The Anheuser-Busch plant on Routes 1 & 9 that you see every time you go to Newark Airport? Not for much longer. On Thursday, Anheuser-Busch announced it is selling its decades-old plant to the Goldman Group and will move out of the facility early next year.
The plant, which has 475 full-time employs, has been running multiple shifts in Newark since 1951. It is an iconic image on the Newark landscape.
The company said the full-time employees will be offered an opportunity to move to another plant (with relocation assistance) or receive a severance.
Newark Mayor Ras Baraka, in a statement, said he was sad to hear the news.
“I am sorry to see Budweiser leave our city after having called Newark home since 1951 and been part of so many families’ history here,” he said. “But I’m glad to know that the brewery intends to take care of the employees by helping them relocate and retrain or take a severance package.”
“I wish the company and all its employees well. And I welcome the Goodman Group as it prepares to put roots in Newark.”
The company, which has been investing in domestic manufacturing in recent years, said the closure is part of an overall restructuring of its manufacturing. Two other plants (one in New Hampshire, one in California) also will close early next year.
