Anheuser-Busch layoffs: After Bud Light sales dip, company cuts hundreds of jobs

Anheuser-Busch is laying off hundreds of positions in its company after Bud Light lost its spot as the top-selling U.S. beer for a second consecutive month, a company spokesperson said.

The company said less than 2% of its U.S. workforce will be laid off, the Anheuser-Busch spokesperson said in a statement sent to USA TODAY Thursday. According to the company’s website, Anheuser-Busch says it employs “more than 19,000 employees nationwide,” which would mean roughly 380 positions or less being eliminated.

Anheuser-Busch has watched sales decline following a consumer boycott in response to Bud Light partnering with transgender influencer Dylan Mulvaney, which led to Mexican lager Modelo Especial decrowning the American-made beer as the top-selling beer in the U.S.