Canned food maker Del Monte declares bankruptcy, seeks buyer

Dive Brief:

• Del Monte Foods filed for bankruptcy and is seeking a buyer for its 139-year-old business.
• The storied canned fruit and vegetable maker has “faced challenges intensified by a dynamic macroeconomic environment,” CEO Greg Longstreet said in a statement. 
• A sale of the California-based company is “the most effective way to accelerate our turnaround and create a stronger and enduring Del Monte Foods,” Longstreet…