Dole Food Company, Inc.
Type	Private company
Founded	1851[1]
Founder	James Dole
Headquarters	Westlake Village, California, USA
Key people	David H. Murdock Chairman[2]
Industry	Produce
Products	Fruit Vegetables Other food products
Revenue	US $89 Million (2006)[2]
Employees	47,000

Dole Food Company, Inc. is an American-based agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Westlake Village, California and is the leading grower and packer of such food items as bananas, pineapples (fresh and packaged), grapes, strawberries, and other fresh and frozen fruits. It is a leader in ready-to-eat packaged salads and other vegetables. Image File history File links Dolelogo. ... A private company is a company that is independently owned. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... For the computer game by Peter Molyneux, see The Entrepreneur. ... James Dole, founder of the Hawaiian pineapple industry, is immortalized as the Pineapple King. ... Image File history File links This is a lossless scalable vector image. ... Location of Westlake Village in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1981-12-11 [2] Government  - Mayor Susan McSweeney [1] Area  - City  5. ... This article is about the U.S. state. ... Motto: (traditional) In God We Trust (official, 1956–present) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington, D.C. Largest city New York City Official language(s) None at the federal level; English de facto Government Federal Republic  - President George W. Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence - Declared - Recognized... A Chairman is the presiding officer of a meeting, organization, committee, or other deliberative body. ... Produce on display at La Boqueria market in Barcelona, Spain. ... For other uses, see Fruit (disambiguation). ... Vegetables on a market Vegetable is a nutritional and culinary term denoting any part of a plant that is commonly consumed by humans as food, but is not regarded as a culinary fruit, nut, herb, spice, or grain. ... For the tax agency in Ireland of the same name, see Revenue Commissioners. ... USD redirects here. ... Year 2006 (MMVI) was a common year starting on Sunday of the Gregorian calendar. ... This article is about work. ... Farming, ploughing rice paddy, in food, feed, fiber and other desired products by cultivation of certain plants and the raising of domesticated animals (livestock). ... multinational corporation (or transnational corporation) (MNC/TNC) is a corporation or enterprise that manages production establishments or delivers services in at least two countries. ... Location of Westlake Village in Los Angeles County, California Coordinates: , Country United States of America State California County Los Angeles Incorporated (city) 1981-12-11 [2] Government  - Mayor Susan McSweeney [1] Area  - City  5. ... Bananas may refer to: Bananas (film), a 1971 Woody Allen film Bananas (album), a 2003 Deep Purple album Bananas (catamorphism), a generalization of folds Bananas, one of Donkey and Dragons hybrid Children. ... Binomial name Ananas comosus The Pineapple (Ananas comosus) is a tropical plant and its fruit, native to Brazil, Bolivia, and Paraguay. ... Species Vitis acerifolia Vitis aestivalis Vitis amurensis Vitis arizonica Vitis x bourquina Vitis californica Vitis x champinii Vitis cinerea Vitis x doaniana Vitis girdiana Vitis labrusca Vitis x labruscana Vitis monticola Vitis mustangensis Vitis x novae-angliae Vitis palmata Vitis riparia Vitis rotundifolia Vitis rupestris Vitis shuttleworthii Vitis tiliifolia Vitis...

History

Dole Pineapple Plantation on Oahu, Hawaii.

Dole was founded in 1851 in Hawaiʻi as Hawaiian Pineapple Company by James Dole, who opened his first pineapple plantation in the central plateau of the Hawaiian island of Oʻahu. Today the company does business in over 90 countries and takes in upwards of $5.3 billion in annual revenue. It is owned by billionaire David H. Murdock. Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 960 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this picture on May 13, 2006 on my vacation to Hawaii. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Size of this preview: 800 × 600 pixel Image in higher resolution (1600 × 1200 pixel, file size: 960 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) I took this picture on May 13, 2006 on my vacation to Hawaii. ... Image of Oahu from space taken by NASA. O‘ahu is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the state of Hawai‘i. ... 1851 (MDCCCLI) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Friday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar). ... This article is about the U.S. State. ... James Dole, founder of the Hawaiian pineapple industry, is immortalized as the Pineapple King. ... OÊ»ahu (usually Oahu outside Hawaiian and Hawaiian English), the Gathering Place, is the third largest of the Hawaiian Islands and most populous island in the State of HawaiÊ»i. ... For the tax agency in Ireland of the same name, see Revenue Commissioners. ... David Howard Murdock (1924-), with his net worth of $1. ...

The Hawaiian Pineapple Company was later acquired by Castle & Cooke, and was renamed to Dole Food Company, Inc in 1991. Castle & Cooke Inc, a real estate company, was spun off in 1995; it is currently a separate company but is also owned by Murdock. Dole incorporates the Standard Fruit Company, which was acquired by Castle & Cooke between 1964 and 1968. It was then the U.S.'s second largest producer and importer of bananas. Dole and Chiquita remain the top two U.S. banana companies. Castle & Cooke, Inc. ... Year 1991 (MCMXCI) was a common year starting on Tuesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian Calendar. ... Real estate is a legal term that encompasses land along with anything permanently affixed to the land, such as buildings. ... Year 1995 (MCMXCV) was a common year starting on Sunday. ... Now named Dole Food Company, Standard Fruit Company was established in 1924 by the Vaccaro Brothers. ... Also Nintendo emulator: 1964 (emulator). ... Year 1968 (MCMLXVIII) was a leap year starting on Monday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Chiquita Brands International, fruit company. ...

Historically, the Hawaiian Pineapple Company had a hand in the hostile overthrow of Hawaiʻi's last queen, Liliʻuokalani, and the establishment of Hawaiʻi as a U.S. territory. Sanford Dole, the cousin of James Dole, was briefly president of the Republic of Hawaiʻi in the years immediately following the overthrow of the Hawaiian monarchy, in 1893. ^[3] Her Majesty Lili‘uokalani, Queen of Hawai‘i Queen Lili‘uokalani of Hawai‘i (September 2, 1838 - November 11, 1917), given the Christian name Lydia Lili‘uokalani and later named Lydia K. Dominis, was the last monarch of the Kingdom of Hawai‘i. ... Former advisor to Queen Lili‘uokalani and justice of the Hawai‘i judiciary, Sanford B. Dole assumed the role of President of the Republic of Hawai‘i. ... Iolani Palace in Honolulu, formerly the residence of the Hawaiian monarch, was the capitol of the Republic of Hawaii. ...

Dole Food Company, Inc. is member of the SA8000 Social Accountability International (SAI). SA8000 is a global social accountability standard for decent working conditions, developed and overseen by Social Accountability International (SAI). ... Social Accountability International (SAI) is a global standard-setting organization for improving workplaces and communities. ...

Dole also has a plantation in the Philippines and a packing plant in Thailand.

PepsiCo holds the rights to Dole's entire juice line. PepsiCo, Incorporated (NYSE: PEP) is the largest global American beverage and snack company. ...

Lawsuits

Workers at the Dow Chemical plant producing DBCP were made sterile by exposure to DBCP. These male reproductive effects were consistent with animal experiments showing that DBCP sterilizes rabbits. The workers successfully sued the company, and most domestic uses of the chemical were banned in 1977. Amid growing concerns over DBCP's effects on male workers, Dow ceased production and reclaimed DBCP that had been shipped to its users.

However, despite warnings from Dow about its health effects, the Dole Food Company, which was using the chemical on its banana plantations in Latin America, threatened to sue Dow if it stopped DBCP shipments. Dow then shipped half a million gallons of DBCP to Dole, much of it reclaimed from other users. Plantation workers who became sterile or were stricken with other maladies subsequently sued Dow and Dole in Latin American courts, alleging that their ailments were caused by DBCP exposure. Although the courts agreed with the workers and awarded them over $600 million in damages, they were unable to collect payments from the companies. A group of workers then filed lawsuits in the United States, and on November 5, 2007, a Los Angeles jury awarded them 3.2 million dollars. [3]

Mascot

Dole Plantation Pineapple Maze

Bobby Banana is a mascot of Dole Food Company. He is an anthropomorphic banana character, who appears in print as well as (at one time) foam incarnations. A foam figure of Bobby Banana was produced for some time, which was eventually discontinued, it seems, because it was seen as being rather phallic. The figure was standing straight up, its body swelling towards the top, and it sported large, rounded shoes at its base. Millie, once mascot of the City of Brampton, is now the Brampton Arts Councils representative. ... 7th millennium BC anthropomorphized rocks, with slits for eyes, found in modern-day Israel. ... This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... Sea foam on the beach Foam on a cappuccino Fire-retardant, foamed plastic being used as a temporary dam for firestop mortar in a cable penetration in a pulp and paper mill on Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada. ... Mural of Mercury in Pompeii. ...

Dole in pop culture

• Dole stickers could be seen on bananas in the first three games of the Super Monkey Ball series.
• The Guinness Book of World Records (2001) lists the pineapple maze at the Dole Plantation in Oahu, Hawaii as the world's largest maze.^[4]

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References

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External links

• Dole Food Company, Inc.
• Dole's Commitment to Safe Salad
• Yahoo! - Dole Food Company, Inc. Company Profile
• Dole Corporate Social Responsibility Report
• The Bobby Banana Song