Packaging

We have packaging engineers and design experts around the globe to provide cutting edge solutions and just in time supply to our operations.  The corporate packaging department is responsible for review, development, and approval of Del Monte Fresh Produce Company  packaging products worldwide. Design personnel work closely to create packaging designs that meet our customer's needs.

The packaging team works directly with products, purchasing, and quality assurance to develop new packaging that is more cost competitive, protects the product well, and survives the rigors of distribution.  A significant percentage of Del Monte Fresh Produce Company products travel on pallets on shipboard below deck. Most of our product such as bananas, melons and pineapples are shipped in corrugated paper packaging. Other products, such as fresh-cut fruit are packed in plastic in order to prolong the freshness and quality of the fruit.

Del Monte Fresh Produce Company uses special computer systems to develop packaging specifications using CAD (Computer Aided Design), PDS (Pallet Design System), and TOPS, a program that lets us develop graphic representations of how a complete unit of packages will fit on our pallets. These tools help our packaging team meet with the demands of the ever-changing fresh-fruit and vegetable business.