
	The&nbsp;Del Monte Corporation, doing business as&nbsp;Del Monte Foods, is an&nbsp;American&nbsp;food production and distribution company headquartered in&nbsp;One Maritime Plaza,&nbsp;San Francisco,&nbsp;California. Del Monte Foods is one of the country&#39;s largest producers, distributors and marketers of branded food and pet products for the U.S. retail market, generating approximately $3.6 billion in net sales in fiscal 2009.&nbsp;Its portfolio of brands includes Del Monte, S&amp;W,&nbsp;Contadina, College Inn,&nbsp;Meow Mix,&nbsp;Kibbles &#39;n Bits,&nbsp;9Lives,&nbsp;Milk-Bone, Pup-Peroni, Meaty Bone, Snausages and&nbsp;Pounce. Several&nbsp;Del Monte products hold&nbsp;the number one or two market share position.&nbsp;The company also produces, distributes&nbsp;and markets private label&nbsp;food and pet products.
