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Ethiopia, Vasari Beverages owns 98% of the controlling offshore company of Dashen Brewery, one of Ethiopia's largest breweries and Rorank Distillery one of East Africa's largest distillers. In 2016, Vasari Beverages acquired the operational assets of South African drinks firm KWV for $ 85m one of the leading and oldest spirits and wine producers in South Africa.
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