22 Aug 2019 --- Del Monte Pacific Limited (DMPL) has announced its plans to move to an asset-light strategy and divest production facilities of US subsidiary Del Monte Foods. Facilities to be closed are located at Sleepy Eye, Minnesota; Cambria, Wisconsin; and Mendota, Illinois. Production will cease at these facilities at the end of the current pack season. The company will also be selling manufacturing assets at its Crystal City, Texas facility and intends to transfer production at this site to outside locations later this year. Financial terms and buyers of the facilities have not been disclosed.
