He said SABMiller had used its shares to make acquisitions, which had propelled the group to the number two position in the global beer market. Earlier this week, at its AGM, Distell's chairman David Nurek, discussed the group's global ambitions, including becoming the largest cider producer in the world within the next five years. "Imagine SABMiller, Remgro and Distell working together to develop a global business, it would be an outstanding success," Logan said. Capevin chairman Chris Otto told the meeting that the board was continuously looking at the Distell control structure but would not do anything that would prejudice Distell. This was in reference to the likelihood that Distell would lose its rights over Gordon's gin if the control structure was altered. Logan said Gordon's gin had been a poor performer in recent years and its loss would not be that big a blow to Distell.