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Sugar tax harming Zimbabwe’s beverage industry

Zimbabwe’s largest business lobby, the Confederation of Zimbabwe Industries (CZI), has raised concerns that the country’s sugar content surtax on beverages is crippling local manufacturers and und...

By Staff reporter | Published: 03 September 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Beverage makers say 35% RBZ rate hampers growth

Zimbabwe's beverage industry has raised concerns over the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe's (RBZ) decision to maintain the bank policy rate at 35% per annum, saying the high interest rate is constraining gr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 August 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Anti-smuggling blitz bolsters local beverage production

Zimbabwe's aggressive anti-smuggling blitz is beginning to bear fruit, easing pressure on local beverage producers and setting the stage for increased production and market growth, according to Delta ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 May 2025

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Varun Beverages is reshaping Zimbabwe's consumer market

WHEN Varun Beverages Zimbabwe began commercial production in January 2018, it had a single production line.Today, the company boasts four backward-integrated lines manufacturing bottle closures and pr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 18 April 2025

BUSINESS NEWS

Varun Beverages in expansion drive

Varun Beverages Zimbabwe is planning for further capacity expansion, which should see the beverages maker put more production lines in the country, as it seeks to meet growing demand for affordable be...

By Staff reporter | Published: 12 September 2023

BUSINESS NEWS

Nyambirai sinks $3m into beverage plant

TN Holdings has invested about $3 million in building a new factory for Mahewu and Mr Juicy as the diversified group seeks to grow its market in the beverages sector.The group's founder Tawanda Nyambi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 21 June 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Competition hots up in beverages sector

COMPETITION in Zimbabwe's beverages sector is set to intensify this year after the opening of Varun Beverages' Pepsi bottling plant in Harare.IH Securities said the beverages spaces, which is dominate...

By Staff reporter | Published: 17 May 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages reports revenue growth

Delta Beverages' revenue grew 18 percent to US$572 million for the year ended March 31, 2018, compared to US$482 million in the prior year.This is the Group's first revenue growth in five years as it ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 13 May 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages left with 1 week's supply of beer

Imbibers and soft drink lovers are headed for hard times as the products are fast running out on supermarket shelves amid revelations that the country's biggest producer, Delta Beverages was left with...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 May 2018

BUSINESS NEWS

TN Beverages to unveil new plant

TN Holdings' beverages unit has invested close to $1,5 million into new plant and equipment as it seeks to increase production and subsequently market share for its products, Mr Juicy and Mahewu Premi...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 April 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Blue Ribbon to diversify into beverages

Grain milling company, Blue Ribbon Foods Limited says it is working on diversifying into beverages manufacturing, as investor confidence in the country continues to grow. The project is expected to cr...

By Staff reporter | Published: 01 March 2018

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Delta Beverages 2018 Apprenticeship intake

DELTA TECHNICAL INSTITUTE 2018 APPRENTICESHIP INTAKEApplications for apprenticeship training with Delta Beverages are invited in the following trades:- Fitting & Turning- Boiler-making- Refrigerat...

By Delta | Published: 24 January 2018

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages off the hook over liquor sales

A Harare magistrate has quashed criminal charges against Delta Beverages (Pvt) Ltd for selling liquor without an agent liquor licence.The multi national company was relieved of the charges after Harar...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 August 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages closes Victoria Falls depot

DELTA Beverages, the country's largest beverages manufacturer is closing its Victoria Falls depot, as part of a rationalisation exercise, the company has confirmed.Delta corporate affairs director, Al...

By Staff reporter | Published: 26 July 2017

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages in $8m PET plant upgrade

Delta Beverages has moved to address its cost inefficiencies by relocating the PET plant with new additions to the main factory at Graniteside. The move will result in a 31 percent reduction in manufa...

By Business reporter | Published: 17 February 2015

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages expands into drinking yoghurt

LISTED beverages giant Delta will this week launch a new yoghurt drink. The new drink consolidates Delta's continued interest in expanding its non-alcoholic portfolio and claiming an increasing share ...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 June 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages profit rises 38% to $104m

Delta beverages posted a profit of $104 million for the year ended March 31, 2014 up 38 percent from $75 million in the prior year.According to the group's financials released today, group revenue gre...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 May 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages revenue decline 1%

Delta Beverages recorded a 1% decline in revenue for the 12 months to 31 March 2014 while the total beverage volume remained flat on prior year and down 6% for the fourth quarter, zfn reported.In a t...

By Staff reporter | Published: 10 April 2014

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta renews hostilities with beverage wholesalers

Delta Corporation has renewed hostilities with beverage wholesalers amid allegations that the beverage manufacturer is demanding payment within three days despite holding security from customers.Whol...

By Staff reporter | Published: 09 April 2014

JOBS

VACANCY:- Delta Beverages Marketing Services Manager

Applications are invited from suitably qualified and experienced persons to fill in the above position that has arisen in the Marketing Department.THE JOBReporting to the Product and Packaging Develo...

By DELTA | Published: 10 December 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Corp posts another robust set of results

Delta Corporation, the local brewing giant, posted another robust set of results showing a solid 12.2% y-o-y growth in net income to $47.2m. The robust performance was on the back of margin expansion...

By Staff reporter | Published: 14 November 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta to launch new beverage

Delta Beverages has announced that it will launch a new ready to drink dairy beverage, Super Sip this week.Delta said the launch of the new drink is part of its innovation agenda for the year that is ...

By Business reporter | Published: 22 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Delta Beverages volumes up 4%

Delta publishes trading update for the second quarter ending September 30 saying consumer demand has remained generally soft, a trend that has been evident since the beginning of the calendar year. A...

By Business reporter | Published: 16 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Chibuku, conquering Africa

IT has long served as the ceremonial ambrosia of a timeless Africa, prepared with painstaking care by rural women, toiling over smoking wood fires and steaming earthen pots.No social occasion or relig...

By thestar.com | Published: 08 October 2013

INDUSTRIALS & ENERGY

Beer price increase a reaction to pricing 'abuse'

IMARA Edwards Securities speculates that the review of beer prices by Delta Beverages is a reaction to the 'abuse' by retailers on pricing due to shortage of coinage.Delta reviewed the wholesale and...

By Staff reporter | Published: 08 October 2013
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