Anheuser-Busch is opening a U.S. commercial strategy office in New York that will serve as a hub for its sales and marketing operations. Some area jobs are expected to be transferred to New York, but A-B is still determining how many. The commercial strategy office will ultimately have a staff of as many as 250 employees; field sales and wholesaler support operations currently in St. Louis are not affected. The move will also put the brewer closer to professional sports leagues, including the National Football League and Major League Baseball, that A-B has sponsorship deals with.

The New York commercial strategy office will be headed by David Almeida, A-B's U.S. vice president of sales, and Jorn Socquet, the brewer's vice president of U.S. marketing.