Bid seen as boost for Busch plant

This week's $46 billion bid by a Belgian brewer to take over Anheuser-Busch could be a boon for the San Fernando Valley and its 800-worker plant in Van Nuys, local business leaders said Thursday.Beth Barrett in the Daily News.

Despite fears that InBev SA would move to slash Anheuser-Busch operations, InBev officials made it clear Thursday that there is no plan to close any U.S. plants and that, in fact, expansion is more likely.

"We're working to grow the business and the company," said Marianne Amssoms, spokeswoman for the 89,000-employee company whose brands include Beck's and Stella Artois.