Who owns Black Label?
Black Label is made and sold by Delta Corporation (Zimbabwe, ZSE: DLTA) under licence; Delta Corporation does not own the name.[1] The Black Label name is owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev.
Evidence: Delta Corporation Limited Annual Report 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Delta Corporation Limited reported
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe, Harare
- Origin
- 🇨🇦 Canada
- Founded
- 1927
- Category
- Beverages › Beer › Lager
- Parent ticker
- ZSE: DLTA
- Last verified
- · 4 sources
About Black Label
Black Label began as Carling's Black & White Lager in Canada and was renamed in 1927 under a rebranding by the company's then president, J. Innes Carling. Delta launched it in Zimbabwe in 1970 and brews it there under franchise; the name is one of the local megabrands Anheuser-Busch InBev lists in its own portfolio, so Delta makes and sells the beer without owning it.
Ownership timeline of Black Label
Where Black Label sits in Delta Corporation
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Delta Corporation
Delta Corporation controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in lager, and who owns them
The 200 brands in lager on Brandtree belong to 55 owners. The largest is AB InBev, with 17; Delta Corporation has 4.
About the owner: Delta Corporation
Delta Corporation is a publicly listed company headquartered in Harare, Zimbabwe, founded in 1946.
Delta Corporation is Zimbabwe's largest beverage company and among the largest listed on the Zimbabwe Stock Exchange, where it first listed in 1946 as Rhodesian Breweries and took its present name in 1978. It brews lager and traditional sorghum beer, holds the country's Coca-Cola franchise and sells wines and spirits, reporting revenue of US$1.09 billion for the year to 31 March 2026. Anheuser-Busch InBev entities hold 39.2 per cent of its shares and Old Mutual 11.9 per cent. It owns Delta Beverages outright, 69 per cent of Schweppes Holdings Africa since 1 April 2025, 52 per cent of African Distillers, 70 per cent of Zambia's National Breweries and all of United National Breweries in South Africa.
Delta Corporation: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇨🇦 Black Label and other Canadian brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 179 brands that began in Canada. 46 of them (26%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Black Label among them.
- Big 8 — Empire 🇨🇦
- Black Velvet — Heaven Hill 🇺🇸
- Canada Dry — Keurig Dr Pepper 🇺🇸
- Carling — Molson Coors 🇺🇸
- Crown Royal — Diageo 🇬🇧
- Fruité — Lassonde 🇨🇦
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Black Label?
Delta Corporation makes and sells Black Label under a licensing agreement.
Does Delta Corporation own Black Label?
No. Delta Corporation holds a licence to make and sell Black Label, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Black Label come from?
Black Label originated in Canada in 1927.
Sources (4) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Delta Corporation Limited Annual Report 2026 — Delta Corporation Limited, Annual report; retrieved 17 September 2026.
- [2] Delta Corporation — Franchise Lager Beers — Delta Corporation Limited, Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
- [3] Delta Corporation — Our Heritage — Delta Corporation Limited, Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
- [4] AB InBev — Our Brands — Anheuser-Busch InBev SA/NV, Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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