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| Company type | Public |
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| NYSE: DOLE | |
| ISIN | IE0003LFZ4U7 |
| Industry | Agribusiness |
| Founded | June 2, 1851[1] Kingdom of Hawaii |
| Founder | Samuel Northrup Castle Amos Starr Cooke James Dole |
| Headquarters | , Ireland |
Key people | Carl McCann (chairman) Rory Byrne (CEO) Johan Lindén (COO) |
| Products | Fruit Vegetables Other food products |
| Revenue | US$6.5 billion (2021)[2] |
| $349.1 million (2021)[2] | |
Number of employees | 38,500 |
| Website | doleplc.com |
Dole plc (previously named Dole Food Company and Standard Fruit Company) is an Irish-American agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company is among the world's largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply some 300 products in 75 countries.[2][3] Dole reported 2021 revenues of $6.5 billion.[2][3]
As of 2021, the company had approximately 250 processing plants and distribution centers worldwide in addition to 109,000 acres (44,000 ha) of farmland and real estate. The company operates through four segments: Fresh Fruit (bananas and pineapples; about 35% of 2020 revenues); Diversified Fresh Produce in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; Diversified Fresh Produce in the Americas and other world regions (combined 37% of 2020 revenues); and Fresh Vegetables (29% of 2020 revenues).[2][4] Dole grows and markets bananas, pineapples, grapes, berries, deciduous and citrus fruits, and vegetable salads.[4] Dole operates a 13-vessel shipping line for importing its produce and exporting third-party goods to Latin America.[3][4][5]
The multinational company PepsiCo sells bottled fruit beverages under license using the Dole brand.[6] Dole has a comarketing agreement with The Walt Disney Company to encourage the public, including children, to consume fruits and vegetables.[7]
- ^ Dole: Company History Archived November 17, 2007, at the Wayback Machine (Retrieved November 29, 2007)
- ^ a b c d e "Profile - Dole plc". Yahoo! Finance. 15 September 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ a b c "SEC Form 20-F; Dole plc for the fiscal year ended 31 December 2021". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 22 March 2022. pp. 24–25, 38. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ a b c "Dole plc: Our Commercial Strengths". Dole plc Corporate Website. 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
- ^ Manion BC (21 September 2021). "Port Tampa Bay's impact is far-reaching". The Laker/Lutz News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
- ^ "Pepsico partners". PepsiCo. 2022. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
- ^ "Dole-Disney partnership: The one time you want a mouse on your produce". The Produce News. 19 October 2019. Retrieved 6 November 2022.
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