# Provenance stamped 2026-10-07 (roadmap#943): written by an API Evangelist sweep (dated 2026-05-16 by the file itself), not
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generated: '2026-05-16'
specification: FinOps Framework
specificationVersion: '1.0'
schema: https://www.finops.org/framework/
provider: Anheuser-Busch
providerId: anheuser-busch
created: '2026-05-16'
modified: '2026-05-16'
reconciled: false
tags:
  - Beverages
  - Consumer Goods
  - FinOps
  - FOCUS
description: Anheuser-Busch has no public developer API and no metered API billing surface. Commercial flows go through the U.S. three-tier system (brewer / wholesaler / retailer) and are invoiced as physical goods, not as API consumption.
notes: No public developer API — placeholder only.
sources:
  - https://www.anheuser-busch.com/
alignedWith:
  framework: FinOps Foundation Framework
  frameworkUrl: https://www.finops.org/framework/
  dataSpec: FOCUS
  dataSpecVersion: '1.3'
  dataSpecUrl: https://focus.finops.org/focus-specification/v1-3/
publisherName: Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
serviceCategory: Beverages / Consumer Goods
billingModel:
  pricingCategory: Goods
  billingFrequency: Per-Invoice
  billingCurrency: USD
  chargeCategories:
    - Purchase
focusColumns:
  ServiceName: Anheuser-Busch B2B Surface
  ServiceCategory: Beverages / Consumer Goods
  ProviderName: Anheuser-Busch
  PublisherName: Anheuser-Busch Companies, LLC
  InvoiceIssuerName: Anheuser-Busch / Wholesaler (varies)
  BillingCurrency: USD
meters:
  - name: order
    description: B2B order placed via BEES or via traditional wholesaler channels; not a metered API unit.
    unit: order
    aggregation: count
    dimensions:
      - account
      - region
principles:
  - name: Visibility
    description: Track Anheuser-Busch spend as goods purchasing on the buyer GL; no metered API consumption applies.
  - name: Allocation
    description: Allocate beverage cost to the procurement / hospitality cost centre.
  - name: Optimization
    description: Optimize ordering frequency through BEES batch ordering; no API-level metering applies.
  - name: Accountability
    description: Procurement on the buyer side and Anheuser-Busch sales / wholesaler partners share commercial accountability.
maintainers:
  - FN: Kin Lane
    email: kin@apievangelist.com