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Del Monte Kenya
Kenyan food processing company / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Del Monte Kenya Limited is a Kenyan food processing company that operates in the cultivation, production, and canning of pineapple products.[3][4] Del Monte Kenya Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc., is a leading producer, marketer, and distributor of high-quality fresh fruit and prepared food in Europe, Africa, and the Middle East.
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Company type | Subsidiary |
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Industry | Food |
Founded | 1965; 59 years ago (1965)[1] |
Headquarters | , |
Key people | Stergios Gkaliamoutsas, managing director[2] |
Products | Pineapple cultivation, processing and canning; production of juice concentrates, mill juice sugar and cattle feed |
Revenue | KSh.4.5 billion/= (2011 estimate)[citation needed] |
Number of employees | Approximately 6,500 (2024 estimate) |
Parent | Fresh Del Monte Produce |
Website | http://www.delmonteeurope.com/ |
The company produces canned solid pineapple, juice concentrates, mill juice sugar and cattle feed. Kenya's largest single manufactured export is canned pineapple, and the country ranks among the top five pineapple exporters in the world, both of which feats are direct results of the company's existence and operations. Del Monte Kenya is the single largest exporter of Kenyan products, moving 5,000 containers per annum through the Mombasa port.[5]