Who owns Mazoe?
Mazoe is made and sold by Delta Corporation (Zimbabwe, ZSE: DLTA) under licence; Delta Corporation does not own the name.[1] The Mazoe name is owned by The Coca-Cola Company.
Evidence: Delta Corporation Limited Annual Report 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Licensed to
- Delta Corporation Limited reported
- Headquarters
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe, Harare
- Origin
- 🇿🇼 Zimbabwe
- Founded
- 1930
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Juice & juice drinks
- Parent ticker
- ZSE: DLTA
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Mazoe
Mazoe is the orange cordial diluted with water in Zimbabwean households, founded by Arthur Sturgess in Bulawayo in 1930 and now sold in a range that includes a no-sugar Mazoe Orange Light. Delta's own subsidiary page is explicit that Mazoe Orange Crush is a product of The Coca-Cola Company produced under franchise by Schweppes Zimbabwe Limited, the bottler Delta took control of in 2025 with a 69 per cent stake.
Ownership timeline of Mazoe
Where Mazoe 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 juice & juice drinks, and who owns them
The 142 brands in juice & juice drinks on Brandtree belong to 84 owners. The largest is Eckes-Granini, with 11.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Brämhults | Eckes-Granini | 🇩🇪 Germany |
| Apple & Eve | Lassonde | 🇨🇦 Canada |
| Appletiser | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Kagome Tomato Juice | Kagome | 🇯🇵 Japan |
| Fructal | Nectar Group | 🇷🇸 Serbia |
| All Coco | Sappe | 🇹🇭 Thailand |
| Amayu | AJE | 🇵🇪 Peru |
| Kiddy Pack | Kasapreko | 🇬🇭 Ghana |
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 →
🇿🇼 Mazoe and other Zimbabwean brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 8 brands that began in Zimbabwe. All of them are controlled from Zimbabwe.
- Air Zimbabwe — Air Zimbabwe 🇿🇼
- Baker's Inn — Innscor Africa 🇿🇼
- Colcom — Innscor Africa 🇿🇼
Frequently asked questions
Who makes Mazoe?
Delta Corporation makes and sells Mazoe under a licensing agreement.
Does Delta Corporation own Mazoe?
No. Delta Corporation holds a licence to make and sell Mazoe, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Mazoe come from?
Mazoe originated in Zimbabwe in 1930.
Sources (3) & 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 — Sparkling Beverages — Delta Corporation Limited, Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
- [3] Delta Corporation — Our Subsidiaries: Schweppes Holdings Africa — Delta Corporation Limited, Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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