Delta Corporation has attributed its strong performance for the six-month period ending 30 September 2025 to a strong ZiG and stable operating environment during the period under review. It also noted the strong spending by consumers which it traced to developments in the agricultural and mining sectors.
The company’s chairman, Todd Moyo in his letter to shareholders, which accompanied the unaudited half year results released this week, paid tribute to the stable operating environment which enabled the beer and beverage bottler to perform well during the last half year.
“The Group benefitted from a relatively stable operating environment during the half-year period under review. Consumer spending remained strong driven by a stable ZiG exchange rate, the record-breaking tobacco marketing season, increased mining activities and the firm mineral prices, particularly gold,” Moyo said.
The positive effect of the developments in the agricultural and mining sector was felt especially in the opaque beer sales volumes which went up by 16 percent compared to the same period last year.
“The sorghum beer sales volumes for Zimbabwe grew by 16 percent for the half year compared to the previous year, with the unit achieving record monthly and daily sales rates for the winter months and summer seasons. The sorghum beer category is benefiting from the marketing of commercial crops such as tobacco, growth in mining, increased market activations and price moderations by players in the sector. This is spurring the revival and capacity expansions by players in the sector,” Moyo submitted.
The other business units of the company performed very well with lagers sales volumes going up 21 percent, which Moyo attributed to “the increase in consumer incomes and stable pricing.” Despite the increasing competition from other players, the sparkling beverages sales went up by 11 percent.
The Shumba maheu brand, was the company’s star performer as its sales volumes went up by a whopping 250 percent following the renaming and launch of the product back to Shumba in November last year.
This came after years of sluggish sales following the re-naming of the drink to Ades Shumba in 2022 after the acquisition of Ades from Unilever by the Coca-Cola Company. Ades is a soy-based drink brand which is common in Latin America.
Delta Corporation has a long-standing franchise agreement with the Coca-Cola Company under which it manufactures and distributes its beverage brands in Zimbabwe through its subsidiary, Delta Beverages.
