Del Monte Foods Reviews 

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TrustScore 1.5 out of 5

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Looking at 23 reviews, most reviewers were let down by their experience overall. Customers frequently complained about hard, tasteless, or rubbery fruit, noting that the texture was extremely unpleasant and far from the fresh quality they remembered. Consumers also mentioned receiving poorly filled cans with excessive water, wrong items, or strange tastes instead of the quality products they expected. However, some customers also noted finding unexpected debris inside the cans. People repeatedly expressed deep disappointment over very poor manufacturing control regarding tough stems and hard core pieces remaining in the fruit.

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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Watery juice and tiny prunes. Such a change! Bought Del Monte as always best in past but won't pay the extra any more.

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Having purchased canned pears on two different occassions the fruit was found to be very hard to the point of unbeatable,

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

Thanks for making the effort to cut these tasteless, unrippen, sour and rubber fruits, they were like eating slightly seasoned rubber...

Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I was down to my last bite of green beans when i noticed a sharp thing in my string beans that almost stuck me in my mouth. It felt like when you break 1 of the pieces off a plastic fork off in your f... See more


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  1. Dry Fruit Store
  2. also in
  3. Food Manufacturer
  4. Food Producer
  5. Food Products Supplier
  6. Fruit and Vegetable Store
  7. Nut Store

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Del Monte Foods, Inc is a North American food production and distribution company headquartered at 3003 Oak Road, Walnut Creek, California, USA.


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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Opened tin of fruit cocktail with…

Opened tin of fruit cocktail with expiry date of 2028 but was completely mouldy with large lumps of blue mould floating around. I sent three emails and then got a response from one back in July to say they'd like to send me vouchers as compensation but I have to reply to say I want them. I replied and two months later absolutely no response. Zero communication since and no compensation vouchers as promised.never again

July 31, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

If I could give this product 0 stars

If I could give this product 0 stars, I would. I opened a fresh can of Del Monte corn with the expiration date of September 28, 2028- product number 803315, and I found a dead caterpillar or maggot in the can. That is completely unacceptable and I am very dissatisfied with the product I have received. I also wrote an Email to corporate and attached pictures of the animal in the can of corn. That is absolutely disgusting and I don’t know if I can ever buy another Del Monte product again after this experience.

September 17, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

DEAD MONTE This should be a minus 5 REVIEW

This should be a minus 5 review.
I bought some peaches that tasted and smelt cheesy.
It was fizzy on the tongue.
It took ages to find a complaihts email.
It took ages for Del Monte to get back to me.
They merely said the quality varies as jts a natural product and in this case i had a bad bqtch.
I emailed them for a refund.
Its been over a month and no reply.
They clearly don't give 2 hoots about making people ill.
They clearly dont care for customers or the customers well being.
They didnt even want to test the sample.
The government must ban these companies from selling in the UK.
People.must stop buying this junk!

August 1, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Was looking for a childhood friend while ill. Was disappointed

I am ill, and told my husband to get me canned DelMonte pears, peaches, and fruit cocktail, though I havent had any for decades. I am so disappointed with all the fruit. Especially the fruit cocktail! Gone is the scrumptious fruits from childhood. I choked on a piece of pear stem that was stiff and scratched my throat! Many of the fruit cocktail had hard pieces, from the center of the fruit and actually grape stems inside the cans. DelMonte used to stand for quality. Not any longer in my book. It stands for “poor quality standards and more expensive.”

August 11, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Green beans taste is off and stems seem…

Green beans taste is off and stems seem to be found in every can. I switched to store bought and the quality difference was much better. Not sure what is going on at DelMonte but the disappointment has me avoiding their products these days.

July 22, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I would do negative stars if I could

I would do negative stars if I could. I bought a can of peas for a recipe. I opend them up and drained them. To my surprise there was less than a half cup of peas. The rest was water. How can I feed my family like that? I payed more to get a trusted brand and now they are no longer trusted. Quality my a**

July 5, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Wish i could give NO STARS.Just bought…

Wish i could give NO STARS.Just bought a beverage called ON ICE TROPICAL. I expected a tropical taste but severely disappointed because it tasted exactly like the sugar water in fruit cocktail ffs. SO 🚫☣️🚫🚫☣️🚫🚫🚫☣️🚫🚫DON'T BUY

March 24, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I bought 2 packages of the pears in the…

I bought 2 packages of the pears in the plastic cups and literally all of the cups had cores (the hard center part of the pear) and the cups had discolored pears some were on there way to turning brown, with more juice than pears. Biting into a hard core when you are toothless is not a good feeling. I hope somehow this brand is able to correct this matter.

March 14, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

While eating rice and green beans

While eating rice and green beans, I started to choke. Extracted what was causing this and was scared! Two green bean stalks were still attached. Del-Monte didn't seem impressed, but wanted me to send the evidence to them. Duh... Will buy fresh vegetables from now on.

March 9, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

I purchased Del Monte very berry fruit…

I purchased Del Monte very berry fruit cocktail. I paid the extra .27 cents for del monte and it had a lot of pieces of stem like pieces. I would expect this from a cheap product but what the heck del Monte is supposed to be the better one. I guess why pay extra when you qualify is not there.

March 2, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Del Monte creamy corn ,I open a can from…

Creamy corn in can,I open a can from del monte and was mostly water ,if you read on the back the first ingredient are water and second corn ,i got an other one from grocery brand and was 100time better and on the back the first ingredient are corn not water ,now del monte don't reduce the quantity in his can a food they add water same weight less primary ingredient dont buy del monte they cheat you

February 27, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Purchased Del Monte fresh cut green…

Purchased Del Monte fresh cut green beans from Costco. Opened a can and a strange brown hard item approx 2-3 inches fell out of the can (had tiny spiders crawl out of it). Contacted customer service, has been a nightmare to say the least. They didn't apologize or act in any way concerned. Required multiple emails and phone calls. It's been weeks and I'm over it.

February 10, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

Care when eating Del Monte foods

Opened a can of prunes and found a piece of ribbon inside. Sent two emails both came back undelivered. Rang up spoke to someone who confirmed email and sent again but came back undelivered. Tried to ring numerous times but no response.
This company needs reporting to Hygiene Standards.

February 1, 2026
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Rated 2 out of 5 stars

I was down to my last bite of green…

I was down to my last bite of green beans when i noticed a sharp thing in my string beans that almost stuck me in my mouth. It felt like when you break 1 of the pieces off a plastic fork off in your food. I don't know what it is. I bought these from Safeway in washington state as off tonight. I'm really wondering what the heck it could be. Especially after noticing that they were recalled for finding something foreign in them from just last year. I have never found a stem or whatever it is in a can of green beans and I'm 54 yrs old. I'm so glad it didn't go in my gums and will be contacting the company if i find a way.

January 29, 2026
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Rated 1 out of 5 stars

No reply to complaint

Complained by email about their tinned peaches, as hard as bullets. No reply. Will never buy Del Monte again. Waitrose are far better and cheaper.

January 12, 2026
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