Del Monte Foods Internships

Del Monte Foods is one of the country's largest and most well-known producers, distributors and marketers of premium quality, branded food and pet products for the U.S. retail market, generating approximately $3.6 billion in net sales in fiscal 2009.

With a powerful portfolio of brands including Del Monte®, S&W®, Contadina®, College Inn®, Meow Mix®, Kibbles 'n Bits®, 9Lives®, Milk-Bone®, Pup-Peroni®, Meaty Bone®, Snausages® and Pounce®, Del Monte products are found in eight out of ten U.S. households. The Company also produces, distributes and markets private label food and pet products.*

Careers & Del Monte Foods: here

"Some huge brands and great people at Del Monte Foods" Position: Brand Management Intern Location: San Francisco, CA Pay: $$21/hour Duration: 12 weeks Review posted on 7/5/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: Del Monte Foods is often overlooked, but everyone knows the brands that comprise the company. I was able to work across several dog food brands and it was amazing to see the work that goes into branding. I spent most of my time in market research and point of purchase execution. Cons: Sometimes seemed very top down driven. Not sure how much creative freedom some employees had, but that might be part of the strategy. Advice for other students: I enjoyed working at Del Monte Foods and you'll get a taste of whether or not brand mgmt at a large company is something that you're interested in.

"Spent the summer at Del Monte Foods working on information tech" Position: Technology Intern Location: Pittsburgh, PA Pay: $$19/hour Duration: 10 weeks Review posted on 7/5/2011

I gained real world experience: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree My boss treated me with respect: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree I enjoyed my fellow co-workers: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree The work I performed was interesting: 1 2 3 4 5 Agree I feel better positioned to gain a fulltime job: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree Overall, I was satisfied with my internship: 1 2 3 4 5 Strongly Agree

Pros: Del Monte Foods allowed me to see several large scale information technology projects during the summer. I really enjoyed the variety and the huge scale. The company produces so much data and all the systems have to be able to talk to each other for people to make good decisions (for me, it was a lot of marketing and inventory decisions). Smart tech group and my boss treated me and the other intern very well. Cons: Del Monte Foods is not a typical place a tech student would intern. Advice for other students: If you like huge systems, take a look. I had a great summer.