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General
12 Months Ended
Dec. 29, 2023
Organization, Consolidation and Presentation of Financial Statements [Abstract]  
General General
 
Reference in this Report to “Fresh Del Monte,” “we,” “our” and “us” and the “Company” refer to Fresh Del Monte Produce Inc. and its subsidiaries, unless the context indicates otherwise.

Nature of Business
 
We are one of the world’s leading vertically integrated producers, marketers and distributors of high-quality fresh and fresh-cut fruit and vegetables, as well as a leading producer and marketer of prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, beverages and snacks in Europe, Africa and the Middle East. We market our products worldwide under the Del Monte® brand, a symbol of product innovation, quality, freshness and reliability since 1892. Our major sales markets are organized as follows: North America, Europe, the Middle East (which includes North Africa) and Asia. Our global sourcing and logistics system allows us to provide regular delivery of consistently high-quality produce and value-added services to our customers. Our major producing operations are located in North, Central and South America, Asia and Africa. Our products are sourced from our company-controlled operations and through supply contracts with independent growers.

Our business is comprised of three reportable segments, two of which represent our primary businesses of fresh and value-added products and banana, and one that represents our other ancillary businesses.

Fresh and value-added products - includes pineapples, fresh-cut fruit, fresh-cut vegetables (which includes fresh-cut salads), melons, vegetables, non-tropical fruit (which includes grapes, apples, citrus, blueberries, strawberries, pears, peaches, plums, nectarines, cherries and kiwis), other fruit and vegetables, avocados, and prepared foods (which includes prepared fruit and vegetables, juices, other beverages, and meals and snacks).

Banana

Other products and services - includes our third-party freight and logistic services business and our Jordanian poultry and meats business.

Fiscal Year

Our fiscal year end is the last Friday of the calendar year or the first Friday subsequent to the end of the calendar year, whichever is closest to the end of the calendar year. Fiscal year 2023 had 52 weeks and ended on December 29, 2023. Fiscal year 2022 had 52 weeks and ended on December 30, 2022. Fiscal year 2021 had 52 weeks and ended on December 31, 2021.

Basis of Presentation

The accompanying Consolidated Financial Statements have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States of America (U.S. GAAP). The preparation of our Consolidated Financial Statements in accordance with U.S. GAAP requires us to make estimates and assumptions that affect the amounts reported in our Consolidated Financial Statements and accompanying notes. Actual results could differ from these estimates.

Our Consolidated Financial Statements include the accounts of our majority owned subsidiaries, which we control due to ownership of a majority voting interest. Additionally, we consolidate variable interest entities (“VIEs”) when we have variable interests and are the primary beneficiary. All intercompany accounts and transactions are eliminated in consolidation.

We are required to evaluate events occurring after December 29, 2023, our fiscal year end, for recognition and disclosure in the Consolidated Financial Statements for the year ended fiscal 2023. Events are evaluated based on whether they represent information existing as of December 29, 2023, which require recognition in the Consolidated Financial Statements, or new events occurring after December 29, 2023, which do not require recognition but require disclosure if the event is significant to the Consolidated Financial Statements.  We evaluated events occurring subsequent to December 29, 2023 through the date of issuance of these Consolidated Financial Statements.