Del Monte Kenya Ltd is a Kenyan company that operates in the food processing industry. The company previously known as Kenya Canners, owns a 5,500 acres (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.
The company's annual revenue is Sh4.5 billion, and a daily processing capacity of 1,500 tonnes of pineapples. The company publicity has been chronically dogged with conflict with its neighbours and workers.
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