<PAGE>

            As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
                                                    Registration No. 33-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                               -------------------

                                    Form S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                               -------------------


                               KRANTOR CORPORATION
                             -----------------------
               (Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                            22-2993066
-------------------------------                        ------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer ID No.)
incorporation or organization)

120 East Industry Court, Deer Park, New York      11729
----------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)

       KRANTOR CORPORATION 1994 SERVICES AND CONSULTING COMPENSATION PLAN
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                            (full title of the plan)

                       Mr. Henry J. Platek, Jr., President
                               Krantor Corporation
               120 East Industry Court, Deer Park, New York 11729

                                 (516) 586-7500
                               ------------------
           telephone number, including area code, of agent for service

                Please send all copies of all correspondence to:

                             Randall J. Perry, Esq.
                      159 Park Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                            Proposed                   Proposed
Title of                                    maximum                    maximum                   Amount of
securities                 Amount           offering                   aggregate                 registration
to be                      to be            price                      offering                  fee
registered                 registered       per share (1)              price (1)
<S>                        <C>              <C>                        <C>                       <C>
Common Stock               2,000,000        $ .13                      $260,000                  $52.00
$.001 par value            shares
per share

Total                      2,000,000        $ .13                      $260,000                  $52.00
                           shares
</TABLE>
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
    pursuant to Rule 457(b) and (c) on the basis of the average of the high
    ($.15) and the low ($.12) sales price per share of the Common Stock of
    Krantor corporation on February 5, 1997 as reported by the NASDAQ National
    Market System.

  Page 1 of pages    contained in the sequential numbering system; the Exhibit
        Index may be found on page 6 of the sequential numbering system.
<PAGE>


                                     PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation for Documents by Reference.
         -----------------------------------------

         The following documents, or portions thereof, heretofore filed by
Krantor Corporation, formerly Delta Ventures, Inc. (the "Company"), with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement"):

         (a) The latest Prospectus dated November 14, 1994, filed by the Company
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), on November 16, 1994 relating to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-83226) filed by the Company
with the Commission on August 24, 1994;

         (b) All other reports filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), since the end of the Company's latest fiscal year ended
December 31, 1993, covered by the Company's latest Prospectus referred to in (a)
above; and

         (c) The description of the Company's Common Stock, $.001 par value per
share (the "Common Stock"), contained in the Company's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A (File No. 0-19409) filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on July 16, 1991, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

         (d) The Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Company with
the Commission on March 7, 1994 (File No. 33-76212) and all documents stated
therein as incorporated by reference, are hereby incorporated by reference.

         (e) The Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Company with
the Commission on August 6, 1996 (File No. 33-09629) and all documents stated
therein as incorporated by reference, are hereby incorporated by reference.

         All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of
this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
<PAGE>

         Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequent filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.
         --------------------------

         The Company's Common Stock is registered under Section 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. See Item 3(c) above.

Item 5.  Interests of Names Experts and Counsel.
         ---------------------------------------

         Not applicable

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
         ------------------------------------------

         no change

Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed.
         ------------------------------------

         no change

Item 8.  Exhibits.
         ---------

         The following are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement or
incorporated herein by reference:
<PAGE>

Exhibit No.                      Description

5.1                Opinion of Randall J. Perry, Esq.

23.1               Consent of Belew, Averitt & Company, independent public 
                   accountants

23.2               Consent of Randall J. Perry, Esq. (contained in the opinion
                   filed as Exhibit 5.1)

99.1               Krantor Corporation 1994 Services and Consulting Compensation
                   Plan as amended

99.2               Business Description update from 1995 10-K

------

Item 9.  Undertakings.
         -------------

         no change


<PAGE>



                                   SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Deer Park, State of New York, on this 6th day of
February, 1997.


                                       KRANTOR CORPORATION



                                       By: 
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Henry J. Platek, Jr., Pres.


                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Henry J. Platek and Mair Faibish, or
either one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and re-substitution for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all pre or post effective
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either
of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.


<PAGE>



         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                                   Title                   Date


---------------------------   Director and Pres. (Prin-       February 6, 1997
Henry J. Platek, Jr.          cipal Executive Officer)



---------------------------   Director, Vice President and    February 6, 1997
Mair Faibish                  Chief Financial Officer


---------------------------   Director, Vice Pres.,           February 6, 1997
Mitchell Gerstein             Secretary, and Treasurer


---------------------------   Director
Dominic A. Marsicovetere


---------------------------   Director
Michael Ferrone


<PAGE>



                                  EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                                  Page in
                                                                  Sequentially
Exhibit No.                  Description
Numbered Doc.


5.1                 Opinion of Randall J. Perry, Esq.                        7

23.1                Consent of Belew, Averitt & Company,                     9
                    independent public accountants

23.2                Consent of Randall J. Perry, Esq.
                    (contained in the opinion filed as
                    Exhibit 5.1)

99.1                Krantor Corporation 1994 Services and                    11
                    Consulting Compensation Plan as amended

99.2                Business Description update from 1995 10-K               27
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As filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission on
                                                    Registration No. 33-

                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549

                               -------------------

                                    Form S-8

                             REGISTRATION STATEMENT
                                      Under
                           THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

                               -------------------

                               KRANTOR CORPORATION
                             -----------------------
               (Exact name of Issuer as specified in its charter)

          Delaware                                            22-2993066
-------------------------------                        ------------------------
(State or other jurisdiction of                        (I.R.S. Employer ID No.)
incorporation or organization)

120 East Industry Court, Deer Park, New York      11729
----------------------------------------------------------------
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)        (Zip Code)

       KRANTOR CORPORATION 1994 SERVICES AND CONSULTING COMPENSATION PLAN
       ------------------------------------------------------------------
                            (full title of the plan)

                       Mr. Henry J. Platek, Jr., President
                               Krantor Corporation
               120 East Industry Court, Deer Park, New York 11729

                                 (516) 586-7500
                               ------------------
           telephone number, including area code, of agent for service

                Please send all copies of all correspondence to:

                             Randall J. Perry, Esq.
                      159 Park Avenue, Rutherford, NJ 07070

                         CALCULATION OF REGISTRATION FEE
Proposed                   Proposed
Title of                                    maximum                    maximum                   Amount of
securities                 Amount           offering                   aggregate                 registration
to be                      to be            price                      offering                  fee
registered                 registered       per share (1)              price (1)
Common Stock               2,000,000        $ .13                      $260,000                  $52.00
$.001 par value            shares
per share

Total                      2,000,000        $ .13                      $260,000                  $52.00
                           shares
(1) Estimated solely for the purpose of calculating the registration fee
    pursuant to Rule 457(b) and (c) on the basis of the average of the high
    ($.15) and the low ($.12) sales price per share of the Common Stock of
    Krantor corporation on February 5, 1997 as reported by the NASDAQ National
    Market System.

  Page 1 of pages    contained in the sequential numbering system; the Exhibit
        Index may be found on page 6 of the sequential numbering system.
PART II
               INFORMATION REQUIRED IN THE REGISTRATION STATEMENT

Item 3.  Incorporation for Documents by Reference.
         -----------------------------------------

         The following documents, or portions thereof, heretofore filed by
Krantor Corporation, formerly Delta Ventures, Inc. (the "Company"), with the
U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "Commission") are hereby
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement on Form S-8 (the
"Registration Statement"):

         (a) The latest Prospectus dated November 14, 1994, filed by the Company
with the Commission pursuant to Rule 424(b) under the Securities Act of 1933, as
amended (the "Securities Act"), on November 16, 1994 relating to the
Registration Statement on Form S-1 (File No. 33-83226) filed by the Company
with the Commission on August 24, 1994;

         (b) All other reports filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant
to Section 13(a) or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended
(the "Exchange Act"), since the end of the Company's latest fiscal year ended
December 31, 1993, covered by the Company's latest Prospectus referred to in (a)
above; and

         (c) The description of the Company's Common Stock, $.001 par value per
share (the "Common Stock"), contained in the Company's Registration Statement on
Form 8-A (File No. 0-19409) filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Section 12(g) of the Exchange Act on July 16, 1991, including any amendment or
report filed for the purpose of updating such description.

         (d) The Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Company with
the Commission on March 7, 1994 (File No. 33-76212) and all documents stated
therein as incorporated by reference, are hereby incorporated by reference.

         (e) The Registration Statement on Form S-8 filed by the Company with
the Commission on August 6, 1996 (File No. 33-09629) and all documents stated
therein as incorporated by reference, are hereby incorporated by reference.

         All documents filed by the Company with the Commission pursuant to
Sections 13(a), 13(c), 14 or 15(d) of the Exchange Act subsequent to the date of
this Registration Statement and prior to the filing of a post-effective
amendment which indicates that all securities offered hereby have been sold or
which deregisters all securities then remaining unsold, shall be deemed to be
incorporated by reference in this Registration Statement and to be a part hereof
from the date of filing of such documents.
Any statement contained in a document incorporated by reference herein
shall be deemed to be modified or superseded for purposes of this Registration
Statement to the extent that a statement contained herein or in any other
subsequent filed document which also is or is deemed to be incorporated by
reference herein modifies or supersedes such statement. Any statement so
modified or superseded shall not be deemed, except as so modified or superseded,
to constitute a part of this Registration Statement.

Item 4.  Description of Securities.
         --------------------------

         The Company's Common Stock is registered under Section 12(g) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended. See Item 3(c) above.

Item 5.  Interests of Names Experts and Counsel.
         ---------------------------------------

         Not applicable

Item 6.  Indemnification of Directors and Officers.
         ------------------------------------------

         no change

Item 7.  Exemption From Registration Claimed.
         ------------------------------------

         no change

Item 8.  Exhibits.
         ---------

         The following are filed as exhibits to this Registration Statement or
incorporated herein by reference:
Exhibit No.                      Description

5.1                Opinion of Randall J. Perry, Esq.

23.1               Consent of Belew, Averitt & Company, independent public 
                   accountants

23.2               Consent of Randall J. Perry, Esq. (contained in the opinion
                   filed as Exhibit 5.1)

99.1               Krantor Corporation 1994 Services and Consulting Compensation
                   Plan as amended

99.2               Business Description update from 1995 10-K

------

Item 9.  Undertakings.
         -------------

         no change
SIGNATURES

         Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, the
registrant certifies that it has reasonable grounds to believe that it meets all
of the requirements for filing on Form S-8 and has duly caused this Registration
Statement to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly
authorized, in the City of Deer Park, State of New York, on this 6th day of
February, 1997.

                                       KRANTOR CORPORATION

                                       By: 
                                           ------------------------------------
                                           Henry J. Platek, Jr., Pres.

                                POWER OF ATTORNEY

         KNOWN ALL MEN BY THESE PRESENTS, that each person whose signature
appears below constitutes and appoints Henry J. Platek and Mair Faibish, or
either one of them, his true and lawful attorneys-in-fact and agents, with full
power of substitution and re-substitution for him and in his name, place and
stead, in any and all capacities, to sign any and all pre or post effective
amendments to this Registration Statement, and to file the same with all
exhibits thereto, and other documents in connection therewith, with the
Securities and Exchange Commission, granting unto said attorneys-in-fact and
agents, and each of them, full power and authority to do and perform each and
every act and thing requisite or necessary to be done in and about the premises,
as fully to all intents and purposes as he might or could do in person, hereby
ratifying and confirming all that said attorneys-in-fact and agents, or either
of them, or their or his substitutes, may lawfully do or cause to be done by
virtue hereof.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Act of 1933, this
Registration Statement has been signed by the following persons in the
capacities and on the dates indicated.

Signature                                   Title                   Date

---------------------------   Director and Pres. (Prin-       February 6, 1997
Henry J. Platek, Jr.          cipal Executive Officer)

---------------------------   Director, Vice President and    February 6, 1997
Mair Faibish                  Chief Financial Officer

---------------------------   Director, Vice Pres.,           February 6, 1997
Mitchell Gerstein             Secretary, and Treasurer

---------------------------   Director
Dominic A. Marsicovetere

---------------------------   Director
Michael Ferrone
EXHIBIT INDEX

                                                                  Page in
                                                                  Sequentially
Exhibit No.                  Description
Numbered Doc.

5.1                 Opinion of Randall J. Perry, Esq.                        7

23.1                Consent of Belew, Averitt & Company,                     9
                    independent public accountants

23.2                Consent of Randall J. Perry, Esq.
                    (contained in the opinion filed as
                    Exhibit 5.1)

99.1                Krantor Corporation 1994 Services and                    11
                    Consulting Compensation Plan as amended

99.2                Business Description update from 1995 10-K               27