Heineken Beverages

Heineken Beverages Holdings Limited
Formerly	Sunside Acquisitions Limited
Company type	Public limited company
Traded as	JSE: DGH
Industry	Brewing, Beverage
Predecessor	Distell Group
Founded	10 October 2020; 4 years ago
Owner	Heineken
Subsidiaries	Heineken South Africa; Kenya Wine Agencies Limited; Namibia Breweries Limited; Distell;
Website	https://www.heinekenbeverages.co.za/

Heineken Beverages Holdings Limited, formerly known as Sunside Acquisitions Limited, is a special-purpose vehicle set up by Heineken to house its Southern and Eastern African assets alongside the bulk of the Distell business.^[1]

History

On 15 November 2021, Heineken announced a plan to acquire part of Distell Group business, in order to become the market-leading alcoholic beverage supplier in South Africa.^[2] Through the deal, Heineken and Remgro aimed to spin off a bulk of Distell's business to Sunside Acquisitions Ltd.^[3] As part of the transaction, Heineken agreed to merge its investments in Heineken South Africa, Namibia Breweries and operations in Kenya, Uganda, Tanzania, Zambia, Botswana, Zimbabwe and South Sudan into the new entity.^[4]

Brands

Heineken Beverages brands include:

Spirit portfolio

Klipdrift Export
Richelieu
Viceroy
Mellow-Wood
Oude Meester VSOB
Commando
Richelieu XO
Underberg
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
Richelieu 10
Bain's Cape Mountain Whisky
Harrier
Knights
Three Ships
Seven Seas

Wine portfolio

Nederburg
4th Street
5th Avenue
Cellar Cask
Chateau Libertas
Drostdy-Hof
Graça
Grand Mousseux
Grunberger
JC Le Roux
Peche Royale
Two Oceans
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
Durbanville Hills
Flat Roof Manor
Fleur du Cap
Lomond
Monis
Place in the Sun
Pongracz
Zonnebloem

Cider and ready to drink

Ciders
Hunters Dry
Hunter Gold
Savanna Dry
Savanna Light
Savanna Loco
Bernini
Esprit
Hunters Extreme
Klipdrift & Cola
Hunters Edge
4th Street

References

^ "Distilling the Distell deal". 18 January 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.
^ Philip Blenkinsop and Promit Mukherjee, Heineken to buy South Africa's Distell and Namibian Breweries at: Reuters
^ Cohen, Tim (13 February 2022). "Don't get too tipsy on Heineken's offer for Distell". Retrieved 27 April 2022.
^ "Sunside Acquisitions Limited Prospectus". Heineken. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[1] "Distilling the Distell deal". 18 January 2022. Retrieved 22 April 2022.

[2] Philip Blenkinsop and Promit Mukherjee, Heineken to buy South Africa's Distell and Namibian Breweries at: Reuters

[3] Cohen, Tim (13 February 2022). "Don't get too tipsy on Heineken's offer for Distell". Retrieved 27 April 2022.

[4] "Sunside Acquisitions Limited Prospectus". Heineken. 17 January 2022. Retrieved 27 April 2022.

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