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Country Yumkins. The promotion began in September, 1982, and focused on four characters, all stuffed toys with Del Monte designations: Sweetie Pea, Reddie Tomato, Lushie Peach, and Cobbie Corn. Initially, customers could get a free Yumkin with only 50 labels of any of Del Monte's extensive line of canned fruits and vegetables, frozen foods ...
Del Monte Foods Inc. (trading as Del Monte Foods) is an American food production and distribution company [4] and subsidiary of NutriAsia, headquartered in Walnut Creek, California. [5] Del Monte Foods is one of the largest producers, distributors and marketers of branded processed food for the U.S. retail market, generating approximately $1.73 ...
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Fresh Del Monte Produce was created in 1989 when RJR Nabisco sold the fresh fruit division of Del Monte Foods to Polly Peck. [4] After the collapse of Polly Peck, Fresh Del Monte was sold to Mexican businessman Carlos Cabal Peniche. Cabal fled Mexico after being accused of fraud and the Mexican government seized Fresh Del Monte. [citation ...
Del Monte marketed these pineapples under the name "Del Monte Gold Extra Sweet." Dole obtained the MD-2 pineapple through non-legal means via a farmer in Costa Rica who had been hired by Del Monte to grow the pineapple. Dole then began selling the same variety under the moniker "Dole Premium Select."
The Man from Del Monte was a worldwide advertising campaign for Del Monte Foods. A series of 25 television advertisements ran from 1985 to 1991, featuring British actor Brian Jackson in the title role. The man, wearing a linen suit and Panama hat, arrived at various plantations to assess the quality of the produce for sale under the Del Monte ...
The Meow Mix Company operates from a 200,000-square-foot (19,000 m 2) facility in Decatur, Alabama, and produces Alley Cat brand cat food products. Originally a product of Ralston-Purina, Meow Mix was divested for antitrust reasons in the early 2000s. The brand was acquired by Del Monte Foods in May, 2006. Their most famous slogan is, "Tastes ...
The first penny candy to be sold in the United States was the Tootsie Roll, in 1907, followed by Necco Wafers and Hershey's Kisses in subsequent decades. Bulk-sale of candy in the 20th century US was mainly through the F.W. Woolworth Company’s five and dime store chain, which closed in the 1990s, marking an end in popularity of the phenomenon.