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UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 10-Q

(Mark One)

For the quarterly period ended January 30, 2005

OR

For the transition period from              to             

Commission file number 001-14335

DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

One Market @ The Landmark, San Francisco, California 94105

(Address of Principal Executive Offices including Zip Code)

(415) 247-3000

(Registrant’s Telephone Number, Including Area Code)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant (1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15 (d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and (2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  x    No  ¨

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is an accelerated filer (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act).    Yes  x    No  ¨

As of February 28, 2005, there were 211,048,385 shares of Del Monte Foods Company Common Stock, par value $0.01 per share, outstanding.

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PART I. FINANCIAL INFORMATION

ITEM 1. FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED BALANCE SHEETS

(In millions, except share and per share data)

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF INCOME

(In millions, except per share data)

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED STATEMENTS OF CASH FLOWS

(In millions)

See Accompanying Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.

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DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS

For the three and nine months ended January 30, 2005

(In millions, except share and per share data)

Note 1. Business and Basis of Presentation

Del Monte Foods Company and its consolidated subsidiaries (“Del Monte” or the “Company”) is one of the country’s largest producers, distributors and marketers of premium quality, branded and private label food and pet products for the U.S. retail market. The Company’s leading food brands include Del Monte, StarKist, Contadina, S&W and College Inn. In addition, the Company has pet food and pet snacks including 9Lives, Kibbles ‘n Bits, Pup-Peroni, Snausages, Pounce and other brand names. The majority of its products are sold nationwide in all channels serving retail markets, mass merchandisers, the U.S. military, certain export markets, the foodservice industry and food processors.

On December 20, 2002, the Company acquired various businesses from H.J. Heinz Company (“Heinz”), including Heinz’s U.S. and Canadian pet food and pet snacks, North American tuna, U.S. retail private label soup and U.S. infant feeding businesses (the “Merger”).

For reporting purposes, the Company’s businesses are aggregated into two reportable segments: Consumer Products and Pet Products. The Consumer Products reportable segment includes the Del Monte Brands, StarKist Seafood and Private Label Soup operating segments, which manufacture, market and sell shelf-stable products, including fruit, vegetable, tomato, broth, infant feeding, tuna and soup products. The Pet Products reportable segment includes the Pet Products operating segment, which manufactures, markets and sells dry and wet pet food and pet snacks. During the second quarter of fiscal 2005, the StarKist Brands operating segment was split into the StarKist Seafood and Private Label Soup operating segments due to changes in management responsibilities related to these product groupings. This operating segment change did not affect the Company’s reportable segments.

The Company operates on a 52 or 53-week fiscal year ending on the Sunday closest to April 30. The results of operations for the three months ended January 30, 2005 and January 25, 2004 each reflect periods that contain 13 weeks. The results of operations for the nine months ended January 30, 2005 and January 25, 2004 each reflect periods that contain 39 weeks.

The accompanying unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements of Del Monte as of January 30, 2005 and for the three and nine months ended January 30, 2005 and January 25, 2004 have been prepared in accordance with accounting principles generally accepted in the United States for interim financial information and with the instructions to Form 10-Q and Article 10 of Regulation S-X. Accordingly, they do not include all of the information and notes required by generally accepted accounting principles (“GAAP”) for annual financial statements. In the opinion of management, all adjustments consisting of normal and recurring entries considered necessary for a fair presentation of the results for the interim periods presented have been included. The preparation of financial statements in conformity with GAAP requires management to make estimates and assumptions that affect reported amounts in the financial statements and accompanying notes. These estimates are based on information available as of the date of the unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements. Therefore, actual results could differ from those estimates. Furthermore, operating results for the three and nine months ended January 30, 2005 are not necessarily indicative of the results expected for the year ending May 1, 2005. These unaudited condensed consolidated financial statements should be read in conjunction with the notes to the financial statements contained in the Company’s annual report on Form 10-K for the year ended May 2, 2004 (“2004 Annual Report”). All significant intercompany balances and transactions have been eliminated. Certain prior period amounts have been reclassified to conform to the current presentation.

Note 2. Significant Accounting Policies

Stock-based Compensation: Effective at the beginning of fiscal 2004, the Company adopted the fair value recognition provisions of Financial Accounting Standards Board (“FASB”) Statement No. 123, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation” (“SFAS 123”) to account for its stock-based compensation. The Company elected the prospective method of transition as permitted by FASB Statement No. 148, “Accounting for Stock-Based Compensation—Transition and Disclosure” (“SFAS 148”). Employee stock option grants and other stock-based compensation are expensed over the vesting period, based on the fair value at the time the stock-based compensation is granted. Prior to the adoption of SFAS 123, as amended by SFAS 148, the Company accounted for its stock-based compensation under Accounting Principles Board Opinion No. 25.

In accordance with SFAS 123 and SFAS 148, the following table presents pro forma information for the three and nine months ended January 30, 2005 and January 25, 2004 regarding net income and earnings per share as if the Company had accounted for all of its employee stock-based compensation under the fair value method of SFAS 123:

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DEL MONTE FOODS COMPANY AND SUBSIDIARIES

NOTES TO THE CONDENSED CONSOLIDATED FINANCIAL STATEMENTS – CONTINUED

For the three and nine months ended January 30, 2005

(In millions, except share and per share data)