Distell

Distell Group Limited
Company typePublic limited company
JSE: DGH
IndustryBrewing, Beverage
PredecessorStellenbosch Farmers' Winery
Distillers Corporation
Founded4 December 2000; 23 years ago (2000-12-04) through Merger
FounderWilliam Charles Winshaw
SFW's Founder
Anton Rupert
Distillers Corp's Founder
DefunctApril 26, 2023; 17 months ago (2023-04-26)
FateCarved-out
Successor
HeadquartersStellenbosch, South Africa
Key people
Richard Rushton - CEO
RevenueZAR 17.7 Billion (2014)[1] The shareholding as at 31 March 2014 is shown below:[2]
ZAR 1.5 Billion
Total assetsZAR 15.9 Billion (2014)
Number of employees
5,300 (2014)
Websitewww.distell.co.za

Distell Group Limited, commonly referred to as Distell, was a multinational brewing and beverage company, based in South Africa. On April 26, 2023, Distell was acquired by Heineken.[3] After that, its operations were integrated into Heineken Beverages, a company created by the merger of its South African unit, Distell, and the African brewery acquired by the Dutch multinational Namibia Breweries.[4]

  1. ^ Brownlee, Julie (30 April 2014). "About the company: Distell Group Ltd [JSE:DST]". FSP Invest. Retrieved 2 November 2014.
  2. ^ "Distell Group 2014 Annual Report" (PDF). Distell Group Limited. 31 March 2014. Archived from the original (PDF) on 3 November 2014. Retrieved 3 November 2014.
  3. ^ "HEINEKEN successfully completes acquisition of Distell and Namibia Breweries to create HEINEKEN Beverages". Heineken N.V. Retrieved 24 July 2023.
  4. ^ "Our Profile". Heineken Beverages. Retrieved 24 July 2023.