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Thursday 17 May 2012

Distell

 

Distell Botswana is a subsidiary of the Distell Group Limited which is South Africa’s premier producer and marketer of fine wines, spirits and ready to drinks (RTDs)

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Distell Botswana

Fine Wines, Spirits & Ready to Drinks

The company was founded in 1925 and is headquartered in Stellenbosch, South Africa. Distell Group Limited is a subsidiary of Remgro-KWV Investments Limited.

 

The Group is listed on JSE Limited. Distell employs over 4 000 people and has an annual turnover in excess of US$800 million.

 

We have a shared vision to create and maximise shareholder wealth through commitment to innovation and leadership in the markets where we operate. Our combined resources and expertise provide the ideal platform for us to take the leap to global competitiveness.

 

Our key strengths are local market leadership, high brand awareness levels, an extensive distribution network, local market knowledge, strong trade relationships and the structural capacity to rapidly introduce new products across categories and channels.

 

Distell Group Limited offers spirits, including brandies, white spirits, gins, whiskies, and liqueurs under various brands, such as Amarula Cream, Van Ryn’s Collection, Klipdrift, Oude Meester, and Mainstay. The company’s wine portfolio comprises ultra/super premium wines, premium wines, wine aperitifs, basic wines, perle wines, sparkling wines, and Methode Cap Classique wines. It offers its wine under various brands, including Tassenberg, Chateau Libertas, Durbanville Hills, Nederburg, Zonnebloem, Drostdy-Hof, Grünberger, and Fleur du Cap. Distell Group also provides ciders under the Burchell, Hunter’s, and Savanna Dry brand names; and ready-todrinks under the Bacardi Breezer, Bernini, Esprit, Hunters Extreme, Klippies & Cola, and Vawter brands.

 

Mission

By unleashing our combined energy and resources, maintaining a market orientation and commitment to transformation, we strive to:

  • Delight customers and consumers everywhere
  • Develop rewarding careers for our employees
  • Deliver excellent returns for our shareholders
  • Become meaningfully involved in our communities
  • Be innovative in all that we do

 

Values

  • A sense of ownership in the company
  • An entrepreneurial spirit
  • A performance-driven culture
  • A customer-service orientation
  • Respect for the individual