Anheuser-Busch will shutter its plant in Merrimack early next year as part of sweeping changes at the well-known beer company.

The plant will be closing in early 2026, the company confirmed Thursday morning.

In addition to the Merrimack plant, the company will also close its facility in Fairfield, California, and will sell its facility in Newark, New Jersey, to the Goodman Group, according to a news release.

Approximately 475 full-time employees will be impacted.

All full-time employees will be offered roles in other facilities within the company’s U.S. operations with relocation stipends and new location skills training. Employees who choose not to relocate will be provided with severance packages.

The company has been making changes the past five year to “update and modernize” its U

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