{"id":306,"date":"2018-12-27T17:44:33","date_gmt":"2018-12-27T17:44:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.com\/zimbabwe\/?p=306"},"modified":"2018-12-27T17:44:33","modified_gmt":"2018-12-27T17:44:33","slug":"delta-moves-to-consolidate-regional-markets","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.cc\/zimbabwe\/head-lines\/delta-moves-to-consolidate-regional-markets","title":{"rendered":"Delta moves to consolidate regional markets"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>ZIMBABAWE\u2019S largest beverages manufacture, Delta Corporation, says it is tying up a deal to acquire United National Breweries (UNB) of South Africa.<span id=\"more-3096224744010373\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>By Freeman Makopa<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>UNB manufactures and distributes traditional African (sorghum or opague) beer in South Africa.<\/p>\n<p>The products are marketed under the Chibuku, Leopard, Ijuba, Tlokwe and Joburg beer brands, and the traditional non-alcoholic maize-based energy drink, City Mageu<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelta Corporation has entered into binding agreements to acquire United National Breweries (Pty) Ltd (UNB), the leading South African traditional beer company from current owners, Diageo South Africa Proprietary Limited. The transaction is subject to customary regulatory approvals,\u201d a statement issued at the weekend, read.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe company hopes to leverage on it\u2019s over 60 years experience in the sorghum beer sector. This investment fits well with the company\u2019s multi-beverage strategy and the ambition to consolidate the traditional beer category within the region, which was revived with the recent acquisition of a controlling stake in National Breweries Plc of Zambia.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"code-block code-block-2\"><\/div>\n<p>Company secretary Alex Makamure told NewsDay that the company was working on spreading its reach beyond the local market.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cDelta is trying to diversify from the Zimbabwean market so that whatever happens in the economy, we are not hugely affected.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Diageo took full control of United National Breweries in April 2015 after acquiring a 50% stake in the company in 2013.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>ZIMBABAWE\u2019S largest beverages manufacture, Delta Corporation, says it is tying up a deal to acquire United National Breweries (UNB) of South Africa. 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