A-B is Only Brewer Listed in Hispanic Magazine's Corporate 100 ST. LOUIS, Feb. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Anheuser-Busch has been chosen by Hispanic Magazine for its "Corporate 100" list of companies that offer the best opportunities for Latinos and for support of the Latino community. Anheuser-Busch is the only brewer to receive the honor. "We have partnered with the Latino community for more than 100 years as part of our corporate tradition to give back to the communities in which we work. This is not only good for business, it is the right thing to do," said Henry Dominguez, vice president, Latino Marketing, Anheuser-Busch. "In turn, the community has supported us in many ways, including making Bud Light and Budweiser the best-selling beers among Latinos." The magazine researched approximately 400 businesses across the United States to create the 2007 list, which appears in its February issue. Criteria for selection included support of Latino organizations, increasing opportunities through diversity supplier programs, and promoting Latinos within company ranks and to positions on boards. Anheuser-Busch's involvement in the Latino community dates back more than a century and focuses on enriching people's lives by supporting values important to Latinos, such as education, leadership development, economic empowerment, public advocacy, and arts and culture. The company has a rich history of support that includes approximately 400 community-based, local and national Latino organizations with contributions totaling more than $50 million during the past two decades. For example, the company is recognized as the largest corporate contributor to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund in its 30 years of existence, as Anheuser-Busch and its wholesalers have helped raise more than $22 million and award more than 18,000 college scholarships through the HSF. Anheuser-Busch also encourages the responsible consumption of its products among all segments of the adult population. The company and its wholesalers have invested more than $580 million since 1982 in more than two dozen community-based programs and national advertising campaigns to promote responsibility and discourage alcohol abuse, including underage drinking and drunk driving. This includes Spanish-language responsibility TV spots and "We ID" material that offers training to retailers. Anheuser-Busch also supplies parents with Family Talk About Drinking (Entre Familias in Spanish) material that help them talk with their teens about underage drinking and respecting the law. Based in St. Louis, Anheuser-Busch is the leading American brewer, holding a 48.8 percent share of U.S. beer sales. The company brews the world's largest-selling beers, Budweiser and Bud Light. Anheuser-Busch also owns a 50 percent share in Grupo Modelo, Mexico's leading brewer, and a 27 percent share in China brewer Tsingtao, whose namesake beer brand is the country's best-selling premium beer. Anheuser-Busch ranked No. 1 among beverage companies in FORTUNE Magazine's Most Admired U.S. and Global Companies lists in 2006. Anheuser-Busch is one of the largest theme park operators in the United States, is a major manufacturer of aluminum cans and one of the world's largest recyclers of aluminum cans. For more information, visit http://www.anheuser-busch.com/. DATASOURCE: Anheuser-Busch CONTACT: Ellen Bogard of Anheuser-Busch, +1-314-577-9615, Web site: http://www.anheuser-busch.com/

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