Since our humble beginnings almost 120 years ago, Dole has believed that good nutrition should be more like sunshine – available for all.

A more equitable world where everyone – irrespective of their age, race, income, location, or gender – has the right to nutrition that comes from the goodness of the earth.

The Dole product range only ever contains 100% real fruit with no added sweeteners, colours or preservatives and its our mission to deliver this high-quality fresh and packaged fruit with a positive impact on people, planet and prosperity

Everything we do must be good for the seller, good for the buyer and good for society – Japanese culture uses the term ‘Sampo Yoshi’, we celebrate this term.

Here are four areas that we are proud to demonstrate our progress and commitment to.

Growers & Community

  • Commitment to community health by investing over $1 million in upgrading the local hospital in Polomolok and supporting Dole pineapple growers with dependable health insurance to ease the burden of emergency health expenditures

  • Scholarship program to build pool of skilled labour force in Dole community in the Philippines, via 2 year diploma for qualified mechanics in Associate in Industrial Technology

Zero fruit loss & renewable energy

  • 100% and 80% renewable energy sourcing for Dole Philippines cannery and agricultural operations respectively

  • Continuously achieving Zero Fruit Loss to landfill by converting to renewable energy, with 2 fully functioning biogas plants. This effort also reduces our carbon emissions

Nutrition Accessibility

  • Educating, inspiring and empowering consumers to make healthier lifestyle choices and to find the fun in fruit

  • Over 11 million consumers reached across Europe in the past year

  • Dole product range in the UK is non-HFSS and in the rest of Europe, 100% Nutriscore A or B. We commit to this standard when developing new products

People. Planet. Prosperity

Environmental Sustainability

  • Ongoing environmental stewardship, Adopt-A-Forest Initiative partnership with Local Government in Claveria (Northern Mindanao, Philippines), nurturing forests to support rural economies and ecological balance
  • 40-hectare regenerative agriculture pilot program to prevent degradation of critical farmland

  • Over 68% Dole business is fully recyclable materials (cans), with continuous efforts to improve