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Anheuser-Busch InBev has confirmed plans to close two US breweries and offload another, stating that the decision means it can ‘invest more in remaining operations.’

The company is shutting facilities in Fairfield, California and Merrimack, New Hampshire, while its brewery in Newark, New Jersey, will be sold to a property business, Goodman Group.

A spokesperson for AB InBev said: “Over the last five years we have taken steps to update and modernise our US manufacturing operations, investing nearly $2 billion in our 100 facilities across the country; after conducting a thorough review, we have decided to sell our Newark, NJ facility to the Goodman Group and to close our facilities in Fairfield, CA and Merrimack, NH in early 2026.”

Over 400 members of staff will be affected, with employees being offered full-time roles elsewhere in the business. Production will also be absorbed into other facilities.

“These changes will enable us to invest even more in our remaining operations and in our portfolio of growing, industry-leading brands,” the spokesperson continued.

The news follows AB InBev’s acquisition of a majority stake in BeatBox, a US-based hard punch maker with over 20 SKUs in its portfolio.