Anheuser-Busch pauses beer manufacturing for California’s wildfire reduction efforts
Since the emergency drinking water program began in 1988, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesale partners have delivered more than 83 million cans of water to US communities nationwide
At the request of the american red cross, Anheuser-Busch delivers two truckloads – more than 100,000 cans – of emergency drinking water to California to support local communities affected by the devastating forest fires.
The donations of emergency drinking water will be delivered to the Anheuser-Busch wholesaler in Oakland and the local wholesale partner Bueno Beverage Company in Visalia, California, who will work with the American Red Cross to distribute the water to those in need during their relief efforts.
Since employee safety is the primary concern, Anheuser-Busch is closely monitoring the fires and taking steps to ensure that colleagues in the area – including the Fairfield and Van Nuys breweries and various distribution centers across California – are safe and prepared for a situation developed move on.
The clean, safe drinking water is shipped from the Anheuser-Busch Brewery in Cartersville, Georgia, which regularly pauses beer production year-round so that emergency drinking water is ready to aid communities during times of disaster.
Anheuser-Busch has a long history of supporting disaster relief efforts in partnership with the American Red Cross. Last year, through a partnership with the National Volunteer Fire Brigade Council, the brewer expanded its drinking water emergency program to ensure our nation's Volunteer Fire Brigade members have the resources they need to protect their communities.
Anheuser-Busch has pledged to donate 1.5 million cans of water to voluntary fire departments in 2020 as they face unprecedented challenges. The first wave of deliveries totaling more than 1 million cans of water is currently being sent to 150 fire departments in 38 states to help the departments during the demanding forest fire season.
Since the emergency drinking water program began in 1988, Anheuser-Busch and its wholesale partners have delivered more than 83 million cans of water to US communities nationwide.
