Fresh Del Monte Produce
Fresh Del Monte Produce Incorporated is one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, distributors,
and marketers of prepared, fresh and fresh-cut fruits and vegetables. Incorporated in George Town, Cayman Islands, its US executive office is located at 241 Sevilla Avenue, Coral Gables, Florida.
Their products include prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, beverages, snacks, and desserts sold under the Del Monte brand in Europe, Middle East and Africa, as well as fresh products worldwide under the Del Monte, UTC, ROSY and other brands. A key product is its Del Monte Gold pineapple.
Fresh Del Monte also operates a shipping line called Network Shipping and has a trucking operation called Tricont Trucking. In addition, they have food and beverage operations that sell freshly prepared food products in convenient locations.
History
Fresh Del Monte Produce was created in 1989 when RJR Nabisco sold the fresh fruit division of Del Monte Foods to Polly Peck. Later, Mexican businessman Carlos Cabal Peniche acquired FDMP after Polly Peck collapsed.After Peniche fled Mexico and his company was seized by that country's government, Fresh Del Monte was acquired by Mohammed Abu-Ghazaleh in 1996 and went public a year later. Later, it acquired Del Monte Europe in 2004 and the American vegetable packaging company Mann Packing in 2018.
In January 2026, it was announced that FDMP had agreed to acquire the bulk of assets of California-based Del Monte Foods for approximately $285 million through a court-supervised sale under Section 363 of the U.S. Bankruptcy Code. The assets to be acquired include Del Monte Foods’ vegetable, tomato and refrigerated fruit businesses and associated brands and facilities, with the deal subject to final court approval and customary regulatory clearances.
Other companies with the name Del Monte
is a subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte Produce involved in the cultivation, production, and canning of pineapple products.However, the Florida-based company is not affiliated with Del Monte Pacific Limited and its subsidiaries Del Monte Foods in the United States and Del Monte Philippines, Del Monte Panamerican in Central America, or Del Monte Asia Pte Ltd which is a part of the Kikkoman Corporation.
Except for its Kenyan unit, the firms using the name continue to market pineapples, bananas, and other produce under a licensing agreement for the Del Monte label in their respective exclusive geographical territories.