Our Story
As the original plant-based food company, we're always innovating to make nutritious and delicious foods more accessible to consumers across our portfolio of beloved brands.
About Del Monte Foods
For more than 135 years, Del Monte Foods has been driven by our mission to nourish families with earth's goodness. As the original plant-based food company, we're always innovating to make nutritious and delicious foods more accessible to consumers across our portfolio of beloved brands, including Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, Kitchen Basics®, JOYBA®, Take Root Organics™ and S&W®. We believe that everyone deserves great tasting food they can feel good about, which is why we grow and produce our products using sustainable and earth-friendly practices for a healthier tomorrow.
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Partnerships
Working together for a healthy future.
Alliance for a Healthier Generation
Together, Del Monte Foods and Alliance for a Healthier Generation are reaching 7.5 million students and their families through a signature “Nourishing Families By Nourishing Schools” program. The program is focused on improving whole health equity by bringing nutrition education and resources to students and families across the country to help them improve their overall health.
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MyPlate
The benefits of healthy eating add up over time, bite by bite. MyPlate is a visual reminder to make healthy choices from each of the five groups. MyPlate.gov offers tips and resources that support healthy dietary patterns.
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Tomato Wellness Council
The Tomato Wellness Council promotes the entire tomato products industry and funds scientific research to build awareness around quality canned tomato products. Through their efforts, scientists, researchers, dieticians, nutritionists, chefs and consumers can learn more about the many benefits of tomatoes. Del Monte Foods, Inc. is pleased to be a participating member.
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Feeding America
Del Monte Foods generously donates food when and where it is most needed. The company is a longtime Feeding America donor.
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Upcycled Food Association
Upcycled Food Association
Through research, strategy, networking, and policy advocacy, Upcycled Food Association is building a food system in which all food is elevated to its highest and best use. Upcycled Food Association is comprised of Members and Associate Members from around the world. Del Monte Foods is a proud Associate Member since 2020.
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National Black Farmers Association
Through its partnership with the National Black Farmers Association, Del Monte Foods supports the organization’s education and advocacy efforts focused on civil rights, land retention, access to public and private loans, education, agricultural training and rural economic development for Black and other minority farmers.
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Crystal Bridges Museum
Since 2014, Del Monte Foods has supported the museum and currently sponsors the School Visit Program. Located in Northwest Arkansas, the museum serves 50,000 K-12 students.
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Food + Farm Exploration Center
Located in the heart of Wisconsin, the Food + Farm Exploration Center is a place for people to come together to reconnect with where their food comes from. Journey into the world of modern agriculture to meet the people behind food production, build science and engineering skills, connect, play, and learn.
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Our Growers
For generations, we’ve partnered with family farms to grow with care.
Governance
Doing right by our stakeholders.