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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.
The Standard Fruit Company (now Dole plc) was established in the United States in 1924 by the Vaccaro brothers. Its forerunner was started in 1899, when Sicilian Arberesh immigrants Joseph, Luca and Felix Vaccaro, together with Salvador D'Antoni, began importing bananas to New Orleans from La Ceiba, Honduras. By 1915, the business had grown so ...
Dole obtained the MD-2 pineapple through non-legal means via a farmer in Costa Rica who had been hired by Del Monte to grow the pineapple. Dole then began selling the same variety under the moniker "Dole Premium Select." The main question presented to the court was whether or not a pineapple could be a protectable trade secret. [1]
Dole Plc shares fell more than 6% in their New York Stock Exchange debut on Friday, giving the fruit and vegetable grower a valuation of nearly $1.4 billion. The company's stock opened at $15 ...
Customers who bought select Dole fruit bowl products, in-store or online, in the U.S. between Jan. 12, 2017, and June 27, 2023 are eligible to file a claim, the administrator’s website states.
James Drummond Dole (September 27, 1877 – May 20, 1958), the "Pineapple King", was an American industrialist who developed the pineapple industry in Hawaii. He established the Hawaiian Pineapple Company (HAPCO) which was later reorganized to become the Dole Food Company that operates in over 90 countries.
In December 2021, Dole Fresh Vegetables also recalled more than 180 varieties of packaged salad from their facilities in Bessemer City, North Carolina, and Yuma, Arizona, also due to listeria ...
Fyffes plc (/ f aɪ f s / FYFS) is a fruit and fresh produce company.The Fyffes brand is most closely associated with the banana industry, [2] although it is applied to a wide range of fruits and fresh produce, including the Fyffes Gold Pineapples, and Fyffes melons.