It All" * "Cub Fan, Bud Man" - a [[The Blues Brothers|Blues Brothers]] homage (based on their version of "[[Soul Man (song)|Soul Man]]") done by [[Harry Caray]] for [[WGN-TV]] broadcasts of [[Chicago Cubs]] games * "There Is a Tavern in the Town" - old song with wording changes including "Busch" instead of "wine" * "[[Under the Anheuser Bush]]" (an early 1900s popular recording) ==Environmental record== Researchers at the [[University of Massachusetts]] have ranked Anheuser–Busch fortieth in the "Toxic 100," a list of U.S. corporations most responsible for [[air pollution]]. The study found that Anheuser–Busch released 1,002,786 kg (2,213,657 lbs) of toxic pollutants annually into the air.<ref>[http://www.peri.umass.edu/Toxic-100-Table.265.0.html Political Economy Research Institute]</ref> Anheuser-Busch has received numerous awards for its efforts to reduce its impact on the environment.<ref>[http://www.abehsreport.com/docs/performanceawards.html#China Anheuser-Busch Environmental, Health & Safety Report]</ref> In 1995 Anheuser-Busch's Baldwinsville brewery won an award for pollution prevention from the New York Governor for it's use of a "comprehensive, energy-producing pollution-prevention system - bioenergy recovery - to treat wastewater from the brewing process." The brewery also reduced solid waste by nearly 70 percent from 1990 to 1994. In addition, the Baldwinsville brewery found markets for previous "waste" materials used in the fermentation of Anheuser-Busch beers.<ref>[http://www.dec.ny.gov/public/22539.html "NYS Governor's Awards for Pollution Prevention - Anheuser-Busch"] Accessed [[May 6]], [[2008]]</ref> The Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp. recycled more than 27 billion cans in 2006, a number far greater than what was used in its own packaging. Similarly, Anheuser-Busch has set short-term goals to reduce energy consumption 5% and increasing use of renewable fuel from 8 to 15% by 2010. Along with these goals, Anheuser-Busch has succeeded in cutting down its water use by 3 % since 2002.<ref>[http://gliving.tv/news/anheuser-busch-to-make-green-beer/ "Anheuser-Busch To Make Green Beer"] Accessed [[May 6]], [[2008]]</ref>Anheuser-Busch is investigating several other renewable energy possibilities such as biomass, wind, solar, and landfill gas as a fuel to reduce the company's environmental impact. The Corporation has also made commitments to decrease its greenhouse gas emissions "by 5 percent from its 2005 baseline by 2010 as part of its membership in the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's Climate Leaders program."<ref name="csrwire1">[http://www.csrwire.com/News/11674.html "Anheuser-Busch Employees Seeing Green"] "Corporate Social Responsibility Newswire" [[April 11]], [[2008]]. Accessed [[May 6]], [[2008]]</ref> The brewery also operates an environmental outreach program to encourage recycling, energy conservation, and habitat preservation, as well as to prevent littering and water pollution. <ref>[http://www.abenvironment.com/ Anheuser-Busch Environmental Outreach.]</ref>For past 18 years Anheuser-Busch employees have participated in "Green Week", which focuses on environmental conservation education for employees and their families.<ref name="csrwire1"/> ==Additional subsidiaries== Anheuser-Busch subsidiaries include:<ref>[http://www.anheuser-busch.com/business_units.html Anheuser-Busch - Business Units]</ref> * [[Busch Entertainment Corporation|Busch Entertainment Corp.]] is one of the largest U.S. theme park operators, with ten parks throughout the country including several [[Busch Gardens]] and [[SeaWorld]] locations. * '''Anheuser-Busch Agricultural Operations''' Produces and enhances the incoming quality of raw materials for the company's beers. * [[St. Louis Refrigerator Car Company|St. Louis Refrigerated Car Co.]] Manages rail/truck [[transload]] operation and other properties in St. Louis. This subsidiary was established on [[February 3]], [[1878]] as Anheuser-Busch's first subsidiary to facilitate large-scale distribution of the company's products via the U.S. rail network as part of A-B's decision to promote Budweiser as a nationwide beer brand. * '''Manufacturers Railway Co.''' Provides terminal rail-switching services to south St. Louis industries. Its two trucking subsidiaries provide delivery of cans, bottles and outbound beer for four Anheuser-Busch breweries. * '''Metal Container Corp.''' Produces cans and lids for the company's brewing operations as well as for U.S. soft-drink companies. * '''Anheuser-Busch Recycling Corp.''' One of the world's largest recyclers of used aluminum beverage containers. * '''Precision Printing and Packaging, Inc.''' Produces labels for the company's beer packaging operations as well as for other customers. * '''Eagle Packaging, Inc.''' Supplies 100 percent of Anheuser-Busch requirements for liner material for both the crowns and closures used in beer packaging. * '''Owens-Illinois''' Not a subsidiary, it supplies glass bottles to many of the Anheuser-Busch breweries around the world including a brand new plant in Windsor, Colorado. Anheuser-Busch bought Longhorn Glass, a former Anchor Hocking Glass plant providing glass for the Houston Brewery, and has partnered with O-I to make glass bottles for A-B in several other cases. * '''Busch Properties, Inc.''' Operates resort, residential and commercial properties. ===Anheuser-Busch and the St. Louis Cardinals=== The [[St. Louis Cardinals]] baseball club were owned by Anheuser-Busch from [[February 20]], [[1953]] until the club was sold to a group of private investors on [[March 21]], [[1996]]. [[Busch Memorial Stadium]], paid for and built by the brewery in the mid-1960s, was recently demolished and replaced by a new ballpark. Anheuser-Busch signed an agreement for [[Busch Stadium|the new ballpark]] to retain the "[[Busch Stadium]]" name on the new building through 2025. ==Wholesalers and distributors== Anheuser-Busch delivers its products to retailers through a large network of [[wholesalers]] and distributors.<ref>{{cite web | url=http://www.abwholesaler.com/asp/directory/locator.asp | title=Anheuser-Busch Wholesalers – Beer Distributors | publisher=Anheuser-Busch | accessdate=2008-03-07}}</ref> In the United States, there are about 800 of these;<ref name="hc-about">{{cite web | url=http://www.abwholesaler.com/hensley/AboutUs/AboutUs | title=About Hensley | publisher=Hensley & Co. | accessdate=2008-03-06}}</ref> One of the largest is [[Hensley & Co.]] in [[Phoenix, Arizona]], with yearly sales of over 20 million cases of Anheuser-Busch beers.<ref name="hc-about"/>, and whose chair is [[Cindy Hensley McCain]], the wife of the Republican Presidential nominee for 2008, Senator [[John McCain]] of Arizona. ==Corporate leadership== [[Patrick Stokes]] is the current Chairman. [[August Busch IV]] is the President and CEO. Both men assumed their titles on December 1, 2006. A chronology of past corporate leaders (President and CEO) is as follows: * 1860–1880 [[Eberhard Anheuser]] (1805–1880) ''predecessor company E. Anheuser & Co.'' * 1880–1913 [[Adolphus Busch]] (1839–1913) ''incorporated Anheuser-Busch in 1875'' * 1913–1934 [[August A. Busch, Sr.]] (1865–1934) * 1934–1946 [[Adolphus Busch III]] (1891–1946) * 1946–1974 [[Gussie Busch|August A. "Gussie" Busch, Jr.]] (1899–1989) * 1974–2002 [[August A. Busch III]] (b. 1937) * 2002–2006 [[Patrick Stokes]] (b.1942) * 2006–pres. [[August A. Busch IV]] (b.1964) ==References== {{reflist}} ==External links== * [http://www.anheuser-busch.com/ Anheuser-Busch Website] * [http://www.budweisertours.com/docs/stltour.htm Anheuser-Busch Web Page on the St. Louis Brewery Tour] * [http://hdl.loc.gov/loc.pnp/hhh.mo00926 Anheuser-Busch Brewery, Broadway & Pestalozzi , Saint Louis, St. Louis City County, MO 3 photos, 2 data pages], at [[Historic American Building Survey]] {{Anheuser-Busch}} [[Category:Anheuser-Busch| ]] [[Category:American beer brands]] [[Category:Beer and breweries in multi regions]] [[Category:Beer brewing companies based in St. Louis, Missouri]] [[Category:Busch family|!]] [[Category:Companies established in 1852]] [[Category:National Historic Landmarks in Missouri]] [[Category:Amusement park companies]] [[Category:Eclipse Award winners]] [[bg:Anheuser-Busch]] [[de:Anheuser-Busch Companies]] [[es:Anheuser-Busch]] [[eo:Anheuser-Busch]] [[fr:Anheuser-Busch]] [[he:אנהאוזר-בוש]] [[nl:Anheuser-Busch]] [[ja:アンハイザー・ブッシュ]] [[no:Anheuser-Busch]] [[pt:Anheuser-Busch]] [[ro:Anheuser-Busch]] [[ru:Anheuser-Busch]] [[fi:Anheuser-Busch]] [[sv:Anheuser-Busch]] [[zh:安海斯-布希]]