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Security report for delmontefoods.com

Del Monte Foods · Retail · United States

Low risk. 3 critical or high findings in Security headers and GDPR outside view.

Security score

76/100

Risk levelLow

0–100, higher is better. How it is calculated

Del Monte Foods is a well-established food manufacturing and retail company with a rich history spanning over 135 years. The company offers a portfolio of well-known brands focused on wholesome and quality food products, targeting general consumers and grocery buyers primarily in the United States. Their business model centers on manufacturing and brand management with a strong emphasis on sustainability and corporate responsibility. The website reflects a mature digital presence with professional design, clear navigation, and comprehensive content that supports their market position. Technically, the website is built on the Drupal CMS platform, utilizing modern web technologies including jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. The site is mobile optimized and includes accessibility features such as the UserWay widget. Performance is moderate, with good SEO and meta tag implementation. However, some security headers are not explicitly present, and there is no visible cookie consent mechanism, which could be improved for compliance. From a security perspective, the site enforces HTTPS and uses secure analytics scripts, but lacks explicit security policies, incident response contacts, and vulnerability disclosure mechanisms. The WHOIS data is unavailable, which reduces trustworthiness from a domain registration perspective, though the website content and branding strongly indicate legitimacy. Overall, the security posture is good but could benefit from enhanced header policies and privacy compliance features. The overall risk assessment is low, with recommendations to improve privacy compliance by adding cookie consent, publish security policies, and enhance security headers. These steps will strengthen trust and regulatory adherence while maintaining a professional and secure online presence.

Scanned

NIS2 and GDPR posture

GDPR outside view
53/ 100 · Medium
Checks completed
7of 7

NIS2 Art. 21(2)

  1. (a) Risk analysis and security policies: Not visible from outside
  2. (b) Incident handling: One indicator
  3. (c) Business continuity, backups and crisis management: Not visible from outside
  4. (d) Supply chain security: Not visible from outside
  5. (e) Secure acquisition, development and maintenance, including vulnerability handling: Partly checked
  6. (f) Assessing the effectiveness of security measures: Not visible from outside
  7. (g) Cyber hygiene and security training: Not visible from outside
  8. (h) Cryptography and encryption: Partly checked
  9. (i) HR security, access control and asset management: One indicator
  10. (j) Multi-factor authentication and secured communications: Not visible from outside

This scan rated NIS2 with an earlier keyword method that is no longer shown; rescan for the per-article view. Risk management, continuity, supply chain, training, MFA, management oversight (Art. 20) and incident reporting (Art. 23) need internal evidence, and Guard cannot tell whether NIS2 applies to this organisation.

GDPR is indicative only, based on publicly visible signals: Articles 7, 12, 13 and 32 of Regulation (EU) 2016/679 and Article 5(3) of the ePrivacy Directive. Not a certification or legal assessment.

Priority findings

3 findings rated critical or high. Fix these first.

  1. Security headers

    Security headers are instructions your web server sends to every visitor’s browser. Missing ones leave visitors more exposed to attacks such as clickjacking and injected scripts.

    • High

      Missing Content-Security-Policy header

      Controls resources the browser is allowed to load

      What to do: Implement a Content-Security-Policy appropriate for your application

      • ASVS V3.4.3
      • OWASP Secure Headers: OWASP Secure Headers Project recommends Content-Security-Policy: default-src 'self'; form-action 'self'; base-uri 'self'; object-src 'none';…

  2. GDPR outside view

    These are the privacy signals visitors and data protection authorities look for under GDPR.

    • High

      No Cookie Policy found

      GDPR requires clear information about cookie usage

      What to do: Add a dedicated cookie policy explaining cookie usage and purposes

    • High

      No Cookie Consent Banner found

      GDPR requires explicit consent for non-essential cookies

      What to do: Implement a cookie consent banner that appears on first visit

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  • Security score drift

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Results by check

Each check with its score, findings and the evidence it collected.

How this score is calculated

The security score runs 0–100, higher is better. It is the plain average of the security checks that completed in this scan, each counted equally. A check that could not run is left out: it counts neither as a pass nor as a fail.

Counted in this score

SSL/TLS
100
Security headers
60
Email security
70
DNS health
75
Network security
100
GDPR outside view
53
Average
76

Not counted

  • NIS2 outside view: Re-weights evidence from the TLS, email, DNS, network and hygiene checks, so counting it would count that evidence twice. Shown on its own.
  • OffSeq Observations: An AI reading of the site, useful context but not reproducible evidence. Shown on its own.

Findings that cap the score at 49

Each of these is serious on its own, so while any is present the site cannot rate better than high risk, however good the other checks are.

  • The certificate is not trusted by browsers
  • The website is not served over HTTPS
  • A database, remote desktop, file-sharing or Telnet service is reachable from the internet
  • The page loads a script from a compromised source
  • The domain registration has expired
  • SPF authorises every server to send mail as the domain

Partial scans

When the site blocks Guard or most checks cannot run, the score covers only the checks that ran (usually DNS and email), is capped at 75 and is shown as partial, without a risk level.

Risk levels

  • Critical0–25
  • High26–49
  • Medium50–75
  • Low76–100

Technical appendix

Business context, site observations and technical notes gathered during the scan, and the standards behind each reference.

Business context

Business profile

Del Monte Foods holds a strong market position as a legacy brand in the food and beverage sector, leveraging a diverse portfolio of brands to reach a broad consumer base. Their competitive advantage lies in brand recognition, product quality, and sustainability initiatives. The business model focuses on manufacturing and retail distribution, supported by digital marketing and social media engagement. Revenue streams are primarily from product sales under multiple brand names. The company targets general consumers, grocery retailers, and foodservice providers. Growth indicators include recent awards and sustainability commitments. The partnership ecosystem includes social media platforms and PR channels, though no direct partner domains were identified. Strategic observations highlight the importance of digital maturity and compliance enhancements to maintain market leadership.

Security posture

The current security maturity level is moderate to good, with HTTPS enforced and no visible exposed sensitive data. The use of Google Analytics and Facebook Pixel indicates moderate user tracking, but no explicit cookie consent mechanism was found, which is a compliance gap. There is no published security policy or incident response contact, limiting transparency in security governance. No vulnerabilities or outdated libraries were detected in the HTML content. The absence of security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy suggests limited formal vulnerability management. Overall, the security culture appears functional but could be improved by formalizing policies, enhancing privacy compliance, and implementing additional security headers.

Recommendations

  1. Implement a comprehensive cookie consent banner to comply with GDPR and other privacy regulations.
  2. Publish a clear security policy and provide incident response contact information on the website.
  3. Add and enforce security headers such as Content-Security-Policy, X-Frame-Options, and X-Content-Type-Options.
  4. Establish a vulnerability disclosure program or security.txt file to encourage responsible reporting.
  5. Regularly audit third-party scripts and tracking tools to minimize privacy risks and improve transparency.

Contact details published on the site

Addresses
Legal name
Del Monte Foods Corporation II Inc.
Site observations

Automated reading of the public site. Ratings are indicative.

Business

Company
Del Monte Foods
Description
America's choice for garden quality fruits and vegetables. Del Monte Foods is a longstanding food company with a portfolio of brands including Del Monte®, Contadina®, College Inn®, Kitchen Basics®, JOYBA®, Take Root Organics™, and S&W®. The company focuses on producing wholesome, thoughtfully prepared food products.
Key services
Food product manufacturing, Brand management, Sustainability initiatives
Content quality
excellent
Branding
consistent

Technology

Stack
Drupal CMS, jQuery, Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, Facebook Pixel, Typekit Fonts, Slick Carousel, UserWay Accessibility Widget
Frameworks
Drupal
Performance
moderate
Mobile
good
Accessibility
good
SEO
good

Security

Observed score
85/100
Good practices seen
  • HTTPS enforced
  • No exposed sensitive data in HTML
  • Use of secure analytics and tracking scripts

Analytics and tracking

Services
Google Analytics, Facebook Pixel
Tracking level
moderate
Privacy practices
basic

Advertising

Tracking pixels
Facebook Pixel
Marketing tools
Facebook Pixel
Transparency
basic

Site quality

Design
excellent
User experience
excellent
Content relevance
excellent
Navigation
excellent
Professionalism
excellent
Trustworthiness
high

Key observations

  1. Website is fully accessible with rich content and professional design.
  2. No WAF or blocking mechanisms detected.
  3. WHOIS data is missing or unavailable, limiting domain registration insights.
  4. Strong social media presence and brand consistency.
  5. No explicit cookie consent mechanism found despite tracking scripts.
  6. No visible security.txt or vulnerability disclosure policy.
  7. Contact information is clearly provided with phone and address.
  8. Website uses modern technologies and accessibility tools.
Technical notes

Notes

The website is built on Drupal CMS with a modern front-end stack including jQuery and Slick Carousel for UI components. It integrates third-party services such as Google Analytics, Google Tag Manager, and Facebook Pixel for analytics and marketing. The site uses Typekit for font management and includes an accessibility widget from UserWay, indicating attention to accessibility standards. Performance is moderate with responsive design and good SEO practices. However, the absence of some security headers and cookie consent mechanisms indicates areas for technical improvement. Hosting details are not disclosed, and no major technical debt or deprecated libraries were detected in the provided HTML content.
Standards and sources

Reference chips under each finding point to the standard, regulation or specification the finding relates to. They are taken from the official datasets below and mapped conservatively: a finding with no defensible link shows none. NIS2 and GDPR references mark where a finding is relevant evidence, not a compliance verdict. Implementing Regulation (EU) 2024/2690 binds digital infrastructure and digital service providers; for other entities it is the most detailed public reading of the Article 21 measures. WCAG, EN 301 549, European Accessibility Act and Web Accessibility Directive references name the requirement an automated accessibility rule relates to; they are not a conformance verdict.

Retrieved 2026-10-25

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