Fresh Del Monte Produce

Fresh Del Monte Produce (FDMP) 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==

Del Monte Kenya 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. == See also ==