Who owns Sparletta?
Sparletta is made and sold by Delta Corporation (Zimbabwe, ZSE: DLTA) under licence; Delta Corporation does not own the name.[1] The Sparletta 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
- 1955
- Category
- Beverages › Soft drinks › Other carbonated soft drinks
- Parent ticker
- ZSE: DLTA
- Last verified
- · 3 sources
About Sparletta
Sparletta is the flavoured soft drink range Delta launched with an orange variant in June 1955 and now sells as cream soda, Sparberry, apple, pine nut and iron brew, flavours that have little currency outside southern Africa. It belongs to the Coca-Cola franchised sparkling beverages business rather than to Delta, which bottles and sells it under the franchise that also covers Coca-Cola, Fanta and Sprite in Zimbabwe.
Ownership timeline of Sparletta
Where Sparletta sits in Delta Corporation
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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See the full Delta Corporation brand portfolio (5) →
Other brands owned by Delta Corporation
Delta Corporation controls 6 brands on Brandtree, 6 of them in beverages.
Also in beverages
Other brands in other carbonated soft drinks, and who owns them
The 80 brands in other carbonated soft drinks on Brandtree belong to 47 owners. The largest is PepsiCo, with 4.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Hamoud La Blanche | Hamoud Boualem | 🇩🇿 Algeria |
| 7UP (United States) | Keurig Dr Pepper | 🇺🇸 United States |
| 7UP | PepsiCo | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Colombiana | Postobón | 🇨🇴 Colombia |
| Faxe Kondi | Royal Unibrew | 🇩🇰 Denmark |
| Fanta | Coca-Cola | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Hi-Malt | Heineken | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| Jones Soda | Jones Soda | 🇺🇸 United States |
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 →
🇿🇼 Sparletta 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 Sparletta?
Delta Corporation makes and sells Sparletta under a licensing agreement.
Does Delta Corporation own Sparletta?
No. Delta Corporation holds a licence to make and sell Sparletta, which is not the same as owning it.
Where did Sparletta come from?
Sparletta originated in Zimbabwe in 1955.
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 Heritage — Delta Corporation Limited, Official document; retrieved 17 September 2026.
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