Del Monte Kenya Ltd is a Kenya

Kenya

Kenya , officially known as the Republic of Kenya, is a country in East Africa that lies on the equator, with the Indian Ocean to its south-east...

n company that operates in the food processing industry. The company previously known as Kenya Canners, owns a 5,500 acre

Acre

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s (22 km²) of pineapple plantation and population of 6,000 employees. Del Monte Kenya a subsidiary of Del Monte Royal, one of a number of companies using the name "Del Monte" formed following the 1965 partial sale of the US company Del Monte Foods

Del Monte Foods

Del Monte Foods is an American food production and distribution company headquartered in San Francisco, California. Del Monte Foods is one of the country's largest producers, distributors and marketers of branded food and pet products for the U.S. retail market, generating approximately $3.6...

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The company's annual revenue is Sh4.5 billion, and a daily processing capacity of 1,500 tonne

Tonne

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s of pineapples. The company publicity has been chronically dogged with conflict with its neighbours and workers.
Compamny is certified SA 8000

External links

• The company's home page
• A current saga The website though is hosted on an MS Internet Information Services that on top of that require registration