Entrepreneur. He received international recognition as a German-born beer brew master, being a pioneer member of the Anheuser-Busch brewery dynasty, which is the world's largest beer brewing company, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., with a net income of about $9.9 billion in the early 21st century. Born in Kreuznach, Germany in 1806, he first settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was joined shortly thereafter by his wife and older children. For the early part of his entrepreneurial career, people associated him with completely different products, which were soap and candles. It is unknown whether he trained as a soap manufacturer in Cincinnati, or if this training was part of his formal education as a chemist in Germany. In 1845 Anheuser and his family moved to St. Louis. He became a brewer as the American consumer's desire for beer correlated with sparked massive growth in beer consumption. Over the course of his career, the American brewing industry began a transition from being mostly small-scale in production, locally based in market, and limited in its competitive nature into an industry known for its acute competitiveness, rapidly expanding production capacity, and internationally expanding market. Although these new trends actually came to full fruition during the twenty years after his death, he witnessed their birth during his twenty-year career as a brewer. He made several contacts within the German brewing community. Some became lifelong friends, such as William J. Lemp, the largest brewer in St. Louis at the time, while others became relatives. He met a young brewery supplier named Adolphus Busch, and his older brother Ulrich. The Busch brothers married his daughters Lilly and Anna in a double ceremony in 1861. Originally named Bavarian Brewery, the company became Anheuser-Busch in 1879. The partners agreed to expand the brewery continually with reinvested money from increased sales, with a growth of 8,000 barrels of beer in 1865, which shot to 141,163 by the time of Anheuser's death in 1880. Using this strategy, the brewery's growth received notice as a local landmark during his lifetime. After a long struggle with throat cancer, he died at the age of 73 years old.
Entrepreneur. He received international recognition as a German-born beer brew master, being a pioneer member of the Anheuser-Busch brewery dynasty, which is the world's largest beer brewing company, Anheuser-Busch Companies, Inc., with a net income of about $9.9 billion in the early 21st century. Born in Kreuznach, Germany in 1806, he first settled in Cincinnati, Ohio, and was joined shortly thereafter by his wife and older children. For the early part of his entrepreneurial career, people associated him with completely different products, which were soap and candles. It is unknown whether he trained as a soap manufacturer in Cincinnati, or if this training was part of his formal education as a chemist in Germany. In 1845 Anheuser and his family moved to St. Louis. He became a brewer as the American consumer's desire for beer correlated with sparked massive growth in beer consumption. Over the course of his career, the American brewing industry began a transition from being mostly small-scale in production, locally based in market, and limited in its competitive nature into an industry known for its acute competitiveness, rapidly expanding production capacity, and internationally expanding market. Although these new trends actually came to full fruition during the twenty years after his death, he witnessed their birth during his twenty-year career as a brewer. He made several contacts within the German brewing community. Some became lifelong friends, such as William J. Lemp, the largest brewer in St. Louis at the time, while others became relatives. He met a young brewery supplier named Adolphus Busch, and his older brother Ulrich. The Busch brothers married his daughters Lilly and Anna in a double ceremony in 1861. Originally named Bavarian Brewery, the company became Anheuser-Busch in 1879. The partners agreed to expand the brewery continually with reinvested money from increased sales, with a growth of 8,000 barrels of beer in 1865, which shot to 141,163 by the time of Anheuser's death in 1880. Using this strategy, the brewery's growth received notice as a local landmark during his lifetime. After a long struggle with throat cancer, he died at the age of 73 years old.
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