Anheuser-Busch will invest $1.5 billion in its U.S. brewing, agriculture, packaging and distributing operations by 2018. All the investments made will support future growth of its brands, along with the U.S. communities that operate through local spending and jobs. Anheuser-Busch plans to spend about $850 million on brewery and packaging expansions, $220 million on product innovation and about $720 million on increasing the efficiency of its existing footprint.