Dole Food Company Description
Bananas might be Dole Food's favorite fruit because they have "a-peel," but as the world's largest producer of fresh fruits and vegetables, it grows and markets much more than the slipper-peeled fruit. The company is the world's top producer of bananas (158 million boxes a year) and the #2 producer of pineapples (behind Fresh Del Monte Produce). It also markets citrus, table grapes, dried fruits, nuts, and fresh-cut flowers. Dole offers value-added products (packaged salads, novelty canned pineapple shapes) to insulate itself from fluctuating commodity markets. Sourcing from some 75 countries, Dole sells more than 200 products in more than 90 countries worldwide.
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