Fresh produce giant Fresh Del Monte is posting higher profits thanks to its "strategic shift" to becoming a more diversified, value-added business, its chairman and chief executive has said.
Mohammad Abu-Ghazaleh was commenting following the publication of the group's fourth quarter and full-year results, which saw the business post net sales for the full year of $4.49 billion and gross profit of $300.6 million (up from $279.8 million the previous year).