African Distillers

African Distillers

Traded as	ZSE: AFDS
Industry	Distillery, winery
Founded	1944
Headquarters	Stapleford
Key people	Stanley Muchenje,[1] Muchaneta Ndachena, Executive directors
Products	Alcoholic beverages
Website	African Distillers

African Distillers is a company in Zimbabwe. It is one of the largest producers of alcoholic beverages, primarily distilled spirits and wines, in Zimbabwe.^[2] Its stock is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and its Zimbabwe Industrial Index.

History[]

The company was founded in 1944 as "P J Joubert Limited", a wine import firm and then purchased a distillery in Mutare in 1946 and began manufacturing beverages in its own right. In 1974, African Distillers moved its headquarters to Stapleford. It was estimated in 1989 that African Distillers produced about 3 million bottles of wine a year, three-quarters of the country's total domestic wine industry.^[3] The company's wine production is located at the Green Valley vineyards in Odzi.^[4]

Operations[]

In Zimbabwe, African Distillers maintains 6 supply depots, at Bulawayo, Harare, Kwekwe, Masvingo, Mutare and Victoria Falls. African Distillers operates 3 cash and carry outlet stores, at Harare, Mutare and Bulawayo.

The company's products include

• Spirits:
  • whisky: Gold Blend Whisky, Harrier Whisky, Three Ships (3 years and 5 years),
  • brandy: Chateau, Viceroy, Heritage,
  • gin : Gilberts Gin, Gilbeys Gin
  • rum : Admirals Rum
  • vodka: Nikolai Vodka, Smirnoff Vodka (1818), Smirnoff Triple Distilled
  • ouzo : Hellas Ouzo
• Wine
  • sparkling wines
  • fortified wines

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