Del Monte Fresh-Cut Product Wins Taste Award

Del Monte Fresh Produce N.A. Inc. has been awarded the 2009 Superior Taste Award for its fresh-cut Del Monte Gold Extra Sweet Pineapple by the International Taste and Quality Institute (iTQi).

Every year the institute, which is one of the world’s leading independent culinary authorities, gathers a panel of 12 of the most prestigious European culinary and sommelier professionals in order to test food and beverage products. The International Taste and Quality Institute, located in Brussels, Belgium, aims to honor and promote superior tasting food and drink. This year Del Monte’s Gold Extra Sweet Pineapple was tested along with 796 other products from companies, large and small, from around the world. The judging panel analyzed products on a blind basis, without packaging or identification, and evaluated the food based on an overall hedonic feeling, as well as criteria like look, smell, texture and flavor. The fresh-cut Del Monte Gold Extra Sweet pineapple was also evaluated on its individual merits.