as zse dlta industry beverages founded 1946 headquarters harare key people r. h. m. maunsell t.n sibanda and p. gowero executive directors p.gowero chief executive officer canaan dubechairman of the board products beer soft drinks slogan the future is in our brands . 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 . contents 1 history 2 operations 3 production sites 4 references 5 external links history edit 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 edit delta s brand names include beer lagers castle lager eagle lager lion lager zambezi 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 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.they also host the lion lager campus nights meant for university students and lion lager beer festival . production sites edit 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 edit delta corporation activities . retrieved 20 june 2014 . chibuku brand page . retrieved 20 june 2014 . delta in us 12m chibuku expansion . retrieved 20 june 2014 . external links edit delta corporation official website delta corporation 2009 annual report . african financials . v t e sabmiller beer africa south african breweries carling black label castle lagerf castle lite castle milk stout hansa hansa marzen gold hansa pilsener kgalagadi breweries limited st louis lagerf st louis export ohlssons lager intafact beverages limited hero lager eagle lager castle milk stout grand malt beta malt international breweries plc trophy lager trophy black 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