Delta Corporation

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Delta Corporation

Type
Founded	1946
Headquarters	Harare
Key people	R. H. M. Maunsell and P. Gowero, Executive Directors J. S. Mutizwa Chief Executive Officer Dr. R. M. Mupawose, Chairman of the Board
Industry	Beverages
Products	Beer, soft drinks
Website	http://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.

[edit] History

Delta began in 1946 as a company named "Rhodesian Breweries Limited". Its origins go back even further, to 1898, the year of the founding of the country's first beer brewery on Cameron Street in the city of Salisbury, which today is Harare.

[edit] Operations

Delta's brand names include:

Beer
- Lagers : Castle Lager, Eagle Lager, Lion Lager, Carling Black Label, Golden Pilsener Lager, Bohlingers Lager
- Traditional Beers: Chibuku, brewed from malted maize and sorghum, available in 2-liter plastic containers
Soft drinks
- Carbonated soft drinks: Coca Cola, Fanta, Sprite, Sparletta, Scwheppes
- Non-Carbonated soft drinks: Mr. Juicy fruit drinks and Mahewu sorghum drink

Cultural sponsorship

Delta promotes its brands through cultural activities including the the Jikinya Dance Festival, the Chibuku Neshamwari Traditional Dance Festival and the Chibuku Road to Fame competition which is similar to reality tv shows such as American Idol and the Gulder Ultimate Search in Nigeria, sponsored by Nigerian Breweries.