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The Motley Fool September 1, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dull Del Monte Can management capitalize on its valuable brands and growing cash flow? For value-focused investors who can wait it out, Del Monte Foods might be worth a bit of due diligence.
The Motley Fool August 31, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Del Monte: No Surprises Here With the help of a strong pet products segment and new product growth, sales rose 12% at Del Monte Foods, keeping top-line performance strong. However, cost pressure from fish, grains, fats, and oils negatively affected the company's operating results.
The Motley Fool June 21, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Tasting Del Monte The fruit and veggie canner puts the lid on its fiscal year 2006 tomorrow morning. Investors, want to know what Wall Street expects to see? Want to know what really matters?
The Motley Fool August 28, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Del Monte Can't Keep Up With Inflation Del Monte grew sales in the first quarter due to demonstrated pricing power. However, with costs rising rapidly and margins slimming down, scrolling down the income statement tells a different story than what lies at the top.
The Motley Fool June 14, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Del Monte's New Food Menu The move to pet food could definitely help boost the company's growth profile, but until Del Monte convinces investors it can be a consistent grower, they may want to keep it on a short leash in the investment doghouse.
The Motley Fool June 24, 2004 W.D. Crotty	The Two Sides of Del Monte Del Monte Foods' results present two seemingly different outlooks.
The Motley Fool June 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Del Monte Has Direction Del Monte execs are looking to cut costs and boost margins -- great, but that's exactly what they're paid to do. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool March 16, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Dogs Demand Del Monte Buying Milk-Bone makes Del Monte Foods a major player in pet snacks. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool July 16, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Producing a Great Acquisition Fresh Del Monte Produce is purchasing the assets of Del Monte Foods Europe. The acquisition is expected to be "modestly accretive" to earnings.
The Motley Fool December 1, 2006	Del Monte Dishes Duds: Fool by Numbers The food processor released second-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool March 2, 2007 Steven Mallas	Del Monte in the Doghouse? Del Monte's third quarter wasn't a dog, but it wasn't great, either. With the flat earnings growth, drop in cash flow, low yield, as well as a previous dud quarter, there really is no need to buy this stock.
The Motley Fool June 13, 2007 Ryan Fuhrmann	Foolish Forecast: Del Monte Feasts on Pet Food The packaged and processed food provider is set to report its fourth-quarter earnings. Investors, here is what you can expect to see.
The Motley Fool May 1, 2006 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: A Stale Fresh Del Monte? When Fresh Del Monte reports its first-quarter results tomorrow, while we'll certainly be interested in the numbers themselves, investors should perhaps be even more interested in hearing what the company has to say about how things are shaping up in Europe.
The Motley Fool February 11, 2004 Philip Durell	Mixed Fresh Fruit Salad Fresh Del Monte reports a squeeze on margins, but the stock may still be a bargain.
The Motley Fool November 30, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Preserving Del Monte In the best of all possible worlds, Del Monte has told us it expects minimal sales growth and stagnant profits. The analysts tracking the company aren't expecting even that much, however.
The Motley Fool March 5, 2007	Bland Del Monte: Fool by Numbers The processed food company released third-quarter 2007 earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool March 5, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Not-So-Sorry Charlie Charlie the Tuna and a talking cat kick Del Monte Foods up a notch.
The Motley Fool June 15, 2007	Del Monte's Open Can: Fool by Numbers The processed food giant released earnings for its fourth quarter 2007: Income Statement Highlights... Margin Checkup... Balance Sheet Highlights... Cash Flow Highlights...
The Motley Fool June 5, 2008 Colleen Paulson	Del Monte Says "Sorry, Charlie" Del Monte Foods' double-digit fourth-quarter growth is tempered by lower next year's expectations.
The Motley Fool July 27, 2004 W.D. Crotty	A Bargain in Fresh Del Monte The processesed and/or canned food products company looks cheap because the market hasn't factored in a key acquisition.
The Motley Fool March 2, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Del Monte Trades Soup for Cat Food Del Monte's pet business has done well, but this acquisition might be pressing its luck. One needs to look a little closer to see whether selling its private label soup and infant feeding businesses and buying Meow Mix is really going to help investors.
The Motley Fool December 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	The Beauty of Low Expectations Del Monte Foods didn't have a great quarter, but expectations are low enough that "not terrible" was adequate for value investors.
The Motley Fool August 6, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Dueling Fools: Fresh Del Monte's Ripe Fresh Del Monte is beating the market by five percentage points.
The Motley Fool March 22, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Big Fish Story Del Monte should be relieved by the latest FDA mercury advisory.
Food Processing April 2006 Dave Fusaro	A busy month for asset-swapping Unilever, ConAgra, Del Monte and Pinnacle will look significantly different once the dust settles.
The Motley Fool November 7, 2005 Rich Smith	Foolish Forecast: Fresh Del Monte The cheaper Fresh Del Monte shares get, the larger and more attractive its dividend yield becomes to income seekers.
The Motley Fool March 4, 2005 W.D. Crotty	Del Monte's Earnings Doldrums Del Monte Foods is still struggling at the bottom line.
BusinessWeek February 6, 2006 Robert Barker	Skip This Fruit Plate A big worry for prospective Fresh Del Monte investors is the company's fundamental outlook and valuation.
The Motley Fool May 12, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Chiquita Brands: Relatively More Appealing Every once in a while, you'll find investment opportunities that appear to be priced on the assumption that the company is going to go out of business. Maybe that's the case today for banana, fruit, and produce producer Chiquita Brands.
The Motley Fool December 3, 2004 W.D. Crotty	It's More Like Dull Monte There's not much for investors to get excited about at Dell Monte Foods.
The Motley Fool June 27, 2005 John Reeves	Fool by Numbers: Del Monte Foods 2005 The food processor released earnings: Income Statement Highlights... Balance Sheet Highlights... Margin Checkup...
The Motley Fool April 27, 2004 W.D. Crotty	Cherry-Picking Stocks Fresh Del Monte disappoints but still offers great value.
Food Processing December 2007	The Big Dogs Devour Others Major food companies have been extending their reach into the pet food market via acquisitions.
The Motley Fool November 16, 2010 Seth Jayson	Does Unilever Miss the Grade? With recent TTM operating margins around historical averages, Unilever looks like it is doing fine.
The Motley Fool June 23, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Dozing on Del Monte Foods Another quarter's in the books, and there's still no reason to get excited about Del Monte Foods' performance. Investors may want to hold off on these shares for the time being.
The Motley Fool August 1, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Fresh Del Monte Still Spotty This is just a tough time to be in food. Fruit and vegetable companies like Fresh Del Monte continue to be squeezed by tough pricing and rising costs. Might there be value here?
The Motley Fool August 28, 2007 Lawrence A. Rothman	Foolish Forecast: Big Lots Staying Small? Views you can use to get clues on the news in advance of Big Lots reports. We already know comps and sales are up, so expectations are high.
The Motley Fool April 20, 2006 Steven Mallas	A Low-Key Quarter for Kraft Kraft might not be growing like an oil company, but it still delivers decent results. Currently yielding a nice 3%, Kraft's stock will probably be a solid dividend player for years to come in an individual's investment program.
The Motley Fool May 22, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	A Not-So-Scary TreeHouse Though there are limits to just how quickly this company can grow through acquisitions, the potential to build a solid business in private-label dry goods is pretty significant. Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool April 26, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Going Bananas at Fresh Del Monte Strong fruit pricing helped the company stay ahead of rising costs. Valuation has almost always been low on these shares, and it can be a long and frustrating process to wait for the market to upsize its valuation multiples on a company.
The Motley Fool August 22, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Heinz: Still Saucy Heinz isn't growing quickly, but it's still an efficient and profitable cash flow machine and makes a good income play for conservative investors.
The Motley Fool August 2, 2005 Stephen D. Simpson	Fresh Del Monte: Rotten or Ripe? Patient shareholders might find sweet rewards here.
The Motley Fool September 2, 2004 Phil Wohl	Del Monte Needs 9Lives The leading private and branded food and pet products marketer is spending to revamp its image. Shares appear to be fairly valued at nearly 12 times the fiscal 2005 earnings forecast of $0.83 per share.
The Motley Fool August 27, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	7 Reasons to Worry About Next Week Let's go over a few of the pretenders that are expected to go the wrong way on the bottom line next week: Prospect Capital... Energy Conversion Devices... K-Sea... Sociedad Quimica y Minera... American Software... Del Monte Foods... H&R Block...
The Motley Fool June 4, 2010 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	7 Reasons to Worry About Next Week Let's go over a few stocks that are expected to go the wrong way on the bottom line next week: Bob Evans... Brown-Forman... Ciena... Titan Machinery... ArcSight... Del Monte... China Biotics...
The Motley Fool December 4, 2006 Rick Aristotle Munarriz	3 Stocks That Blew the Market Away Beat the market and the world will beat a path to your door. Here's a look at a few of the beaters that humbled the prognosticators this past week. DSW... Kellwood... Del Monte Foods...
Prepared Foods April 2008	Hitting the Shelves: Canned Goodness Del Monte has launched a solution to help parents with the very important issue of getting children to eat healthy.
The Motley Fool August 4, 2006 Stephen D. Simpson	Chiquita Slips on a Banana Peel Times are tough for the produce trade, but signs of quality are nevertheless apparent. But investors still need to be wary.
The Motley Fool December 19, 2006 Emil Lee	Steelcase's Iron-Willed Ambitions Can the office-furniture powerhouse double its operating margins by 2010? Investors, take note.
The Motley Fool February 4, 2010 April Taylor	Profit From a Major Food Trend Finding healthy options for food and profit. While there are a number of natural and organic brands in the market, many have been swallowed by large companies.