12 Sep Your favourite local cider is mostly Chinese
South African’s thirst for cider has grown so quickly over the past decade that there are not enough apples in the country to satisfy demand.
15 Aug ‘No’ to ‘no alcohol’ for new Savanna cider, says ARB regulator
The Advertising Regulatory Board has found that Distell cannot use the words "no alcohol" to describe its new non-alcoholic Savanna cider.
10 Apr Savanna zero alcohol makes its debut
Distell, SA's largest wine and spirits group, has joined the zero-alcohol trend with the launch of Savanna Lemon Non-Alcoholic.
27 Jan Distell launches premium wine company
Wine and spirits producer Distell has launched a stand-alone company specifically focused on the premium and super-premium wine category, adding some significant corporate muscle behind SA’s efforts to raise its global wine profile.
03 May Hunter’s EDGE, new variant in Distell’s leading cider brand
Distell has added a new variant to its popular Hunter’scider brand, the leading one in Africa, which it has dubbed "an innovative new hybrid category breaker, for those who want to discover something different".
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24 Apr Distell releases 400 000 bespoke Amarula bottles
As part of an marketing initiative to boost its African elephant conservation efforts, Distell has launched an innovative Amarula “Name Them, Save Them” campaign – an ambitious effort to give a name to every surviving African elephant in the wild.
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24 Apr Introducing new Amarula Gold!
Amarula, a local premium brand that's now a global sensation, celebrates its 25th birthday this year. Fitting for this milestone, Distell has launched Amarula Gold, a super-smooth, sophisticated premium spirit with a bold new taste.
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10 Apr Apple at the eye of Distell
Both the wine and brandy markets have been very tough in recent years, which then beg the question of how Stellenbosch-based liquor conglomerate, Distell, has managed find such consistent profits?
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01 Dec SABMiller man new MD of Distell
Former SABMiller executive, Richard Rushton, has taken over the reins of Distell this month, succeeding long-serving Jan Scannell as MD.
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15 Oct Debut for Distell’s Mainstay line extensions
A legendary brand within SA's white spirits category, Distell has launched two new Mainstay line extensions, a super-premium vodka, Mainstay 54 Island Vodka, as well as a flavoured derivative, Mainstay Fusion. [Click pic to enlarge]
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26 Sep Amarula a top 100 global premium spirits brand
Amarula is the only South African brand to make it on to the list of the world's top 100 premium spirits brands in terms of volumes sold, according to Impact Databank, a US-based company that is a leading source for drinks statistics and analysis. The...
23 Aug Distell defies tough market to post some solid results
The Distell Group succeeded in raising revenue 11,9% to R15,9bn on a sales volume increase of 7,2% for the year to June 2013. This was despite exceptionally tough trading conditions, marked by a global slowdown in economic growth, contracted disposable income and reduced consumer spending...
22 Aug New Savanna Dark
Again leveraging the growing taste for cider, Distell has added a new variant to its popular Savanna range, Savanna Dark. [Click pic to enlarge]
...17 Apr Distell buys top Scotch whisky producer, Burn Stewart Distillers
The Distell Group, Africa's leading spirits, wines and RTD business, has acquired a top-performing producer of Scotch whiskies, Burn Stewart Distillers Limited, for just over R2,2 billion (£160 million) from the Scottish-based CL World Brands Limited and Trinidad and Tobago based Angostura Limited, owners of...