Company type | Public limited company |
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JSE: DGH | |
Industry | Brewing, Beverage |
Predecessor | Stellenbosch Farmers' Winery Distillers Corporation |
Founded | 4 December 2000 | through Merger
Founder | William Charles Winshaw SFW's Founder Anton Rupert Distillers Corp's Founder |
Defunct | April 26, 2023 |
Fate | Carved-out |
Successor | |
Headquarters | Stellenbosch, South Africa |
Key people | Richard Rushton - CEO |
Revenue | ZAR 17.7 Billion (2014)[1] The shareholding as at 31 March 2014 is shown below:[2] |
ZAR 1.5 Billion | |
Total assets | ZAR 15.9 Billion (2014) |
Number of employees | 5,300 (2014) |
Website | www.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]