Who owns Busch?
Busch is owned by AB InBev (Belgium, NYSE: BUD), which has owned the brand since 2008.[1]
Evidence: Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03, SEC EDGAR, 3 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV verified
- Owned since
- Owner HQ
- 🇧🇪 Belgium, Leuven
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1955
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: BUD
- Trademark registrant
- ANHEUSER-BUSCH, LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Busch
Busch was launched in 1955 as a value lager and has been marketed for decades around hunting, fishing and rural American life. Its Busch Light extension is now the larger of the two and one of the biggest beers in the United States.
What AB InBev's annual report says about Busch
Sentences about Busch from AB InBev's latest annual filing[1], copied word for word.
For example, a brand like Stella Artois generally targets the above core category across the globe, while a brand like Skol targets the core segment in Brazil and Busch Light targets the below core category in the United States.
Busch Light is a light lager with a crisp, refreshing taste that was first introduced in 1989 that is now the second fastest growing beer brand in the country according to Circana 2025 data.
How often AB InBev names Busch in its annual report
A plain count of the times the name appears in the text of each annual report, not counting the start of a sentence. A brand that an owner writes about more is usually one it treats as central. The brand is named more often than it was three years earlier.
Trademark record for Busch
The USPTO record for the Busch mark lists ANHEUSER-BUSCH, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 71684995). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Busch
Where Busch sits in AB InBev
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by AB InBev
AB InBev controls 21 brands on Brandtree, 21 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
- Aguila (1913)
- Beck's (1873)
- Brahma (1888)
- Bud Light (1982)
- Bud Light Seltzer (2020)
- Budweiser (1876)
- Cass (1994)
- Castle Lager (1895)
- Corona (1925)
- Corona Cero (2020)
- Franziskaner
- Harbin (1900)
- Hoegaarden (1965)
- Jupiler (1966)
- Leffe (1952)
- Michelob Ultra (2002)
- Natural Light (1977)
- Quilmes (1890)
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
AB InBev has more brands in lager on Brandtree than any other owner: 17 of 200.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| 33 Export | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Allsopps | EABL | 🇰🇪 Kenya |
| Asahi Super Dry | Asahi Group | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| 333 | ThaiBev | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Cristal | CCU | 🇨🇱 Chile |
| Cabro | Cervecería Centro Americana | 🇬🇹 Guatemala |
| Beermix | Obolon | 🇺🇦 Ukraine |
| Bomonti Filtresiz | Anadolu Efes | 🇹🇷 Turkey |
About the owner: AB InBev
AB InBev is a publicly listed company headquartered in Leuven, Belgium, founded in 2008. Brandtree records 21 brands under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: BUD.
AB InBev is the largest brewer in the world, formed in 2008 when the Belgian-Brazilian InBev acquired Anheuser-Busch and enlarged again in 2016 by taking over SABMiller. Its beers are sold in about 150 countries.
🇺🇸 Busch and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Busch among them.
- 7UP — PepsiCo 🇺🇸
- 7UP (United States) — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Alani Nu — Celsius Holdings 🇺🇸
- André — Gallo 🇺🇸
- Angry Orchard — Boston Beer 🇺🇸
- Apple & Eve — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Busch?
The parent company of Busch is AB InBev, a publicly listed company headquartered in Belgium.
Is Busch American or Belgian?
Busch originated in the United States in 1955, but it is owned today by AB InBev, which is headquartered in Belgium. So Busch is an American-origin brand under Belgian ownership.
Since when has AB InBev owned Busch?
AB InBev has owned Busch since 2008.
Is Busch still owned by AB InBev?
Yes. As of 9 October 2026, Busch is still owned by AB InBev. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV Annual Report on Form 20-F filed 2026-03-03 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 20-F, published 3 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
- [2] USPTO: BUSCH, serial 71684995, registration 621424 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 2 October 2026.
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