On 15 November 2021, Heineken announced a plan to buy Distell Group, in order to become the market-leading alcoholic beverage supplier in South Africa. The takeovers would be the first major deal for Heineken’s CEO and chairman of the executive board Dolf van den Brink, who took charge at Heineken in June 2020.Philip Blenkinsop and Promit Mukherjee, Heineken to buy South Africa's Distell and Namibian Breweries at: Reuters the Akquisition was completed in 2023https://thedrinksbusiness.us2.list-manage.com/track/click?u=20678dfddf2855ef6ee337776&id=5c2eab0db1&e=a5ad015e08
