The renovation and opening of the facility were made possible by last year’s $100 million investment deployed into the St. Louis community – where Anheuser-Busch has called home for more than 160 years. St. Louis continues to be its hub for innovation, as recent developments are part of the company’s previously announced plan to invest more than $1 billion over two years in its facilities to help accelerate the recovery and drive economic prosperity and help create jobs in communities across the United States.
Through its proprietary upcycled process, EverGrain is focused on transforming the barley used in the brewing process into high-quality, nutritious, and sustainable protein ingredients that can be used in a variety of other foods and other beverages. EverPro is Upcycled Certified™ and Non-GMO Project Verified, with Anheuser-Busch sourcing 98% of its ingredients from U.S. farmers. EverGrain leverages the company’s multi-generational relationships with many of its growers to deliver its transformative barley products at scale.
“At Anheuser-Busch, we approach sustainability with an innovative mindset so that we can integrate cutting-edge solutions throughout our supply chain. This makes operating sustainably a commitment, not just a priority, and it leverages the power of our network to solve important challenges,” said Brendan Whitworth, CEO of Anheuser-Busch. “EverGrain is one of the standout examples of this commitment, helping us achieve a circular and more sustainable food chain while making a major impact through job creation and investment in St. Louis.”
The new facility is the first major production site for EverGrain globally and will create a local and sustainable supply of plant protein to fill growing consumer demand. This facility marks the first commercial-scale facility dedicated to upcycling barley at scale. The company will continue to use its $15 million small-scale production facility at Anheuser-Busch’s Newark, New Jersey brewery for small-batch production and testing. as the St. Louis facility is now fully online.
“We started our journey in 2013, long before upcycling was a trend, with the goal of unlocking every grain of potential in our barley to have a positive impact on people and the planet,” said Gregory Belt, EverGrain CEO. “This new commercial facility in St. Louis is a significant milestone in our journey to transform spent barley at scale into one of the world’s most sustainable, accessible, plentiful sources of plant-based protein.”
Since its launch, EverGrain has worked to commercialize its first generation of nutrient-rich, ancient-grain products to market, including EverPro™ and EverVita™®. Both product lines The ingredients are unique in the plant protein space, with superior solubility versus other plant proteins, for a better taste experience in nutrition beverages, bars, and tea/coffee drinks. EverPro can be found in highly versatile and can be used across a wide range of food and beverage products. EverGrain ingredients can be found in food & beverage products from leading brands such as Nestle’s Garden of Life, Airship’s Cold Brew Coffee, and soon to be in an offering from Birds Eye’s Green Cuisine, the vegan protein as well as an array of plant-based protein & supplements companies.
About EverGrain
Introduced in 2020, EverGrain is a sustainable ingredient company created by Anheuser-Busch to unlock every grain of potential in our barley to make a positive impact on people and the planet. Our in-house team of scientists, sustainability experts, nutritionists, and product developers ensure we understand every molecule of barley and how we can build an ingredient portfolio that improves the nutrition and environmental integrity of plant-based foods and beverages. EverGrain will soon have a large-scale facility located in our global headquarters of St. Louis, Missouri. To learn more about EverGrain and our ingredients, visit www.evergrainingredients.com