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Issuer:     FRESH DEL MONTE PRODUCE INC (FDP)
CIK:        0001047340
Form:       8-K
Filed at:   2026-02-12T23:59:59+00:00
Accession:  0001047340-26-000009
Event type: m_and_a
Sentiment:  positive
Materiality: 0.80
Item codes: 1.01, 9.01
LLM model:  deepseek-v4-flash:cloud@v2

FDP acquires Del Monte Foods' canned/refrigerated food, Joyba bubble tea biz for $285M in bankruptcy sale
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- Court-approved asset purchase of canned vegetables, tomato, refrigerated fruit and bubble tea businesses under Del Monte, S&W, Contadina, Joyba brands.
- Purchase price of $285M plus assumption of certain liabilities; funded from cash on hand and existing revolving credit facility.
- Acquisition includes four US facilities, two in Mexico, one in Venezuela, and global ownership of Del Monte brand subject to existing licenses.
- Expected closing in Q1 2026, subject to HSR clearance and other customary conditions; deal emerged from competitive Section 363 auction.
- Seller Del Monte Foods is in Chapter 11; FDP was selected as successful bidder following bankruptcy court auction process.

Source:
  EDGAR index:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047340/000104734026000009/0001047340-26-000009-index.htm
  Primary doc:    https://www.sec.gov/Archives/edgar/data/1047340/000104734026000009/fdp-20260206.htm
  HTML page:      https://secwatch.observer/filing/0001047340-26-000009

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