Delta Corporation

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Delta Corporation
TypePublic company
ZSE: DLTA
IndustryBeverages
Founded1946
HeadquartersHarare
Key people
R. H. M. Maunsell,T.N Sibanda and P. Gowero, Executive Directors
P.Gowero Chief Executive Officer
Canaan DubeChairman of the Board
ProductsBeer, soft drinks
Websitehttp://www.delta.co.zw/

The Delta Corporation is a beer and soft drink company of Zimbabwe. The company is headquartered in Harare and is listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange and its stock index, the Zimbabwe Industrial Index.

Operations[]

Delta's brand names include:

Cultural sponsorship

  • Delta promotes its brands through cultural activities including the , the and the competition which is similar to reality tv shows such as American Idol and the Gulder Ultimate Search in Nigeria, sponsored by Nigerian Breweries.They also host the Lion Lager campus nights meant for university students and Lion lager beer festival.

Production sites[]

Delta has two lager breweries, one in Southerton in Harare and Belmont in Bulawayo.[1]

There are 14 Sorghum breweries across Zimbabwe to produce Chibuku which has a short shelf-life and consequently needs to be produced closer to the market.[2] Additional investments were of USD 12 million made at the Chibuku brewery in Chitungwiza, to increase annual production to 1,8 million hectoliters.[3]

A maltings plant was built in Kwe-kwe to produce barley malt from locally grown barley. A smaller sorghum maltings plant in Harare was taken over from the municipality to produce sorghum malt for the Chibuku brand.

References[]

  1. ^ "Delta Corporation Activities". Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  2. ^ "Chibuku Brand page". Retrieved 20 June 2014.
  3. ^ "Delta in US$12m Chibuku expansion". Retrieved 20 June 2014.

External links[]

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