Del Monte gets bigger in the MENA region

The name is synonymous with fresh-cut fruits and vegetables, with the company being in the industry for more than 100 years. Del Monte Fresh Produce Company remains a success with food & beverage retailers when it comes to management projects, according to market, consumer and customer-specific data.

Since it opened its headquarters in the UAE seven years ago, the company has expanded throughout the MENA region, supplying the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia with fresh produce since 2010, and working its way into Turkey as well as Iraq. The company also supplies markets in the Ukraine. Last year, Del Monte began managing a plantation in Ras al Khaimah, in the UAE, where it cultivates watermelon, strawberry, broccoli, lettuce and other vegetables.

Aside from fresh-cut fruits, ready-to-eat fruit salads, gourmet sandwiches, and fruit-based iced desserts, the company has been expanding its range of health and convenience foods. It offers Grab 'N Go snacks, chopped tomatoes as well as ful medammes recipes (stewed beans).

Fresh Del Monte  consists of vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables. It is also a producer and distributor of prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, beverages, snacks and desserts in Europe, the Middle East and Africa.