Del Monte Kenya facts for kids
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Food |
| Founded | 1965 |
| Headquarters |
Thika
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Key people
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Stergios Gkaliamoutsas, managing director |
| Products | Pineapple cultivation, processing and canning; production of juice concentrates, mill juice sugar and cattle feed |
| Revenue | KSh.4.5 billion/= (2011 estimate) |
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Number of employees
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Approximately 6,000 (2006 estimate) |
| Parent | Fresh Del Monte Produce |
Del Monte Kenya Limited is a big company in Kenya that processes food. They specialize in growing, preparing, and canning pineapple products. This company makes canned pineapple, juice concentrates, and even cattle feed.
Because of Del Monte Kenya, canned pineapple is the largest manufactured export from Kenya. The country is also one of the top five pineapple exporters in the world. In the past, the company faced some concerns about working conditions. However, they took important steps to fix these issues in 2001.
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How Del Monte Kenya Started
The company began in 1948 and was first called Kenya Canners. Later, in 1965, it was renamed Del Monte Royal. This happened after two families from South Africa bought a large part of the company.
In 2002, another company called Cirio Alimentare bought almost all of Del Monte Kenya. After this, the name changed again to Cirio Del Monte Kenya Limited. The company has received special certificates for its good standards. These include the SA8000 certificate in 2002 and the ISO 9002 certificate.
A Look at the Company's Operations
Cirio Del Monte Kenya has a huge pineapple farm that is about 10,000 acres. That's like 40 square kilometers! Around 6,000 people worked for the company in 2006. About 60% of these workers were women.
The company has different types of employees.
- Permanent staff get benefits like sick pay, holidays, and housing help.
- Seasonal workers earn less and do not get all the same benefits.
- Casual laborers receive no benefits and do not have a contract.
All workers are paid at least the minimum wage set by Kenya's government. Security guards patrol the pineapple farms to keep them safe.
What Del Monte Kenya Produces
In 2011, the company earned about KSh.4.5 billion/= a year. They can process 1,500 tons of pineapples every single day! As mentioned, canned pineapple is Kenya's biggest manufactured export thanks to this company.
Kenya is also one of the world's top five pineapple exporters. Most of Del Monte Kenya's products are sent to countries in Europe.
- 34% of what they make is juice concentrate.
- 22% is solid canned pineapple.
- 21% is mill juice sugar.
- 22% is cattle feed.
See also
- Fresh Del Monte Produce
- List of companies of Kenya
