UNITED STATES
SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 8-K

CURRENT REPORT

PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 or 15(d) OF THE
SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Date of report (Date of earliest event reported): December 4, 2003

DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY

(Exact Name of Registrant as Specified in Charter)

Delaware	001-14335	13-3542950
(State or Other Jurisdiction of Incorporation)	(Commission File Number)	(IRS Employer Identification No.)
One Market @ The Landmark
San Francisco, California		94105
(Address of Principal Executive Offices)		(Zip Code)

Registrant’s telephone number, including area code: (415) 247-3000

N/A

(Former Name or Former Address, if Changed Since Last Report)

TABLE OF CONTENTS

	Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure
	Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition
SIGNATURE
EXHIBIT INDEX
Exhibit 99.1

Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure

The information contained in this Item 9 and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

On December 4, 2003, Del Monte Foods Company announced via press release its results for the fiscal quarter ended October 26, 2003. A copy of the press release is attached hereto as Exhibit 99.1 and is incorporated herein by reference.

Item 12. Results of Operations and Financial Condition

The information contained in this Item 12 and in the accompanying exhibit shall not be deemed filed for purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or incorporated by reference in any filing under the Exchange Act or the Securities Act of 1933, as amended, except as shall be expressly set forth by specific reference in such filing.

The information set forth in “Item 9. Regulation FD Disclosure”, including the exhibit referred to therein, is incorporated herein by reference.

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SIGNATURE

     Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the Registrant has caused this current report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned hereunto duly authorized.

	Del Monte Foods Company
Date: December 4, 2003	By:	/s/ James Potter
		Name: James Potter Title: Secretary

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EXHIBIT INDEX

Exhibit	Description
99.1	Del Monte Foods Company Press Release dated December 4, 2003.

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