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                                                                  EXHIBIT 10.24

                          CONSULTING SERVICES AGREEMENT

This Agreement ("Agreement") is effective as of June 5, 2000 by and between
Andersen Consulting LLP, an Illinois general partnership registered as a limited
liability partnership with an office at 161 North Clark St., Chicago, Illinois
("Andersen Consulting") and Del Monte Corporation, a New York corporation with
an office at One Market, San Francisco, California 94105 ("Client").

WHEREAS, Client desires to obtain certain services from Andersen Consulting from
time to time;

WHEREAS, Andersen Consulting desires to provide such services to Client on the
terms let forth below; and

WHEREAS, Andersen Consulting and Client are simultaneously with this Agreement
entering into an Arrangement Letter, dated as of June 14, 2000, ("June 14
Arrangement Letter") further defining the relationship between them relating to
Client's business capabilities improvement project, a copy of which is attached
as an Appendix to this Agreement.

FOR AND IN CONSIDERATION OF the premises and mutual agreements herein, Andersen
Consulting and Client agree as follows:

1. SERVICES.

1.1 Andersen Consulting shall perform for Client the consulting services (the
"Services") specified in one or more Appendices to this Agreement signed by both
parties, each of which will be attached hereto and made a part hereof. In the
event of a conflict between any term of this Agreement and an Appendix, the
terms of the Appendix shall prevail.

1.2 Unless otherwise specified in an Appendix, changes to the scope of the
Services shall be made only in a writing executed by authorized representatives
of both parties. Andersen Consulting shall have no obligation to commence work
in connection with any change until the fee and/or schedule impact of the change
is agreed upon by the parties in writing.

1.3 If any Appendix requires the provision of third party products, including
hardware and software, Andersen Consulting's affiliated entity, Proquire LLC,
may, at Client's request and approval, provide such products subject to mutually
agreeable terms and conditions to be set forth on an attachment to the
applicable Appendix. Andersen Consulting, as agent for Proquire, may invoice,
collect, and receive from Client all sums that are or become due to Proquire,
including taxes and shipping charges, as applicable.

1.4 Subject to Section 3 of this Agreement, Andersen Consulting will use
commercially reasonable efforts to perform the Services according to our
estimates and time schedules.

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2. PAYMENT FOR SERVICES AND EXPENSES.

2.1 Client shall pay Andersen Consulting for the Services on the terms defined
in the applicable Appendix.

2.2 Client shall pay the amounts payable to Andersen Consulting hereunder
subject to the payment timeframe as outlined in the applicable Appendix. If not
specifically defined in an Appendix, the following payment terms will apply:
Andersen Consulting will invoice Client for professional fees to be performed in
a given month in advance of that month. Any required adjustments to actual will
be made in subsequent invoice(s). Expenses will be invoiced per actual expenses
incurred. Payment terms will follow Client's standard terms of Net 45 days.
Should any invoice remain unpaid for more than sixty days, interest shall be
paid at a rate of 1.5 percent per month or the highest rate allowed by law. In
the event of any good faith dispute with regard to a portion of an invoice, the
undisputed portion shall be paid as provided herein. Upon resolution of the
disputed portion, any amounts owed to Andersen Consulting shall be paid within
thirty (30) days of the resolution of the dispute.

2.3 Unless provided otherwise in an Appendix, Andersen Consulting shall be
reimbursed by Client for all reasonable expenses incurred by Andersen Consulting
in the performance of the Services, including, but not necessarily limited to,
travel and lodging expenses, communications charges and supplies, provided,
however, that total charges for other than travel (including airfare, taxi or
other transportation, parking, per-diems and mileage reimbursements) and lodging
expenses costing greater than $1000 per month shall not be reimbursed unless
Client approved such charges in writing before they were incurred. In addition,
Client shall approve in writing, in advance, the travel and lodging expense
estimated for the Project. Andersen Consulting shall use commercially reasonable
efforts to manage to the approved estimate and shall advise Client promptly of
potential material deviations, and the parties will mutually determine the
appropriate action to be taken regarding any material deviations.

2.4 Client shall pay for all taxes, including any interest and penalties from
any related deficiency, in connection with this Agreement including any sales,
use, excise, value-added, services, consumption and other taxes and duties
(except taxes based on or measured by Andersen Consulting's net income or
associated with Andersen Consulting's employment of personnel, including payroll
and FICA taxes and Social Security and Medicare assessments) assessed on the
provision of Services by Andersen Consulting to Client or on Andersen
Consulting's charges to Client under this Agreement.

3. CLIENT RESPONSIBILITIES.

3.1 In connection with Andersen Consulting's provision of the Services, Client
and its other third-party contractors shall provide the professional resources
identified, perform those tasks and fulfill those responsibilities specified in
the applicable Appendix ("Client Responsibilities"). In addition, the June 14,
2000 Arrangement Letter contains, and subsequent Appendices may also contain,
certain business and other estimating assumptions related to the Services.
Client

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understands that Andersen Consulting's performance is partially dependent on
Client's timely and effective delivery of Client Responsibilities hereunder and
timely decisions and approvals by Client. Client recognizes that timely approval
of deliverables is fundamental towards meeting any applicable project
timeframes, budgets and milestones and shall not unreasonably withhold
acceptance of a deliverable. Except to the extent an Appendix contains specific
acceptance provisions, all work product provided to the Client for approval
shall be deemed accepted if within thirty (30) days after delivery, Client has
not provided to Andersen Consulting written notice identifying specifically any
basis for not approving the work product. Following receipt of notification of
non-acceptance by Client, Andersen Consulting shall correct promptly the work
product identified by Client in such notice of nonacceptance and shall resubmit
the work product for acceptance by the Client. Failure by the Client to provide
written notice of non-acceptance within ten (10) days after delivery shall
constitute acceptance by the Client. Andersen Consulting shall be entitled to
rely on all decisions and approvals of the Client in connection with the
Services. Changes in decisions and approvals are subject to Section 1.2.

3.2 In addition to any particular items specified in the Appendix, Client shall
supply on-site Andersen Consulting personnel with suitable office space, desks,
storage, furniture, and other normal office equipment support, adequate computer
resources (including necessary third party rights to use software), telephone
and facsimile service, postage, copying, secretarial support, word processing,
and general office supplies which may be necessary in connection with Andersen
Consulting's performance of the Services.

3.3 Neither party shall use the name of the other party outside the other's
organization in connection with its use of the Deliverables or otherwise without
the other party's express written consent, which may be withheld in the sole
discretion of each party.

3.4 Each party shall retain responsibility for its compliance with all
applicable federal, state and local laws and regulations.

4. WORK PRODUCT.

4.1 Upon final payment, Client shall have a perpetual, irrevocable,
nontransferable, non-exclusive, worldwide paid-up right and license to use,
copy, reproduce, distribute (subject to section 4.3), modify and prepare
derivative works of the deliverables originally developed in the course of the
Services, whether developed individually by Andersen Consulting or jointly with
Client ("Deliverables"). Client's rights in the Deliverables shall be for any of
Client's internal business related purposes and, to the extent any Deliverable
contains Andersen Consulting Confidential Information, shall be subject to
Section 6 below. All other intellectual property rights in the Deliverables
remain in and/or are assigned to Andersen Consulting, excluding, however, (i)
any third party intellectual property rights (including, but not limited to,
products, materials and methodologies) in the Deliverables which are proprietary
to third party vendors and which Client lacks the requisite power to grant,
convey or assign ownership (including, but not limited to, intellectual property
rights in the Deliverables owned by i2 Technologies, Inc., J.D. Edwards or
Electronic Data Systems ("EDS")) and (ii) any pre-existing works of authorship
and inventions of Client, and any enhancements or modifications to such
developed in the course of the performance of this Agreement ("Client
Proprietary Items"). Andersen Consulting hereby

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expressly grants, assigns and conveys to Client all of Andersen Consulting's
right, title and interest, if any, in the Client Proprietary Items. The parties
will cooperate with each other and execute such other documents as may be
reasonably deemed necessary to achieve the objectives of this Section.

4.2 In no event shall Andersen Consulting be precluded from developing for
itself, or for others, materials which are competitive with the Deliverables,
irrespective of their similarity to the Deliverables. In addition, each party
shall be free to use its general knowledge, skills and experience, and any
ideas, concepts, know-how, and techniques that are used or developed in the
course of providing the Services.

4.3 Andersen Consulting agrees that Client may allow its customers, vendors,
agents, outsourcing providers or other entities in a similar relationship to
Client to access the Deliverables, subject to the provisions of Section 4.1,
Section 5 and Section 6 herein.

5. PROPRIETARY ITEMS.

In the course of performance hereunder, Andersen Consulting may use products,
materials, tools and methodologies that are proprietary to Andersen Consulting
or to third parties (collectively "Proprietary Items"). As between Client and
Andersen Consulting, Proprietary Items will be deemed Confidential Information
of Andersen Consulting for purposes of Section 6. Included among the Proprietary
Items of Andersen Consulting are tools that Andersen Consulting identifies as
Solution Construction Aids ("SCAs"), which Andersen Consulting makes available
to clients under separate licensing terms. Client shall have or obtain no rights
in such Proprietary Items (or in any modifications or enhancements to them)
other than (i) to use them as authorized by Andersen Consulting in writing from
time to time solely for purposes of performing Client Responsibilities, (ii) to
the extent the Proprietary Items are incorporated into a Deliverable, to use
them as part of the Deliverable for purposes of Client's internal business only,
or (iii) pursuant to Andersen Consulting's standard license for such Proprietary
Items or, in the case of Proprietary Items owned by third parties, pursuant to
terms acceptable to the applicable third party. If Proprietary Items are made
available to Client under (i) or (ii) above, they will be made available in an
"AS IS" condition without express or implied warranties of any kind; those
Proprietary Items made available under (iii) above shall be subject only to
applicable terms of the applicable license.

6. CONFIDENTIAL INFORMATION.

During the course of Andersen Consulting performing Services for Client, each
party shall protect confidential information of the parties in accordance with
the provisions of the Confidentiality Agreement, dated as of September 27, 1999,
between Andersen Consulting and Client.

7. WARRANTY.

7.1 Andersen Consulting warrants that its Services will be performed in a good
and workmanlike manner, by qualified personnel, in accordance with the
specifications set forth in

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an applicable Appendix to this Agreement. Andersen Consulting agrees to
reperform, at no additional cost to client, any work not in compliance with this
warranty brought to its attention within a reasonable time (or such specific
period, if any, provided in the Appendix) after that work is performed.

7.2 Andersen Consulting warrants that it will use its commercially reasonable
efforts to complete the Services so as to meet the time frames and milestone
dates, within the budget contained in the Appendix to this Agreement, subject to
conditions within Andersen Consulting's reasonable control.

7.3 THE PRECEDING IS ANDERSEN CONSULTING'S ONLY WARRANTY CONCERNING THE
SERVICES, ANY DELIVERABLES AND ANY WORK PRODUCT, AND IS MADE EXPRESSLY IN LIEU
OF ALL OTHER WARRANTIES AND REPRESENTATIONS, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING ANY
IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE, MERCHANTABILITY OR
OTHERWISE.

8. INDEMNIFICATION.

8.1 Each party shall indemnify, defend and hold harmless the other, its
employees, principals (partners, shareholders or holders of an ownership
interest, as the case may be) and agents, from and against any third party
claims, demands, loss, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees)
relating to bodily injury or death of any person or damage to real and/or
tangible personal property directly caused by the negligent acts, omissions or
willful misconduct of the indemnifying party, its personnel or agents in
connection with the performance of the Services hereunder.

8.2 Subject to the notification provisions contained in Section 8.4 below,
Andersen Consulting will indemnify, defend and hold harmless the Client, its
employees, and principals (partners, shareholders or holders of an ownership
interest, as the case may be) from and against any third party claim, demand,
loss, damage or expense (including reasonable attorneys' fees) relating to any
claim that any Deliverable or the services provided or performed by Andersen
Consulting infringe any United States patent existing at the time of the
applicable Deliverable, copyright, trademark or trade name or other intellectual
property right of the third party. Andersen Consulting will not indemnify
Client, its employees, and principals, however, if the claim of infringement is
caused by (1) Client's misuse or modification of the Deliverable (not including
those uses or modifications of the Deliverable authorized, approved or
participated in by Andersen Consulting); (2) Client's failure to use corrections
or enhancements made available to Client by Andersen Consulting; (3) Client's
use of the Deliverable in combination with any product or information not owned,
developed or authorized by Andersen Consulting; (4) Client's distribution,
marketing or use for the benefit of third parties of the Deliverable; (5)
Client's use of the Deliverable in a manner not permitted hereunder; (6)
information, direction, specification or materials provided by Client; or (7)
information provided by any third party where Andersen Consulting had no
knowledge that such information provided by the third party potentially
infringed any copyright or trade secret of a third party. If any Deliverable is,
or in Andersen Consulting's opinion is likely to be, held to be infringing,
Andersen Consulting shall at its expense and option either (a) procure the right
for Client to continue using it, (b) replace it with a

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noninfringing equivalent, (c) modify it to make it noninfringing while yielding
equivalent performance results or (d) direct the return of the Deliverable and
refund to Client the fees paid for such Deliverable less a reasonable amount for
Client's use of the Deliverable up to the time of return. The foregoing remedies
constitute Client's sole and exclusive remedies and Andersen Consulting's entire
liability with respect to infringement.

8.3 To receive the foregoing indemnities, the party seeking indemnification (the
"Indemnified Party") must promptly notify the other in writing of a claim or
suit once such claim or suit becomes known to the Indemnified Party and provide
reasonable cooperation (at the indemnifying party's expense) and full authority
to defend or settle the claim or suit. Notwithstanding the preceding sentence,
the failure by either party to promptly deliver notice of any claim or notice
shall not be deemed a waiver of the Indemnified Party's right to indemnification
hereunder. The indemnifying party shall have no obligation to indemnify the
Indemnified Party under any settlement made without the indemnifying party's
written consent.

8.4 Each party will determine the types and amounts of insurance coverage it
requires in connection with this Agreement. Neither party is required to obtain
insurance for the benefit of the other party. Each party shall pay all costs and
receive all benefits under policies arranged by it. Each party waives rights of
subrogation it may otherwise have regarding the other party's insurance
policies, including but not limited to property insurance, business interruption
insurance, and other first-party insurance.

9. EMPLOYEES.

9.1 Except as otherwise set forth in an Appendix, Andersen Consulting reserves
the right to determine which of its personnel shall be assigned to perform
Services, and to replace or reassign such personnel during the term hereof;
provided, however, that it will, subject to scheduling and staffing
considerations, attempt to honor Client's request for specific individuals. If
Client reasonably objects to any Andersen Consulting personnel, Client and
Andersen Consulting agree to discuss appropriate action to be taken. Andersen
Consulting has the sole right and obligation to supervise, manage, contract,
direct, procure, perform or cause to be performed all work to be performed by
personnel of Andersen Consulting, except as otherwise provided in this Agreement
or an applicable Appendix, and under no circumstances are such personnel to be
considered employees or agents of Client. Andersen Consulting shall pay all
wages, salaries and other amounts due its personnel relative to this Agreement
and shall be responsible for all obligations respecting them relating to income
tax withholdings, unemployment insurance premiums and pension plan
contributions.

9.2 Client may request at any time the removal of any Andersen Consulting
personnel assigned to a project covered by this Agreement if Client
(i) reasonably believes that such personnel is not qualified to perform services
required by this Agreement or does not meet appropriate professional standards
and (ii) previously provided Andersen Consulting with written notice of the
problem and a reasonable opportunity to remedy the situation, considering the
gravity and nature of the problem. Andersen Consulting will utilize commercially
reasonable efforts to accommodate the Client request. Replacement personnel, if
any, must have sufficient qualifications.

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9.3 Andersen Consulting will comply with all reasonable workplace standards and
policies provided to Andersen Consulting in advance, in writing by Client,
applicable to Client's employees, while Andersen Consulting personnel are
physically located at Client's premises.

9.4 Except as the other party expressly authorizes in writing in advance,
neither party shall solicit for employment, directly or indirectly, any of the
other party's Personnel during their participation in the Services or during
the twelve (12) months thereafter. For purposes of this Section 9.4, "Personnel"
includes partners or employees of each party who are involved in the performance
of either party's obligations under this Agreement. However, either party shall
have the night to hire any partner or employee employed by the other party who,
without other solicitation, responds to any employment advertising in
newspapers, trade publications or other public commercial media or any
unsolicited walk-in candidates not related to the Project.

9.5 Neither party shall be deemed a joint employer of the other's employees,
each party being responsible for any and all claims by its employees, subject to
Section 8.1. Neither party's employees shall be deemed "leased" employees of the
other for any purpose.

10. INDEPENDENT CONTRACTOR.

In connection with this Agreement, each party is an independent contractor and
as such will not have any authority to bind or cost the other. Nothing herein
shall be deemed or construed to create a joint venture, partnership, fiduciary
or agency relationship between the parties for any purpose.

11. LIMITATION OF LIABILITY.

11.1 Except for the indemnity obligations set forth in Section 8 above, the
limit of each party's liability hereunder (whether in contract, tort,
negligence, strict liability in tort or by statute or otherwise) to the other
concerning performance or non-performance, or in any manner related to this
Agreement, for any and all claims, shall not in the aggregate exceed: (i) with
respect to Andersen Consulting's limitation of liability, the total fees and
expenses payable to Andersen Consulting by Client; and (ii) with respect to
Client's limitation of liability, the total fees and expenses payable to
Andersen Consulting by Client hereunder with respect to the work involved under
the applicable Appendix. Client's exclusive remedy for any claim arising out of
these arrangements shall be for Andersen Consulting, upon receipt of written
notice pursuant to Section 12.2, to use commercially reasonable efforts to cure
the breach at its expense, and failing that, the return of fees paid to Andersen
Consulting for the work related to the breach.

11.2 In no event shall either party be liable to the other for consequential,
incidental or punitive loss, damage or expenses (including but not limited to
business interruption, lost profits, or lost savings) even if it has been
advised of their possible existence. Any action by either party must be brought
within two (2) years after the cause of action arose.

11.3 The allocations of liability in this Section 11 represent the agreed and
bargained-for understanding of the parties and Andersen Consulting's
compensation for the Services reflects such allocations. The parties agree
further that they will look only to the assets of the other party in connection
with any liabilities hereunder and in no event shall they have any claim against
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shareholder, partner or holder of an ownership interest in the other party in
connection with this Agreement.

12. TERMINATION.

12.1 Client may at any time and without cause terminate this Agreement by giving
thirty (30) days' written notice of termination to Andersen Consulting.
Termination of this Agreement shall not affect any Appendices then in effect.
Except as otherwise set forth in an Appendix, Client may at any time and without
cause terminate an Appendix by giving Andersen Consulting thirty (30) days'
written notice of termination. Except as otherwise set forth in an Appendix,
Andersen Consulting shall have the right to terminate an Appendix by giving
Client thirty (30) days' prior written notice only if: (i) Client has completely
suspended (for any reason other than Andersen Consulting's default) Andersen
Consulting's performance of the Services under such Appendix and such suspension
has lasted for ninety (90) days or more; (ii) Client merges with a third party
(where Client is the surviving entity) or acquires all or substantially all of
the business assets of a third party and Andersen Consulting can reasonably
demonstrate that there is a substantial likelihood that such surviving entity or
acquired entity, as a result of such merger or acquisition, will directly
compete with Andersen Consulting with respect to the type of work which is being
provided by Andersen Consulting under this Agreement. Termination of an Appendix
shall have no impact upon this Agreement or any other Appendix. Upon such
termination, Client shall pay Andersen Consulting for all Services rendered and
expenses incurred by Andersen Consulting in accordance with the terms and
conditions of this Agreement and the applicable Appendix prior to the date of
termination. In the event of any termination by Client without cause pursuant to
this Section 12.1, Client shall also pay Andersen Consulting for Andersen
Consulting's actual out-of-pocket demobilization costs resulting from such early
termination.

12.2 Either party may, upon giving thirty (30) days' written notice identifying
specifically the basis for such notice, terminate the applicable Appendix (and
not any other Appendix) for breach of a material term or condition of the
applicable Appendix unless the party receiving the notice cures such breach
within the thirty (30) day period. Upon such termination, Client shall pay
Andersen Consulting for all Services rendered and expenses incurred by Andersen
Consulting in accordance with the terms and conditions of this Agreement and the
applicable Appendix prior to the date of termination. In addition, if Andersen
Consulting terminates an Appendix under this Section 12.2 for Client's breach,
Client shall also pay Andersen Consulting's actual out of pocket demobilization
costs resulting from such early termination.

12.3 The parties agree that, in the event of a dispute or alleged breach subject
to Section 12.2, they will work together in good faith first, to resolve the
matter internally by escalating it to higher levels of management and, then if
necessary, to use a mutually agreed alternative dispute resolution technique
prior to resorting to litigation. This provision shall not apply to disputes
involving confidentiality or infringement of intellectual property rights (in
which case either party shall be free to seek available remedies in any forum).

12.4 The terms of Sections 2, 3.3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12.3 and 17 shall
survive termination of this Agreement or completion of any Appendix.

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13. SEVERABILITY.

    If any term or provision of this Agreement is found by a court of competent
jurisdiction to be invalid, illegal or otherwise unenforceable, the same shall
not affect the other terms or provisions hereof or the whole of this Agreement,
but such term or provision shall be deemed modified to the extent necessary in
the court's opinion to render such term or provision enforceable, and the rights
and obligations of the parties shall be construed and enforced accordingly,
preserving to the fullest permissible extent the intent and agreements of the
parties herein set forth.

14. NOTICES.

    Any notice or other communication given pursuant to this Agreement shall be
in writing and shall be effective either when delivered personally to the party
for whom intended, or five (5) days following deposit of the same into the
United States mail (certified mail, return receipt requested, or first class
postage prepaid), facsimile (with confirmation of delivery) or overnight
delivery services (with confirmation of delivery), addressed to such party at
the address set forth on the initial page of this Agreement. Either party may
designate a different address by notice to the other given in accordance
herewith.

15. FORCE MAJEURE.

    Neither party shall be liable for any delays or failures in performance
(other than payment obligations hereunder) due to circumstances beyond its
reasonable control.

16. COMPLETE AGREEMENT; MISCELLANEOUS.

16.1 This Agreement sets forth the entire understanding between the parties
hereto and supersedes all prior agreements, arrangements and communications,
whether oral or written, with respect to the subject matter hereof. Any purchase
order issued by the Client shall be for its administrative purposes only and
none of its terms and conditions shall be of any force or effect against
Andersen Consulting. Each Appendix, except as its terms otherwise expressly
provide, shall be a complete statement of its subject matter and shall
supplement and modify the terms and conditions of this Agreement for the
purposes of that engagement only. No other agreements, representations,
warranties or other matters, whether oral or written, shall be deemed to bind
the parties hereto with respect to the subject matter hereof. The parties
acknowledge that they are entering into this Agreement solely on the basis of
the agreements and representations contained herein, and for their own purposes
and not for the benefit of any third party.

16.2 Neither this Agreement nor any Appendix may be modified or amended except
by the mutual written agreement of the parties. No waiver of any provision of
this Agreement shall be effective unless it is in writing and signed by the
party against which it is sought to be enforced.

16.3 The delay or failure by either party to exercise or enforce any of its
rights under this Agreement shall not constitute or be deemed a waiver of that
party's right thereafter to enforce those rights, nor shall any single or
partial exercise of any such right preclude any other or further exercise
thereof or the exercise of any other right.

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17. GOVERNING LAW.

    This Agreement shall be governed by and construed in accordance with the
laws of the Southern District of the State of New York, without giving effect to
conflict of law rules

18. ASSIGNMENT.

Except as provided in this subsection, this Agreement may not be assigned by
either party and any attempted assignment shall be void. However, either party's
rights hereunder may be transferred to a successor of all or substantially all
of the business and assets of the party regardless of how the transaction or
series of related transactions is structured and either party may, upon written
notice to the other party, assign this Agreement to any affiliate. Any
obligations of payment created pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or an
Appendix will survive such assignment, and shall transfer to an affiliate or
successor that is assigned this Agreement under this Section.

19. COUNTERPARTS.

This Agreement may be executed in counterparts.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties hereto have executed this Agreement as of the
date first written above.

ANDERSEN CONSULTING LLP                      DEL MONTE CORPORATION ("CLIENT")

By /s/  JEFFREY S. HARTIGAN                  By /s/ ROBERT O. RUECKERT
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Name JEFFREY S. HARTIGAN                     Name ROBERT O. RUECKERT
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Title PARTNER                                Title VICE PRESIDENT AND
      -------------------------------              CHIEF INFORMATION OFFICER
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DATE  11/3/00                                DATE  11/3/00
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                                                                   EXHIBIT 10.26

                         AMENDMENT TO SUPPLY AGREEMENT

      THIS AMENDMENT TO SUPPLY AGREEMENT (this "Amendment") is made and entered
into as of December 21, 1993 by and between DEL MONTE CORPORATION, a New York
corporation ("DM"), and SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION, a Delaware corporation
("Seller").

                              B A C K G R O U N D

      DM and Seller are parties to that Supply Agreement made and entered into
as of September 3, 1993 (the "Supply Agreement"). DM and Seller desire to amend
the Supply Agreement as set forth in this Amendment. Accordingly, the parties
agree as follows:

                                   ARTICLE I

                                  DEFINITIONS

      Any terms used in this Amendment without definition shall have the
meanings set forth in the Supply Agreement.

                                   ARTICLE II

                               MEXICAN FACILITIES

      Schedule 2.1 to the Supply Agreement is hereby amended to clarify that
the Mexican Facility referred to in such Schedule 2.1(a) is the DM cannery
located in Irapuato, Mexico.
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                                  ARTICLE III

                                SCHEDULE 2.1(e)

      Schedule 2.1(e) to the Supply Agreement is hereby amended by deleting
such Schedule 2.1(e) in its entirety and replacing it with Schedule 2.1(e) set
forth in Exhibit 2 hereto.

      By January 15, 1994, Seller shall revise and reissue to DM Schedule 2.1(e)
to the Supply Agreement (which shall replace the Schedule 2.1(e) attached
hereto). Such revised Schedule 2.1(e) shall affect the following: (i) the Metal
Cost component of selling price and the Labor Cost component of selling price
for each Container will be reduced by the amount of margin contained in those
components, and (ii) the Other Cost component of selling price of each Container
will be increased by such amount of price reduction in the Metal Cost and Labor
Cost components. The result, therefore, will be no change in the individual or
aggregate selling price for all Containers as set forth in Schedule 2.1(e)
attached hereto.

                                   ARTICLE IV

                            AMENDMENT TO SECTION 2.3

      The phrase "the last sentence in Section 2.1" that is contained in the
third sentence of Section 2.3 of the Supply Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting such phrase in its entirety and inserting in place therefor "the
second sentence in Section 2.1."

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                                   ARTICLE V

         CONTAINER REQUIREMENTS PLAN; SUPPLY SCHEDULE; WORKING CAPITAL

          1.   Sections 3.1 and 3.2 of the Supply Agreement are hereby amended
by deleting such Sections 3.1 and 3.2 in their entirety and inserting in place
therefor the following:

          3.1  Container Requirements Plan. On the date of effectiveness of
     this Agreement (for the 1994 Supply Year) and prior to November 15 before
     each subsequent Supply Year thereafter, DM shall furnish Seller with a
     "Container Requirements Plan" for such Supply Year, which Container
     Requirements Plan shall set forth DM's good faith written estimate, by
     type of Container and delivery location, of the quantity of Cans estimated
     to be needed for such Supply Year and the quantity of Ends to be affixed
     to such Cans. "Supply Year" shall mean a calendar year during the Term of
     this Agreement (based on DM's accounting month). The Container
     Requirements Plan for a Supply Year shall be adjusted by DM as follows: no
     later than the 20th calendar day of each month during such Supply Year, DM
     shall furnish Seller with DM's good faith written estimate of the revised
     Container Requirements Plan, by type of Container and delivery location,
     for the remaining months of such Supply Year, provided that during the
     packing season (which is the period from July 1 to October 31 of each
     year) DM shall revise such Container Requirements Plan

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     as soon as practical but at least no later than the 20th calendar day of
     each such month.

          3.2  Supply Schedule. On the date of effectiveness of this Agreement
     (for the 1994 Supply Year) and prior to December 15 before each subsequent
     Supply Year thereafter, Seller shall furnish DM with a "Supply Schedule"
     for such Supply Year, which Supply Schedule shall indicate the estimated
     quantity and type of Cans and Ends to be supplied by Seller by DM
     accounting month for each DM Facility and which shall satisfy the
     Container Requirements Plan for such Supply Year. Such Supply Schedule
     shall be revised monthly on or before the 30th calendar day of each month
     in which Seller receives a revised Container Requirements Plan and shall
     serve as the basis for DM's arrangement of shipments and space planning.
     In any Supply Year, DM shall be obligated to purchase no less than, and
     Seller shall be obligated to sell no more than, that number and type of
     Containers as shall equal the sum of the periodic monthly estimates set
     forth in the Supply Schedule (as revised in accordance with this Section)
     for each type of Container for that Supply Year. The parties agree to
     cooperate and use their reasonable best efforts to resell any excess Cans
     or Ends which DM has purchased. Seller will notify DM immediately if
     Seller anticipates that it will be unable to provide Containers to DM in
     accordance with DM's most recent

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        Container Requirements Plan. Seller shall advise DM's transportation
        department of transit requirements from Seller's location to the DM
        delivery location for Containers supplied by Seller as required by this
        Section 3.2 and the most recent Supply Schedule for the current Supply
        Year. DM's transportation department will arrange for transportation of
        such Containers.

                2. Section 3.4 of the Supply Agreement is hereby amended by
deleting such Section 3.4 in its entirety and inserting in place therefor the
following:

                On the date of effectiveness of this Agreement (for the 1994
        Supply Year) and prior to December 15 before each subsequent Supply Year
        thereafter, Seller shall formulate and deliver to DM a Working Capital
        Plan for such Supply Year (a sample of which is attached hereto as
        Schedule 3.4(a)) which shall be based on the Containers Requirements
        Plan and Supply Schedule for such Supply Year and shall indicate the
        estimated Container Costs for Cans and Ends to be supplied by Seller and
        purchased by DM (resulting in inventory of DM) in accordance with this
        Agreement for all Container Requirements Plan requirements for each
        month of such Supply Year. Such amount of inventory for each such month
        (revised as provided below), less the estimated amount of accrued and
        unpaid payables owing to Seller for such Cans and Ends at the end of
        each such month (as set forth in the Working Capital

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        Plan), shall equal DM's working capital for each such month. The monthly
        average of such amount of inventory for such Supply Year less the
        monthly average of such payables for such Supply Year (excluding the
        average amount of Payables Extension Memos outstanding at each such
        month end) shall equal DM's "Average Working Capital" for such Supply
        Year. If DM's Average Working Capital for such Supply Year exceeds the
        "Cap" for such Supply Year, then Seller shall issue to DM a Payables
        Extension Memo in such amount, which Payables Extension Memo shall
        entitle DM to maintain (beyond the terms provided in Section 3.3 hereof)
        an outstanding payable to Seller in such amount. Each month (within ten
        days after DM's month end (the "Delivery Date")) the Container
        Requirements Plan, Supply Schedule and Working Capital Plan for the
        current Supply Year shall be updated and adjusted by the parties,
        respectively, for actual information for the prior month (which actual
        information shall include Container Costs for Containers filled, ending
        DM Inventory (as hereinafter defined), ending inventory of unfilled
        Containers supplied by Seller, purchases of Cans and Ends from Seller,
        and ending payables balance of DM) and, if necessary, as the Container
        Requirements Plan and Supply Schedule for such Supply Year are adjusted.
        Each time the Working Capital Plan for a Supply Year is adjusted as
        provided above: (i) if DM's Average Working

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Capital for such Supply Year (calculated as provided above) is increased from
the amount last calculated for such Supply Year, then, one business day after
the Delivery Date, Seller shall issue a new Payables Extension Memo which shall
replace the Payables Extension Memo last previously issued for such Supply Year
and DM shall be entitled to maintain (beyond the terms provided in Section 3.3
hereof) an outstanding payable to Seller in such new amount or (ii) if DM's
Average Working Capital for such Supply Year (calculated as provided above) is
decreased from the amount last calculated for such Supply Year, then, one
business day after the Delivery Date, Seller shall issue a new Payables
Extension Memo which shall replace the Payables Extension Memo last previously
issued for such Supply Year and DM (A) shall pay to Seller (such payment to be
made with the next payment by DM of payables to Seller in accordance with
Section 3.3 hereof) an amount equal to such decrease and (B) shall be entitled
to maintain (beyond the terms provided in Section 3.3 hereof) an outstanding
payable to Seller in the amount set forth in such new Payables Extension Memo.
Examples of adjustments to the sample Working Capital Plan attached hereto as
Schedule 3.4(a) and, accordingly, adjustments to DM's Average Working Capital
are attached hereto as Schedule 3.4(b).

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     At the end of the Term of this Agreement, the aggregate amount of all
outstanding Payable Extension Memos shall be paid by DM to Seller.

     At the end of each Supply Year during the Term of this Agreement, (i)
Seller shall pay to DM an interest charge in an amount equal to the Interest
Factor multiplied by the amount by which DM's actual Average Net Working Capital
for such Supply Year exceeded the Cap for such Supply Year, or (ii) if DM's
actual Average Working Capital for such Supply Year exceeded the Cap and DM's
Average Net Working Capital for such Supply Year was less than the Cap, then DM
shall pay to Seller an interest charge in an amount equal to the Interest Factor
multiplied by the amount by which DM's actual Average Net Working Capital for
such Supply Year was less than the Cap for such Supply Year. For purposes
hereof, the term "Average Net Working Capital" for a Supply Year shall mean the
Average Working Capital for such Supply Year less the average amount of Payables
Extension Memos outstanding for such Supply Year and the term "Interest Factor"
shall mean LIBOR (or any successor interest rate) at December 31 of the
applicable Supply Year plus 2-1/2%.

     For the 1994 Supply Year, the "Cap" shall be $18,000,000.

     The Working Capital Plan for the 1994 Supply Year is attached hereto as
Schedule 3.4(c). For the 1994 Supply Year, the parties acknowledge that DM will
have an inventory of cans not supplied by Seller. DM shall

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provide Seller with an estimate (to be adjusted for actual and updated monthly)
of such inventory as soon as possible (such cans being the "DM Inventory"). For
purposes of calculating DM's Average Working Capital, DM Inventory shall not be
used in the inventory of Cans used to calculate DM's Average Working Capital.
However, the Working Capital Plan shall assume that DM Inventory by Container
specification will be used to meet fill requirements before any such Container
specification supplied by Seller is used. For all Supply Years other than the
1994 Supply Year, the Working Capital Plan shall assume the following: if all
containers purchased by DM other than from Seller (as provided for herein) are
expected to be used for a certain percent of the total fill requirements for
such Supply Year, then each month's fill requirements for such Supply Year will
be assumed to be met using such certain percent of such containers and the
remaining percent using Cans supplied by Seller, unless DM can account for such
container usage (excluding any containers purchased from PCP which shall be
accounted for as provided above) to the reasonable satisfaction of Seller, in
which case each month's fill requirements for such Supply Year will be assumed
to be met in accordance with such accounting method.

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     For purposes of this Section 3, "month" shall mean DM's accounting month,
which in any calendar quarter shall be four, four and five weeks, respectively.

     The Cap for the second and succeeding Supply Years will be calculated on
the last business day of January of each Supply Year by DM (as reasonably agreed
to by Seller) by multiplying the Cap for the most recently completed Supply Year
by a fraction, the numerator of which will be DM's estimated Container Costs
from Seller for such Supply Year as set forth on Schedule 2.1 as of the
commencement of such Supply Year and the denominator of which will be Container
Costs actually incurred by DM from Seller for the most recently completed Supply
Year plus the DM Inventory used in such recently completed Supply Year. Until
the Cap for each of the second and succeeding Supply Years is calculated as
provided above, the parties shall use a Cap for each such Supply for purposes
hereof which is DM's good faith estimate of the Cap for such Supply Year. The
term Container Costs shall mean the aggregate of the selling price for each
Container as set forth in Schedule 2.1 multiplied by the number of units of such
Container supplied by Seller to DM plus applicable freight for the applicable
Supply Year.

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                                   ARTICLE VI

                                  METAL COSTS

          Subparagraph (a) of Section 5.1 of the Supply Agreement (which
subparagraph begins "The metal cost component of selling price . . .") is hereby
amended by deleting such subparagraph in its entirety and inserting in place
therefor the following:

          At July 1, 1994, the metal cost component of selling price for each
     Container as set forth in Schedule 2.1 shall be adjusted (increased or
     decreased) to Seller's actual cost of metal as of that date from the "Base
     Cost" (as set forth in the letter dated December 16, 1993 from James Beam
     of Seller to Kevin McKee of DM). Thereafter, the metal cost component of
     selling price for each Container as set froth in Schedule 2.1 shall be
     adjusted (increased or decreased) to reflect changes in costs of metal
     actually incurred by Seller. Such metal price adjustment (increase or
     decrease) referred to in the immediately preceding sentence shall take
     place thirty (30) days after the date Seller actually incurs a price change
     in the cost of metal. Metal prices shall not be increased prior to July 1,
     1994.

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                                  ARTICLE VII

                                PROCTER & GAMBLE

          The Supply Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following new
Section to the Supply Agreement immediately following Section 2.7 and
immediately before Article III:

          2.8 Procter & Gamble. DM hereby agrees that it will not cancel or
     terminate that certain Containers Purchase Agreement dated as of March 2,
     1990 (the "Container Purchase Agreement") between DM and The Procter &
     Gamble Company ("P & G") prior to March 2, 1995 and that it will purchase
     from Seller in accordance with this Agreement all Containers (as defined in
     such Containers Purchase Agreement) that it is required to sell to P & G
     under the Containers Purchase Agreement.

                                  ARTICLE VIII

                                  COST SAVINGS

          The Supply Agreement is hereby amended by adding the following to
Section 5.2 immediately before the penultimate sentence of Section 5.2:

          Attached hereto as Schedule 5.2 is a list of cost savings items (from
     which DM and Seller agree to reasonably cooperate to achieve and to work
     together to test and approve as quickly as possible), it being understood
     that the cost savings associated with all such items which accrue to Seller
     are included in the

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        selling prices for Containers set forth in Schedule 2.1(e) and shall not
        be shared or allocated pursuant to this Section 5.2 or Article VII.

                                   ARTICLE IX

                                 REAFFIRMATION

        The parties hereby reaffirm all of the other terms and conditions of the
Supply Agreement. This Amendment amends the Supply Agreement only to the extent
specified herein and shall not constitute an amendment to any other provision of
the Supply Agreement. From and after the date hereof, all references to the
Supply Agreement in the Supply Agreement and other documents referred to therein
shall be references to the Supply Agreement as amended hereby.

        IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have caused this Amendment to be duly
signed and delivered as of the date that appears in the first paragraph of this
Amendment.

                                        DEL MONTH CORPORATION

                                        By /s/ THOMAS E. GIBBONS
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                                        Its Vice President
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                                        SILGAN CONTAINERS CORPORATION

                                        By
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                                        Its Vice President
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