- Delta Corporation
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Delta Corporation Industry Beverages 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 BoardProducts 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.
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.
Operations
Delta's brand names include:
- Beer
- Soft drinks
Cultural sponsorship
- Delta promotes its brands through cultural activities including 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.
External links
- Delta Corporation official website
- "Delta Corporation 2009 annual report". African Financials. http://www.africanfinancials.com/Report.aspx?afr_year=2009&CountryDOMAIN=zw&CshortName=DELTA.
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