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Video: "Plant Tour: Miller Brewing Co. – Milwaukee Brewery"

Attendees at IndustryWeek's 2008 Best Plants Conference were able to tour of one of the Milwaukee-area's best manufacturers, providing the opportunity to witness operational best practices first-hand. Miller Brewing Co. – Milwaukee Brewery graciously allowed IndustryWeek to film portions of the plant tour. Please note: footage has been edited for quality and presentation

In This Tour You Will See

Plant and safety orientation (in minute 1)
How Miller beer is brewed (in minute 4)
Miller's automated packaging facility (in minute 17)
How Miller measures and tracks continuous improvement (in minute 19)
Miller's shipping and distribution center (in minute 23)
and the enjoyment of tour partipants as they sample Miller's final products (in minute 26)

About the Company

Miller Brewing Co.'s Milwaukee brewery is the company's oldest with many buildings dating back to the 19th century. It is one of Miller's six major breweries across the country consisting of 76 buildings on 82 acres. 8.8 million barrels (272.8 million gallons) of beer are produced annually by approximately 750 employees (including salaried). The Milwaukee brewery's shipping region consists of 10 states and 120 beer distributors.

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