Pet Foods Pay Off Big for Del Monte Foods

SUGAR LAND--September 4, 2009--Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas)--Del Monte Foods Company (NYSE:DLM) (San Francisco, California) recently released earnings for the company's first quarter of the 2010 fiscal year, representing the three months ending August 2, 2009. Net sales for the company increased 12% year over year, moving from $726.2 million in 1Q09 to $813.7 million in 1Q10. This sales increase was driven largely by an increase in sales in the company's Pet Products segment.