Del Monte Foods
| Del Monte Foods, Inc. | |
|---|---|
| legal form | Inc. |
| founding | 1916 |
| Seat |
Walnut Creek , United States
|
| management | Nils Lommerin |
| Number of employees | 8,100 |
| sales | 1,710,000,000 US dollars |
| Branch | Food |
| Website | www.delmontefoods.com |
Del Monte Foods is an American company headquartered near San Francisco .
The company was founded in 1916 as California Packing Corporation .
The company has around 8,100 employees. The company produces vegetables, fruits and pet foods. The products are sold at home and abroad. Brand names include Del Monte , S&W , Contadina , College Inn , Meow Mix , Kibbles' n Bits , 9Lives , Milk-Bone , Pup-Peroni , Meaty Bone , Snausages and Pounce . Consumers in Germany know Del Monte especially from canned fruit .
In November 2010, Del Monte Foods to a consortium led by US private equity firm was Kohlberg Kravis Roberts & Co. sold. In 2014 Del Monte Foods was acquired by Del Monte Pacific Ltd. based in the Philippines . The pet food business was outsourced to the new company Big Heart Pet Brands .
Web links
Individual evidence
- ↑ Our Company , at www.delmontefoods.com , accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ Del Monte Foods 2015 Annual Report , accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ Del Monte Foods. Restoration and Growth , September 28, 2016
- ^ Del Monte Foods Company History
- ^ Company Del Monte / Fruit & Vegetables from Marktheidenfeld : "The Del Monte company is the market leader in canned fruit." (At www.wer-zu-wem.de)
- ↑ Börsenzeitung: KKR consortium swallows Del Monte
- ↑ ACQUISITION OF DEL MONTE FOODS 'CONSUMER FOOD BUSINESS , at www.delmontefoods.com, accessed July 28, 2016
- ↑ ig Heart Pet Brands is the New Name for Del Monte Foods' Pet Products Business; Now Largest Standalone Pet Products Company in North America , at www.businesswire.com, accessed July 28, 2016