public limited company traded as jse dst industry brewing beverage predecessor stellenbosch farmers winery distillers corporation founded 4 december 2000 ; 15 years ago 2000 12 04 through merger founder william charles winshaw sfw s founder anton rupert distillers corp s founder 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 net income zar 1.5 billion total assets zar 15.9 billion 2014 number of employees 5 300 2014 website homepage distell group limited commonly referred to as distell is a multinational brewing and beverage company based in south africa . contents 1 overview 2 history 2.1 stellenbosch farmers winery 2.2 distillers corporation 2.3 the merger 2.4 acquisitions 3 ownership 4 brands 4.1 spirit portfolio 4.2 wine portfolio 4.3 cider and ready to drink 5 see also 6 references 7 external links overview edit distell group limited is one of africa s leading producer and marketer of spirits fine wines ciders and ready to drinks . the group s headquarters are in stellenbosch south africa . 3 as at february 2014 distell had 5 300 employees worldwide and an annual turnover of zar 17.7 billion . history edit distell group limited traces its roots to two major alcoholic beverage companies in south africa stellenbosch farmers winery sfw and distillers corporation that merged on 4 december 2000 . 4 stellenbosch farmers winery edit stellenbosch farmers winery group sfw the founder member of distell group was formed in 1925 by william charles winshaw an american medical doctor . 5 as at the year 2000 sfw produced and distributed wine and spirits as well as non alcoholic beverages through retail outlets south africa and across the world . 6 in 1956 stellenbosch farmers winery ltd was listed on the johannesburg stock exchange . 7 distillers corporation edit distillers corporation was formed in 1945 by anton rupert . distillers expanded energetically and very quickly set up marketing relationships and partnerships in the wine and spirits industry . the company became a major producer focusing on distillates and in particular on the brandy market that it developed from relative obscurity to its current level of prominence . it is renowned for its bergkelder concept a marketing innovation that invited wine estates to make use of distillers bottling sales and marketing expertise . in addition it created a new african icon amarula cream which is one of the top selling cream liqueurs in the world . 5 distillers corporation was also listed on the jse . the merger edit on 20 september 2000 distillers corporation and stellenbosch farmers winery directors announced the merger of the two firms . the merger was made possible because both firms had a similar shareholding structure i.e. 8 remgro kwv investments 60 % of distillers corporation and a similar stake in sfw . other beverages industries pty ltd 30 % of distillers corporation and a similar stake in sfw . public via the jse 10 % this structure allowed the merger no to have any diluting effect on the lead shareholders effective interest in the merged entity . 9 on 4 december 2000 the management announced the conclusion of the merger . the newly formed entity was known as distell from the names of the two constituent companies . 4 10 distell group s shares began trading on the johannesburg stock exchange on 19 march 2001 under the symbol dst . 4 acquisitions edit in april 2013 distell bought scotch whisky company burn stewart distillers for 160m . 11 ownership edit the stock of distell group limited is listed on the jse where it trades under the symbol dst . as of june 2015 update shareholding in the group s stock is as depicted in the table below 12 distell group limited stock ownership rank name of owner percentage ownership 1 remgro capevin investments proprietary limited 53.00 2 other beverage interests proprietary limited 26.50 3 others via the jse 20.50 total 100.00 remgro capevin investments proprietary limited is a joint venture between remgro limited and capevin holdings . each company has a 50 % stake in the joint venture . 13 capevin holdings is a jse listed firm whose sole investment as at 30 june 2014 was an effective interest of 26.5 % in the issued share capital of distell group limited held via its 50 % interest in remgro capevin investments proprietary limited . remgro limited holds 15.6 % shareholding in capevin holdings . that gives remgro limited 30.65 % indirect control in distell group limited . other beverage interests proprietary limited is a wholly owned subsidiary of sabmiller . brands edit distell s major brands include 14 spirit portfolio edit klipdrift export richelieu viceroy mellow wood oude meester vsob commando bisquit richelieu xo underberg gordons amarula nachtmusik oude meester peppermint & ginger liqueurs flight of the fish eagle klipdrift premium van ryn s 10 12 15 and 20 year old collection oude meester reserve klipdrift gold nederburg potstill solera brandy collison s white gold richelieu 10 bain s cape mountain whisky black bottle scotch whisky bunnahabhain islay single malt scotch whisky deanston harrier knights ledaig scottish leader three ships tobermory mainstay seven seas amarula gold wine portfolio edit nederburg 4th street 5th avenue cellar cask chateau libertas drostdy hof gra a grand mousseux grunberger jc le roux obikwa peche royale two oceans alaska brandyale castle brand clubman copperband delgado supremo mokador vincoco zorba autumn harvest crackling capenheimer kellerprinz oom tas overmeer paarle perle ship sherry sedgwicks old brown tassenberg taverna rouge witzenberg stein allesverloren alto durbanville hills flat roof manor fleur du cap hill & dale jacobsdal le bonheur lomond monis neethlingshof place in the sun plaisir de merle pongracz red escape stellenzicht theuniskraal tukulu uitkyk zonnebloem cider and ready to drink edit ciders hunters savanna dry bernini esprit hunters extreme klipdrift & cola see also edit south africa portal wine portal william charles winshaw stellenbosch farmers winery v distillers corporation south african wine list of wineries in south africa jse limited sabmiller references edit brownlee julie 30 april 2014 . about the company distell group ltd jse dst . fsp invest . retrieved 2 november 2014 . distell group 2014 annual report pdf . distell group limited . 31 march 2014 . retrieved 3 november 2014 . distell contacts . distell group limited . retrieved 2 november 2014 . a b c cassie du plessis henry hopkins 1 may 2011 . jse listing for distell . wineland . retrieved 2 november 2014 . a b distell history . distell group limited . retrieved 3 november 2014 . stellenbosch farmers winery group ltd . bloomberg llp . retrieved 3 november 2014 . modern day history timeline of stellenbosch . showme . retrieved 3 november 2014 . case no 08 lm feb02 merger between distillers corporation sa limited and stellenbosch farmers winery group ltd pdf . competition tribunal republic of south africa . 13 march 2003 . retrieved 3 november 2011 . remgro group 2001 annual report pdf . remgro group . 31 march 2001 . retrieved 3 november 2014 . kirkby arnold 5 december 2000 . south africa distillers corporation stellenbosch farmers winery distell . just drinks.com . aroq limited . retrieved 3 november 2014 . bbc news distell group 2015 annual report pdf . distell group limited . 30 june 2015 . retrieved 13 january 2016 . capevin holdings limited 2014 annual report pdf . capevin holdings limited . 30 june 2014 . retrieved 3 november 2014 . distell group brands . distell group limited . retrieved 2 november 2014 . external links edit distell group limited bloomberg distell group profile reuters distell group profile retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title distell group limited & oldid 741788943 categories companies established in 20002000 establishments in south africacompanies based in stellenboschcompanies 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