Diversity, Inclusion and Belonging
At Del Monte Foods, we’re intentionally building a diverse and inclusive environment designed to help everyone feel that they truly belong and are valued for their contributions. We welcome diverse team members into our leadership, recruit diverse talent and connect members with shared identities and experiences.
Team Member Diversity
Del Monte Foods is committed to promoting and preserving a workplace environment rich in diversity, one in which individual differences are not simply tolerated or accepted, but truly appreciated.
Diversity encompasses universally recognized traits such as race, gender, sexual orientation, and national origin; however, it also includes less obvious individual differences such as socioeconomic background.
Our philosophy holds that promoting these differences in the workplace is a means to encourage personal and organizational growth and contribution, and further enables individuals and teams. Furthermore, workplace diversity reflects the changing face of the American workforce and population, as well as our consumer base.
Employee Resource Groups
We have created six Employee Resource Groups that are open to all team members for participation. In these groups, team members can connect around shared identities and experiences as well as promote leadership opportunities.
Celebrating the LGBTQ+ and ally community
Connecting Black and African American Team Members
Del Monte Foods’ Asian American Worker Network
Our Professional Women’s Group
Representing our Hispanic Network
Connecting Team Members who are passionate about cultivating a healthy planet
Supplier Diversity
In early 2021, we launched the Supplier Diversity Program Policy. This Policy encourages our procurement team to actively include small and diverse businesses in the vendor selection process. While ensuring a fair and competitive evaluation for all vendors, we seek to foster opportunities for underrepresented businesses and strengthen our supply chain. It is our policy to seek out opportunities to buy from these suppliers where price, quality and delivery of service are competitive, and extend help to such vendors in demonstrating whether they meet our requirements.