Shops Run Out Of Soft Drinks, Maheu As Delta Faces Foreign Currency Shortages

In a written response to questions from The Chronicle yesterday, Delta Corporate Affairs executive Mrs Patricia Murambinda acknowledged the shortage of soft drinks and maheu brands across the country due to foreign currency shortages to import critical raw materials.

Murambinda said their maheu factory was operating at low capacity. She added that Delta’s banks and the Reserve Bank of Zimbabwe are doing the best they can to ration the available foreign currency. Said Murambinda:

As reported in our previous trading updates, Delta relies on a number of critical imported raw materials. The limited availability of foreign currency has particularly affected soft drinks and maheu. We have not been able to source enough foreign currency for these imports as foreign currency is currently scarce in the nation. Products supply may continue to be disrupted by low foreign currency availability and we always keep our customers informed at all times on the product lines which will be available. Our maheu factory is currently running lower than capacity, with significant shortages of product on the market due to a shortage of packaging material.

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