When you hear Anheuser-Busch, you probably don’t think of a healthy, high- protein diet, but that’s exactly what AB’s newest venture, EverGrain, is tapping into. Headquartered in St. Louis, the beer maker opened the doors to this innovative barley protein production company this past summer.
This has been a decade-long process that EverGrain CEO, Greg Belt, said started with the question, “How can [Anheuser-Busch] better utilize our barley and our resources for the good of the planet and of society?”
Eventually, the team came up with a process that utilizes uses the protein from brewer- spent grains, specifically barley. They extract, filter, and dry it into a powder. They sell the barley as an additive to companies who make plant-based foods that could use a boost of protein, such as breads, power shakes, milk, and protein bars.
