Kids Go To See Parents Work With Charlie The Tuna ff

Children of employees at Del Monte Foods administrative offices in San Francisco, CA, and Pittsburgh, PA, joined millions of girls and boys across the country to participate in Take Our Daughters And Sons To Work(R)Day last week. This program aims to broaden knowledge about work-family issues and encourages “family friendly” workplaces for working mothers and fathers.
 
Through innovative workplace activities designed in partnership with the Families and Work Institute, girls and boys had the chance to learn about their parent's workplace and share their ideas about workplaces of the future. From problem solving scenarios to shadowing adults, the activities are designed to stimulate discussion about the worlds of work and family as they are, and as they could be in the future.
 
“Del Monte is proud to participate in the Take Our Sons And Daughters to Work program,” said Richard G. Wolford, CEO. “Through planned activities and by learning from their parents, we hope to provide insight for these youngsters. We strive to not only show them the importance of their parent's role at our company, but also to introduce many of them to the world of work.”

Some of the activities at Del Monte included: learning about the company and its history; test kitchen product demonstrations and taste tests; working as a team to create a storyboard for a Del Monte Foods' commercial; educational games and crafts involving health and nutrition; and, a visit by Charlie(R) the Tuna, the longtime symbol of StarKist(R) tuna.
 
“We truly hope that this experience not only opens the eyes of these young students, but that it strengthens our sense of community and family within our own organization,” said Wolford.

Last year 14.4 million adults participated by bringing their son or daughter to work with them, and forty percent of companies across the country took part in the program.

Del Monte Foods Company is one of the country's largest and most well-known producers, distributors and marketers of premium quality, branded and private label food and pet products for the U.S. retail market, generating over $3 billion in pro forma net sales in fiscal 2003. With a powerful portfolio of brands including StarKist Tuna, Del Monte fruits and many others brands, Del Monte products are found in 9 out of 10 American households.