Del Monte Foods to Participate in Morgan Stanley's Global Consumer Conference; Held in New York on November 3-4, 2004

Business Wire, Oct 27, 2004

SAN FRANCISCO -- Del Monte Foods Co. (NYSE: DLM) will participate in Morgan Stanley's Global Consumer Conference. The Del Monte presentation will be broadcast live over the Internet on Thursday, November 4 at 12:00 noon (EDT) at http://www.delmonte.com/Company/Investors/Additional.asp. Click on the link in the "Additional Financial Information - Webcast Presentation" section of the website to access the event. The presentation will be available in an archived format for one week following the conference.

About Del Monte Foods

Del Monte Foods Company is one of the country's largest and well-known producers, distributors and marketers of premium quality, branded and private-label food and pet products for the U.S. retail market, generating over $3 billion in net sales in fiscal 2004. With a powerful portfolio of brands including Del Monte(R), Contadina(R), StarKist(R), S&W(R), Nature's Goodness(TM), College Inn(R), 9Lives(R), Kibbles 'n Bits(R), Pup-Peroni(R), Snausages(R), and NawSomes!(R), Del Monte products are found in 9 out of 10 American households. For more information on Del Monte Foods Company, visit the Company's website at www.delmonte.com.