Commitment to Quality

We are dedicated to the highest quality standards, providing people nutritious, farm-fresh products that taste delicious and exceed expectations. Combining responsible farming practices, radical transparency, and state-of-the-art production, we give people the power to experience healthy living like never before.

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Dole's Environmental Responsibility

Environmental Responsibility

Since day one, we’ve taken a sustainable approach to all our products, constantly improving and enhancing our growing techniques to create food that’s good for you and easy on the planet. As a leader in the fruit and vegetable categories, we take pride in our responsible practices and setting the bar for employee respect and environmental preservation.

Belief in Our People

Great products start with amazing people. That’s why we work tirelessly to empower our farmers and workers, offering competitive wages, ample benefits, and safe work environments. At Dole, we believe that happy hands always make the healthiest cuisine.

Dole's Belief in our People

 

Our Roots

 

Since the beginning, everything we do at Dole revolves around a simple principle: quality, quality, and quality. Since then, Dole has grown into an industry leader with a broad range of products and markets, continually striving to put the highest-quality food on tables around the world.

  • Castle & Cooke Book Cover

    1851

    The foundations of Dole Food Company, Inc. are laid as Bostonians Samuel Castle and Amos Cooke set up their trading company in Hawaii.

  • p-astheimer

    1863

    Philipp Astheimer & Sohn is established in Hamburg, Germany. This company is now the basis for Dole's European business.

  • James Drummond Dole

    1899

    James Drummond Dole comes to Hawaii, fresh out of Harvard's School of Horticulture & Agriculture

  • James Dole begins growing pineapples in Wahiawa, Oahu and establishes the Hawaiian Pineapple Company

    1901

    James Dole begins growing pineapples in Wahiawa, Oahu and establishes the Hawaiian Pineapple Company. Hawaii becomes synonymous with pineapples. Dole makes his famous quality pledge: "We have built this company on quality, and quality, and quality".

  • DOLE brand starts appearing on cans of pineapple and pineapple juice

    1933

    Recognizing the popularity and quality associated with James Dole’s name, the company first stamps "Dole" on cans of pineapple and pineapple juice.

  • Castle & Cooke acquires the Dole Food Company,

    1961

    Castle & Cooke acquires the Dole Food Company, keeping the popular DOLE brand.

  • Standard Fruit and Steamship Company

    1964

    Expanding into bananas when purchasing the Standard Fruit and Steamship Company, the control of our bananas from the time they are grown until the time they arrive at customers’ warehouses furthers our ability to ensure quality.

  • 1978

    Dole bananas are launched in Europe.

  • 1980 logo Dole

    1986

    The Dole logo is redesigned. The bright yellow sunburst is chosen, signifying freshness, quality, wholesomeness and good-tasting products.

  • Dole expands to include packaged fresh vegetables

    1990

    Dole expands to include packaged fresh vegetables, including pre-cut vegetables and salads. This soon becomes our fastest growing segment in supermarkets.

  • Dole’s global reach extends to more than 90 countries

    1995

    Dole’s global reach extends to more than 90 countries with over 170 fresh and packaged food products.

  • Organic bananas are introduced.

    2001

    Organic bananas are introduced.

  • Sale of Dole’s packaged foods branch to Itochu Corporation is completed

    2013

    Sale of Dole’s packaged foods branch to Itochu Corporation is completed, enabling us to focus on fresh produce.

  • Dole owner David Murdock completes sale of a 45% equity stake in Dole Food Company to Total Produce

    2018

    Dole owner David Murdock completes sale of a 45% equity stake in Dole Food Company to Total Produce.

  • Dole refreshes brand identity

    2018

    Dole refreshes brand identity to evoke farm freshness in its evolved logo.