DEL MONTE CORP

DEL MONTE CORP is a vertically integrated producer, marketer, and distributor of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. The company is also a producer and distributor of prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, beverages, and snacks in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. Products are marketed worldwide primarily under the Del Monte® brand, established in 1892. The company holds leading market positions, including being the largest marketer of fresh pineapples in the United States and a leading marketer globally. It is the third-largest marketer of bananas in the United States and a leading marketer in other global markets. DEL MONTE CORP is also a leading marketer of fresh-cut fruit in the United States, Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates, and the United Kingdom. It leads in fresh-cut vegetables in North America, South Korea, Kuwait, United Arab Emirates, Japan, and Saudi Arabia, and in avocados in the United States. Additionally, the company is a leading marketer of canned fruit in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East. The business is organized into three reportable segments: 1. **Fresh and value-added products** – This segment includes pineapples, fresh-cut fruit, fresh-cut vegetables (including fresh-cut salads), melons, vegetables, non-tropical fruit (including grapes, apples, citrus, blueberries, strawberries, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries, and kiwis), other fruit and vegetables, avocados, and prepared foods (including prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, other beverages, and meals and snacks). 2. **Banana** – This segment focuses on banana products. 3. **Other products and services** – This segment encompasses third-party freight and logistic services, a Jordanian poultry and meats business, and a specialty ingredients business.