DEL MONTE FOODS CO
8-K/A, 1998-03-19
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                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

                             Washington, D.C. 20549


                                   FORM 8-K/A

                                 CURRENT REPORT


     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



       Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): December 19, 1997





                             DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



          Maryland                      33-36374-01            13-3542950
(State or Other Jurisdiction            (Commission         (I.R.S. Employer
     of Incorporation)                  File Number)      Identification Number)



One Market, San Francisco, CA                                      94105
(Address of principal executive offices)                        (Zip Code)



                                 (415) 247-3000
              (Registrant's telephone number, including area code)



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Item 2. Acquisition or Disposition of Assets.

        As previously reported in a Quarterly Report of Del Monte Foods Company
        (the "Company") on Form 10-Q filed November 14, 1997 for the period
        ended September 30, 1997, the Company and Del Monte Corporation, its
        wholly owned subsidiary, entered into an Asset Purchase Agreement dated
        as of November 12, 1997 (the "Agreement") with Nestle USA, Inc.
        ("Nestle") and its subsidiary Contadina Services, Inc., providing, among
        other things, for the Company's purchase of certain assets comprising
        Nestle's U.S. business of manufacturing and marketing certain canned
        tomato products for the retail, food service and industrial markets 
        (the "Acquisition").

        The closing and effective date of the Acquisition was December 19, 1997.
        The initial purchase price of approximately $197 million was funded by
        (i) Del Monte Corporation's senior credit facility, as amended and
        restated as of December 17, 1997 to permit the Acquisition and increase
        the amount available for borrowing under the credit facility, among Del
        Monte Corporation, Bank of America National Trust and Savings
        Association, as Administrative Agent, Bankers Trust Company, as
        Documentation Agent, and other financial institutions parties thereto;
        (ii) proceeds from an issuance of 12-1/2% Senior Discount Notes due 2007
        under an indenture, dated as of December 17, 1997 between the Company
        and Marine Midland Bank, as Trustee, (the "Indenture"); and (iii) an
        equity contribution from the Company's majority shareholder. The
        Acquisition purchase price was determined in arm's-length negotiations
        between the parties and was based on their valuation of the assets to be
        acquired and the associated contractual commitments. This description of
        the Acquisition is subject to, and is qualified in its entirety by
        reference to, the provisions of the Agreement, which is filed as an
        Exhibit to this Current Report on Form 8-K.


        FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS

        STATEMENTS MADE HEREIN THAT ARE FORWARD-LOOKING IN NATURE ARE INTENDED
        TO BE "FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS" WITHIN THE MEANING OF SECTION 21E OF
        THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934, AS AMENDED. ALTHOUGH THE COMPANY
        BELIEVES THAT THE EXPECTATIONS DESCRIBED HEREIN ARE REASONABLE, THE
        ACTUAL RESULTS MAY DIFFER MATERIALLY FROM ANY OR ALL ANTICIPATED RESULTS
        DUE TO FINANCIAL AND OTHER ECONOMIC CONDITIONS AND OTHER RISKS,
        UNCERTAINTIES AND CIRCUMSTANCES PARTLY OR TOTALLY OUTSIDE THE CONTROL OF
        THE COMPANY, INCLUDING THOSE ATTRIBUTABLE TO THE CONDITIONS AND TERMS
        SET FORTH IN THE AGREEMENT, SUCH AS A CONSEQUENCE OF THE DUE DILIGENCE
        BEING PERFORMED. WORDS SUCH AS "ANTICIPATED," "EXPECT," "ESTIMATE,"
        "PROJECT" AND SIMILAR EXPRESSIONS ARE INTENDED TO IDENTIFY
        FORWARD-LOOKING STATEMENTS.



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                             DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY

                               INDEX TO FORM 8-K/A

Item 7. Financial Statements and Exhibits

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                      Page No.
                                                                                                                      --------
<S>                                                                                                                          <C>
           (a)  Financial Statements of Business Acquired.

           The following financial statements of Contadina (a division of Nestle
           USA, Inc.) are filed with this amendment to Del Monte Foods Company
           (the "Company") Form 8-K/A which was previously filed on March 4, 1998.

           Contadina (a division of Nestle USA, Inc.)

                      Independent Auditors' Report                                                                           4

                      Combined Balance Sheets at December 31, 1996 and
                          December 18, 1997                                                                                  5

                      Combined Statements of Operations and Divisional Equity
                          for the the year ended December 31, 1996 and the
                          period from January 1, 1997 through December 18, 1997                                              6

                      Combined Statements of Cash Flows for the year ended
                          December 31,1996 and the period from January 1, 1997
                          through December 18, 1997                                                                          7

                      Notes to Combined Financial Statements for the year ended
                          December 31, 1996 and the period from January 1, 1997
                          through December 18, 1997                                                                          8
</TABLE>



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                          Independent Auditors' Report

The Board of Directors
Del Monte Foods Company

We have audited the accompanying combined balance sheets of Contadina (a
division of Nestle USA, Inc.) as of December 18, 1997 and December 31, 1996, and
the related statements of operations, divisional equity, and cash flows for the
period January 1, 1997 through December 18, 1997 and for the year ended December
31, 1996. These financial statements are the responsibility of Del Monte Foods
Company management. Our responsibility is to express an opinion on these
financial statements based on our audits.

We conducted our audits in accordance with generally accepted auditing
standards. Those standards require that we plan and perform the audit to obtain
reasonable assurance about whether the financial statements are free of material
misstatement. An audit includes examining, on a test basis, evidence supporting
the amounts and disclosures in the financial statements. An audit also includes
assessing the accounting principles used and significant estimates made by
management, as well as evaluating the overall financial statement presentation.
We believe that our audits provide a reasonable basis for our opinion.

In our opinion, the financial statements referred to above present fairly, in
all material respects, the financial position of Contadina (a division of Nestle
USA, Inc.) as of December 18, 1997 and December 31, 1996, and the results of its
operations and its cash flows for the period January 1, 1997 through December
18, 1997 and for the year ended December 31, 1996 in conformity with generally
accepted accounting principles.

                                             KPMG PEAT MARWICK LLP

March 16, 1998
Los Angeles, California



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                                    CONTADINA
                        (A DIVISION OF NESTLE USA, INC.)
                             COMBINED BALANCE SHEETS
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   DECEMBER 31,    DECEMBER 18,
                                                                      1996            1997
                                                                   ----------      ----------
<S>                                                                <C>             <C>       
ASSETS
 Current assets:
         Trade accounts receivable                                 $       10      $       17
         Other receivables                                                  3            --
         Inventories                                                       92              98
                                                                   ----------      ----------
                      TOTAL CURRENT ASSETS                                105             115

 Property, plant and equipment                                             94              90
 Goodwill                                                                  32              31
                                                                   ----------      ----------
                      TOTAL ASSETS                                 $      231      $      236
                                                                   ==========      ==========

 LIABILITIES AND DIVISIONAL EQUITY
 Current liabilities:

                      Accounts payable and accrued expenses        $       10      $       13
                      Payable to Nestle USA, Inc.                          17              52
                                                                   ----------      ----------

                      TOTAL CURRENT LIABILITIES                            27              65

 Divisional equity                                                        204             171
                                                                   ----------      ----------

                      TOTAL LIABILITIES AND DIVISIONAL EQUITY      $      231      $      236
                                                                   ==========      ==========
</TABLE>



                   See Notes to Combined Financial Statements.



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                                    CONTADINA
                        (A DIVISION OF NESTLE USA, INC.)
                      COMBINED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS AND
                                DIVISIONAL EQUITY
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                             JANUARY 1
                                                             YEAR ENDED       THROUGH
                                                             DECEMBER 31,   DECEMBER 31,
                                                                1996           1997
                                                              --------       --------

<S>                                                           <C>            <C>     
Net sales                                                     $    160       $    162
Cost of products sold                                              151            163
                                                              --------       --------
       Gross profit (loss)                                           9             (1)
Selling, advertising, administrative and general expense            20             26
                                                              --------       --------
       OPERATING LOSS                                              (11)           (27)

Interest expense                                                     6              6
                                                              --------       --------

       NET LOSS BEFORE INCOME TAXES                                (17)           (33)

DIVISIONAL EQUITY, BEGINNING OF PERIOD                             221            204
                                                              --------       --------

DIVISIONAL EQUITY, END OF PERIOD                              $    204       $    171
                                                              ========       ========
</TABLE>



                   See Notes to Combined Financial Statements.



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                                    CONTADINA
                        (A DIVISION OF NESTLE USA, INC.)
                        COMBINED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS
                                  (IN MILLIONS)



<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                   JANUARY 1
                                                                 YEAR ENDED        THROUGH
                                                                DECEMBER 31,      DECEMBER 18,
                                                                    1996             1997
                                                                 ----------       ----------
<S>                                                              <C>              <C>        
OPERATING ACTIVITIES:
 Net loss                                                        $      (17)      $      (33)
Adjustments to reconcile net loss to net cash flows used in
   operating activities:
        Depreciation and amortization                                    12               13
Changes in operating assets and liabilities:
        Accounts receivable                                               9               (4)
        Inventories                                                     (16)              (6)
        Accounts payable and accrued expenses                             4                3
                                                                 ----------       ----------

           NET CASH USED IN OPERATING ACTIVITIES                         (8)             (27)

INVESTING ACTIVITIES:
  Capital expenditures                                                  (10)              (8)
  Proceeds from sale of assets                                            1
                                                                 ----------       ----------

           NET CASH USED IN INVESTING ACTIVITIES                         (9)              (8)

FINANCING ACTIVITIES:  Net borrowings from Nestle USA, Inc.              17               35
                                                                 ----------       ----------

           NET CHANGE IN CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS                     --               --
Cash and cash equivalents at beginning of period                       --               --
                                                                 ----------       ----------

           CASH AND CASH EQUIVALENTS AT END OF PERIOD            $     --         $     --
                                                                 ==========       ==========
</TABLE>



                   See Notes to Combined Financial Statements.



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                                    CONTADINA
                        (A DIVISION OF NESTLE USA, INC.)
                     NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                DECEMBER 18, 1997
                                  (IN MILLIONS)




NOTE A - ORGANIZATION, OPERATIONS AND BASIS OF PRESENTATION

        General: The accompanying combined financial statements include the
accounts of Contadina Services, Inc., a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nestle USA,
Inc. ("Nestle") and other divisional accounts related to the Contadina canned
tomato business within the culinary division of Nestle ("Contadina") on a
carve-out basis, excluding the effects of product lines not acquired (see Note
E). Contadina operates in one business segment which manufactures and markets
branded, private label, industrial and foodservice processed tomato products
from manufacturing facilities in Hanford, California and Woodland, California.
Contadina's products are distributed throughout the United States.

        Contadina does not maintain stand-alone corporate treasury, legal, tax
and other similar corporate support functions. Therefore, corporate general and
administrative expense and interest expense, as well as certain other expenses
(see Note D), are allocated to Contadina from Nestle generally on a proportional
basis. Allocations and estimates, as described in Note D, are based on
assumptions that Del Monte Foods Company management believes are reasonable. It
is impracticable to determine whether such costs are comparable to those which
would have been incurred on a stand-alone basis. Long-term debt and income
taxes are not allocated by Nestle.

        All purchases of inventory, payroll, capital and other expenditures are
funded through Contadina's intercompany account with Nestle. Remittances from
sales to customers are collected by Nestle and are accounted for through the
intercompany account. Accordingly, Contadina has no cash on a stand-alone basis.
Trade receivables and payables do represent the amounts due from/to
customers/suppliers at the dates presented.


NOTE B - SUMMARY OF SIGNIFICANT ACCOUNTING POLICIES

        Inventories: Inventories are stated at the lower of cost (first-in,
first-out) or market.

        Property, plant and equipment and depreciation: Property, plant and
equipment are stated at cost and depreciated over their estimated useful lives,
principally by the straight-line method. Maintenance and repairs are expensed as
incurred. Significant expenditures that increase useful lives are capitalized.
The ranges of estimated useful lives for computing depreciation are: buildings -
30 years; leasehold improvements - the shorter of useful life or life of lease;
and machinery and equipment - 5 to 17 years. Depreciation of plant and equipment
and building and leasehold improvements amortization was $11 for the year ended
December 31, 1996 and $12 for the period ended December 18, 1997.



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                                    CONTADINA
                        (A DIVISION OF NESTLE USA, INC.)
               NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


        Goodwill: Goodwill represents the excess purchase price over fair value
of acquired assets and liabilities. Goodwill is amortized on a straight-line
basis over 40 years.

        Fair Value of Financial Instruments: The carrying amount of the
Company's financial instruments, which include trade accounts receivable, 
accounts payable, and accrued expenses, approximates fair value due to the 
relatively short maturity of such instruments. The carrying amount of the
payable to Nestle USA, Inc. approximates fair value due to the regular
settlement of this account. 

        Cost of Products Sold: Cost of products sold includes raw material,
labor, and overhead.

        Royalties: Under a royalty agreement with Nestle S.A. (parent of Nestle
and legal entity which owns the Contadina trademarks), royalties are charged for
the license of the Contadina trademarks at a rate of 3% of net sales. Royalty
expense under this agreement was $5 for both the year ended December 31, 1996
and the period ended December 18, 1997.

        Divisional Equity: Divisional equity includes the combined historical
legal capital of Contadina Services, Inc. and profit and losses of Contadina
subsequent to December 31, 1995 on a carve-out basis. Pre-1996 results of
operations for the acquired product line are not available. Transactions with
Nestle for all other intercompany transactions are included in and settled
through the intercompany account payable to Nestle.

        Use of Estimates: Certain amounts reported in the financial statements
are based on management estimates and assumptions that affect the reported
amounts of assets and liabilities and the disclosure of contingent assets and
liabilities as of December 31, 1996 and December 18, 1997, and the reported
amounts of income and expenses for the year ended December 31, 1996 and the
period ended December 18, 1997. The ultimate resolution of these items may
differ from those estimates.

        Change in Accounting Principle: Effective January 1, 1996, Contadina
adopted the provisions of SFAS 121, "Accounting for the Impairment of Long-Lived
Assets and for Long-Lived Assets to Be Disposed Of". The statement requires that
assets held and used be reviewed for impairment whenever events or changes in
circumstances indicate that the carrying amount of an asset may not be
recoverable. Contadina evaluates impairment based upon undiscounted future cash
flows. If such cash flows indicate that long-lived assets may not be
recoverable, the loss is measured by discounting cash flows to present value.
The statement also requires that all long-lived assets, for which management has
committed to a plan to dispose, be reported at the lower of carrying amount or
fair value. Contadina does not depreciate long-lived assets held for sale. There
was no material effect upon the adoption of this statement.



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                                    CONTADINA
                        (A DIVISION OF NESTLE USA, INC.)
               NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (IN MILLIONS)



   NOTE C - SUPPLEMENTAL BALANCE SHEET INFORMATION

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                       DECEMBER 31,     December 18,
                                                          1996             1997
                                                       ----------       ----------
<S>                                                    <C>              <C>       
Trade Accounts Receivable:
      Trade                                            $       10       $       17
      Allowance for doubtful accounts                        --               --
                                                       ----------       ----------
      TOTAL TRADE ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE                  $       10       $       17
                                                       ==========       ==========

Inventories:
      Finished product                                 $       60       $       69
      Raw materials and supplies                               35               32
      Other, principally packaging material                     2                2
      Reserves                                                 (5)              (5)
                                                       ----------       ----------
      TOTAL INVENTORIES                                $       92       $       98
                                                       ==========       ==========

Property, Plant and Equipment:
      Land and land improvements                       $        4       $        4
      Buildings                                                40               40
      Machinery and equipment                                 110              125
      Construction in progress                                 10                3
                                                       ----------       ----------
                                                              164              172
      Accumulated depreciation                                (70)             (82)
                                                       ----------       ----------
      PROPERTY, PLANT AND EQUIPMENT, NET               $       94       $       90
                                                       ==========       ==========

Goodwill:
      Goodwill                                         $       44       $       44
      Accumulated amortization                                (12)             (13)
                                                       ----------       ----------
      GOODWILL, NET                                    $       32       $       31
                                                       ==========       ==========

Accounts payable and accrued expenses
      Accounts payable                                 $        6       $        2
      Payroll                                                   1                1
      Marketing                                                 1                8
      Other                                                     2                2
                                                       ----------       ----------
      TOTAL ACCOUNTS PAYABLE AND ACCRUED EXPENSES      $       10       $       13
                                                       ==========       ==========
</TABLE>



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                                    CONTADINA
                        (A DIVISION OF NESTLE USA, INC.)
               NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


NOTE D - CORPORATE ALLOCATIONS AND RELATED PARTY INFORMATION

        Goodwill is associated with the acquisition of Carnation Foods in 1985,
the then-parent of Contadina, and was not recorded in the individual business
units' accounts. As such, goodwill relating to Contadina has been allocated
based on a percentage derived from the tax basis goodwill specifically
identified to Contadina in relation to total tax basis goodwill. This relative
percentage was then applied to aggregate goodwill to determine book basis
goodwill attributable to Contadina. This allocation basis was determined to be
reasonable by Del Monte Foods Company management.

        Since invoicing is centralized at Nestle for all business units,
customer discounts and unapplied cash related to trade receivables are allocated
based on Contadina relative sales dollars on a customer invoice as a percentage
of the total sales dollars on the customer invoice. Cash discounts are allocated
to Contadina based on Contadina receivables as a percent of total consolidated
Nestle receivables. A specific reserve for doubtful accounts is not maintained
on a business unit basis. Therefore, a reserve for doubtful accounts was
established for Contadina through an allocation of the corporate reserve based
on the percentage of Contadina's outstanding receivables to the total Nestle
outstanding accounts receivable balance.

        Variable distribution costs are allocated based on the applied usage
rate for the respective products. Fixed distribution costs are allocated on an
historical average cost per case basis. Allocated distribution costs included in
cost of products sold for the year ended December 31, 1996 were $5 and for the
period ended December 18, 1997 were $7. Marketing and sales force expense is
allocated based on relative Contadina sales dollars to total Nestle sales
dollars. The majority of warehousing costs reported are actual costs related to
Contadina's two facilities; however, a component of warehousing cost also
includes costs allocated from Nestle based on historical average inventory
stored at the distribution center.

        General and administrative expenses are, for the most part, allocated
by function. Allocated selling, marketing, general and administrative expenses
amounted to $12 for the year ended December 31, 1996 and $20 for the period
ended December 18, 1997. Benefit costs are allocated at a rate of 40% of gross
wages which is representative of total benefit costs (including pension,
postretirement benefits, bonus, 401(k) matching contribution and vacation) to
total compensation. Interest expense is charged to Contadina based on the
end-of-month working capital balance at an intercompany rate equal to 7% for
all periods.

        Contadina's sales of product to Nestle were $6 for both the year ended
December 31, 1996 and the period ended December 18, 1997. Contadina sales price
to Nestle is on a basis that approximates cost.



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                                    CONTADINA
                        (A DIVISION OF NESTLE USA, INC.)
               NOTES TO COMBINED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS (CONTINUED)
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


NOTE E - SALE OF CONTADINA

        On December 19, 1997, Del Monte Foods Company acquired the Contadina
canned tomato businesses, including the Contadina trademark worldwide, capital
assets and inventory from Nestle and Contadina Services, Inc. for a total
purchase price of $197, comprised of a base price of $177 and an estimated net
working capital adjustment of $20. The purchase price is subject to adjustment
based on the final calculation of net working capital as of the closing date. In
accordance with the asset purchase agreement dated November 12, 1997 by and
among Del Monte Foods Company, Del Monte Corporation ("DMC"), and Nestle USA,
Inc., Nestle has provided its calculation of the net working capital which would
result in a payment to DMC of approximately $2. DMC has until April 18, 1998 to
review this calculation and determine if it has an objection to this
calculation.



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                             DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY

                               INDEX TO FORM 8-K/A
<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                                                        Page No.
                                                                                                                        --------
<S>                                                                                                                         <C>
           (b)  Pro Forma Financial Information.

          The following unaudited pro forma information required pursuant to
         Article 11 of Regulation S-X is filed with this amendment to the
         Company's Form 8-K/A which was previously filed on March 4, 1998.

              Del Monte Foods Company

                      Basis of Presentation                                                                                 14

                      Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)
                          for the year ended June 30, 1997                                                                  15

                      Pro Forma Consolidated Statement of Operations (unaudited)
                          for the six months ended December 31, 1997                                                        16

                      Notes to Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements (unaudited)                                      17
</TABLE>



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                    DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
              UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

                              BASIS OF PRESENTATION

           The following unaudited pro forma consolidated financial statements
of Del Monte Foods Company (the "Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial
Statements") give effect to (A) the acquisition by Del Monte Foods Company (the
"Company") from Nestle USA, Inc. and Contadina Services, Inc. on December 19,
1997 of certain assets comprising Nestle's U.S. business of manufacturing and
marketing certain canned tomato products for the retail, foodservice and
industrial markets (the "Contadina Acquisition"); and (B) the recapitalization
of the Company on April 18, 1997, through the merger of TPG Shield Acquisition
Corporation with and into the Company, with the Company being the surviving
corporation pursuant to an agreement and plan of merger (the
"Recapitalization"); and (C) all financings related to the Contadina Acquisition
and the Recapitalization. The unaudited pro forma adjustments are based on
available information and certain assumptions that the Company believes are
reasonable.

           The Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements have been
prepared as if the Contadina Acquisition, the Recapitalization and related
financings had occurred as of July 1, 1996. The acquisition was accounted for
using the purchase method of accounting. The total purchase price was allocated
to the tangible and intangible assets acquired and liabilities assumed based
upon their respective fair values. The allocation of the Contadina purchase
price reflected in the Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements is
preliminary and is subject to change upon finalization. The Recapitalization was
accounted for as a leveraged recapitalization transaction.

           The historical financial information for Contadina for the
twelve-month period ended September 30, 1997 was derived from the audited and
unaudited financial statements of Contadina. The Unaudited Pro Forma Statement
of Operations for the six-month period ended December 31, 1997 reflects the
historical revenues and expenses of Contadina from July 1, 1997 through December
18, 1997. The historical financial data obtained by the Company includes certain
allocated expenses for functions and services provided by Nestle. Such allocated
costs are comprised of, without limitation, costs of utilizing outside storage
facilities; all selling costs including, without limitation, direct sales force
and brokerage expenses; costs for utilizing centralized distribution and storage
facilities; costs associated with marketing services; general and administrative
costs associated with support services such as, finance, legal, human resources
and information services and interest.

           The Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements do not
purport to be indicative of what the Company's results of operations would
actually have been had the Contadina Acquisition, Recapitalization and related
financings been completed on the date indicated or to project the Company's
results of operations for any future period. The Unaudited Pro Forma
Consolidated Financial Statements should be read in conjunction with the
accompanying notes and the historical consolidated financial statements of the
Company (previously filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission) and the
financial statements and notes of Contadina contained herein.



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                    DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
           PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                            YEAR ENDED JUNE 30, 1997
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                   HISTORICAL
                                                           -------------------------
                                                             DEL MONTE      CONTADINA
                                                               FOODS      TWELVE MONTHS                         PRO FORMA
                                                              COMPANY        ENDED                            CONSOLIDATED
                                                             YEAR ENDED   SEPTEMBER 30,    PRO FORMA           YEAR ENDED
                                                           JUNE 30, 1997     1997(a)       ADJUSTMENTS        JUNE 30, 1997
                                                           -------------     -------       -----------        -------------
<S>                                                          <C>            <C>            <C>                 <C>      
Net sales                                                    $   1,217      $     156                          $   1,373
Cost of products sold                                              817            155      $     (10) (c)            962
                                                             ---------      ---------      ---------           ---------
        Gross profit                                               400              1             10                 411
Selling, advertising, administrative and general expense           327             20            (11) (d)            336
                                                             ---------      ---------      ---------           ---------
        OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                                     73            (19)            21                  75

Interest expense                                                    52              6             35  (e)             93
Loss on sale of divested assets                                      5                                                 5
Other (income) expense                                              30                           (22) (f)              8
                                                             ---------      ---------      ---------           ---------

        INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES
            AND EXTRAORDINARY ITEM                                 (14)           (25)             8                 (31)

Provision for income taxes
                                                             ---------      ---------      ---------           ---------

        INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE EXTRAORDINARY
            ITEM                                             $     (14)     $     (25)     $       8           $     (31)
                                                             =========      =========      =========           =========
</TABLE>



       See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements.



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                    DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
           PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF OPERATIONS (UNAUDITED)
                       SIX MONTHS ENDED DECEMBER 31, 1997
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                    HISTORICAL
                                                           ------------------------------
                                                              DEL MONTE                     PRO FORMA      PRO FORMA
                                                           FOODS COMPANY  CONTADINA(a)(b)  ADJUSTMENTS   CONSOLIDATED
                                                           -------------  ---------------  -----------   ------------

<S>                                                          <C>           <C>            <C>             <C>      
Net sales                                                    $     620     $      92                      $     712
Cost of products sold                                              413            91      $     (16) (c)        488
                                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
        Gross profit                                               207             1             16             224
Selling, advertising, administrative and general expense           162            13             12  (d)        187
                                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------
        OPERATING INCOME (LOSS)                                     45           (12)             4              37

Interest expense                                                    36             3             10  (e)         49
Other (income) expense                                               6                           (7) (f)         (1)
                                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------

        INCOME (LOSS) BEFORE INCOME TAXES                            3           (15)             1             (11)

Provision for income taxes                                        --             --             --               --
                                                             ---------      ---------      ---------      ---------

        INCOME (LOSS)                                        $       3     $     (15)     $       1      $      (11)
                                                             =========      =========      =========      =========
</TABLE>



       See Notes to Unaudited Pro Forma Consolidated Financial Statements.



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                    DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
         NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                  (IN MILLIONS)




(a)     Represents the historical revenue and expenses of Contadina. The
        historical financial information for Contadina for the twelve-month
        period ended September 30, 1997 was derived from the audited and
        unaudited financial statements of Contadina. Selling, advertising, 
        administrative and general expenses include non-trade marketing 
        expenses such as coupon redemptions and fixed marketing expenses.
        Certain other operating costs include allocations from Nestle
        comprising, without limitation, costs of utilizing outside storage
        facilities; all selling costs including, without limitation, direct
        sales force and brokerage expenses; costs for utilizing centralized
        distribution and storage facilities; costs associated with marketing
        services; general and administrative costs associated with support
        services such as, finance, legal, human resources and information
        services and interest.

(b)     Represents the historical revenue and expenses of Contadina from July 1,
        1997 through December 18, 1997.

(c)     Adjustment to cost of sales reflects the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                         SIX MONTHS
                                                                       YEAR ENDED          ENDED
                                                                        JUNE 30,        DECEMBER 31,
                                                                          1997              1997
                                                                       ----------        ----------
<S>                                                                    <C>               <C>        
        Reclassification of Contadina trade promotion costs            $      (14)       $      (13)
        Elimination of royalties to Nestle for trademark license               (5)               (3)
        Inventory step-up                                                       9
                                                                       ----------        ----------
                                                                       $      (10)       $      (16)
                                                                       ==========        ==========
</TABLE>



(d) Adjustment to selling, advertising, general and administrative expenses
reflects the following:

<TABLE>
<CAPTION>
                                                                                    SIX MONTHS
                                                                  YEAR ENDED           ENDED
                                                                   JUNE 30,         DECEMBER 31,
                                                                     1997              1997
                                                                  ----------        ----------

<S>                                                               <C>               <C>       
        Reclassification of Contadina trade promotion costs       $       14        $       13
        Elimination of Recapitalization expenses                         (25)
        Elimination of amortization of Nestle goodwill                    (1)               (1)
        Amortization of intangibles acquired                               1
                                                                  ----------        ----------
                                                                  $      (11)       $       12
                                                                  ==========        ==========
</TABLE>



(e)     Adjustment represents interest adjustments due to debt incurred related
        to the Contadina Acquisition, interest adjustments for the pro forma
        interest expense related to the Recapitalization and the reversal of
        interest allocated from Nestle.



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                    DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES
         NOTES TO UNAUDITED PRO FORMA CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS
                                   (CONTINUED)
                                  (IN MILLIONS)


(f)     Adjustment to other expense for the year ended June 30, 1997 represents
        exclusion of $22 of expenses incurred in connection with the
        Recapitalization. Adjustment for the six months ended December 31, 1997,
        represents exclusion of $7 of certain indirect expenses incurred in
        connection with the Contadina Acquisition.



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            (c)  Exhibits

            10.1   Asset Purchase Agreement dated as of November 12, 1997, by
                   and between the Company, Del Monte Corporation, Contadina
                   Services, Inc. and Nestle. (Incorporated by reference to
                   Exhibit 10.1 to report on Form 8-K filed January 5, 1998.)


            23.1   Consent of KPMG Peat Marwick LLP, Independent Accountants



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                                   SIGNATURES

           PURSUANT TO THE REQUIREMENTS OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934,
THE REGISTRANT HAS DULY CAUSED THIS REPORT TO BE SIGNED ON ITS BEHALF BY THE
UNDERSIGNED, HEREUNTO DULY AUTHORIZED.

DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY




                                                           Date:  March 18, 1998
By:    /s/  RICHARD G. WOLFORD
     -----------------------------------------------
               Richard G. Wolford
             Chief Executive Officer



                                                           Date:  March 18, 1998
By:    /s/  DAVID L. MEYERS
     -----------------------------------------------
               David L. Meyers
     Executive Vice President, Administration
          and Chief Financial Officer



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<PAGE>   1


                                                                    EXHIBIT 23.1



The Board of Directors
Del Monte Foods Company

We consent to the inclusion of our report dated March 16, 1998, with respect to
the combined balance sheet of Contadina (a division of Nestle USA, Inc.) as of
December 18, 1997 and December 31, 1996 and the related statements of
operations, divisional equity, and cash flows for the period January 1, 1997
through December 18, 1997 and for the year ended December 31, 1996 which report 
appears in the Form 8-K/A of Del Monte Foods Company dated March 19, 1998.


  /s/  KPMG Peat Marwick LLP
- ---------------------------------------



Los Angeles, California
March 18, 1998




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