"Born On Date" Assures Freshness Of Anheuser-Busch Beers
Anheuser-Busch is reminding consumers that "fresh beer tastes better."

"Budweiser recognizes that consumers are looking for the best tasting beer available, and the fact is, fresh beer tastes better," said August A. Busch IV, newly-named President of Anheuser-Busch, Inc. "Since Budweiser was first brewed in 1876, we've always strived to bring consumers the freshest beer possible."

Although all Anheuser-Busch beers feature the "Born On Date," Budweiser is supporting it¹s program with point-of-sale materials including imprintable banners, table tents, freshness tip cards, date code cards and stickers. complete story...

Patrick T. Stokes, August A. Busch IV Assume New Positions At Anheuser-Busch
The Board of Directors of Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. named Patrick T. Stokes as President and Chief Executive Officer of the corporation. Mr. Stokes succeeds August A. Busch III, who continues as Chairman of the Board. The changes are effective July 1.

"Pat Stokes is the right person to lead this corporation," said Busch III in making the announcement. "He has been a member of senior management for more than 25 years, demonstrating vision, leadership and analytical skills in each assignment. Since 1990 he has led our beer company to record performance. Pat has earned the Board of Directors' respect and confidence."

Mr. Stokes, 59, joined Anheuser-Busch in 1969 in the Corporate Planning Department. He became an officer of the company when he was named Vice President-Raw Materials and Transportation in 1974. During the 1980s he served as Chairman of the Board and President of Campbell-Taggart, Inc., a baked goods company that at that time was an Anheuser-Busch subsidiary. complete story...

Anheuser-Busch Reports Records Sales, Earnings In First Quarter
Led by continued strong growth in domestic beer operations and enhanced growth from the international beer segment, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc. achieved record first quarter sales and earnings, according to August A. Busch III, Chairman of the Board and President.

"Anheuser-Busch continues to deliver consistent, dependable earnings growth and has now achieved fourteen consecutive quarters of solid double-digit earnings per share growth," said Mr. Busch.

Anheuser-Busch reported domestic beer sales to wholesalers of 24.6 million barrels, an increase of 1.4 percent for the first quarter 2002 compared to the first quarter 2001.

The company's domestic market share (excluding exports) for the first quarter 2002 was 49.5 percent compared to 2001 market share of 49.7 percent. Domestic market share is determines based on an estimated beer industry sales increase of 1.9 percent, using information provided by the Beer Institute and the U.S. Department of Commerce.