| Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. (Fresh Del Monte) is a producer, marketer and distributor of fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as producer and distributor of prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, beverages and snacks in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. The Company sources its products (bananas, pineapples, melons, tomatoes, grapes, apples, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries and kiwi) primarily from Central and South America, Africa and the Philippines. It distributes its products in North America, Europe, Asia, the Middle East, North Africa and South America. Fresh Del Monte markets its products worldwide under the DEL MONTE brand. On June 6, 2008, the Company acquired the shares of Desarollo Agroindustrial de Frutales, S.A., a producer of bananas in Costa Rica; the shares of Frutas de Exportacion, S.A., a provider of gold pineapples in Costa Rica, and the shares of an affiliated sales and marketing company, collectively known as Caribana. |
