Dole.com is A producer of healthy food products.

Dole Food Company

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Dole Food enterprise is a leading company that grows packs, processes and ships safe, high-quality fresh vegetables, food products and fruits, along with fresh-cut flowers, while guarding the natures in which its products are produced and refined. Dole's commitment to quality is an allegiance solidly backed up by sweeping processes for food safety, scientific crop preservation programs, strict quality control rate, state-of-the-art production and transportation technologies, continuous enhancement through research and conception, and committed to the safety of its workers, communities and the nature. Dole Food Company, Inc. is an active member of the Social Accountability International. Company generates a revenue of 5.3$ annualy and the business of enterprise is spread im more than 90 countries.

Mission

Dole Food Company, Inc. is dedicated to supply its consumer and clients with quality products and also leads the industry in nutrition research and education. Dole up hold the targets with a corporal doctrine of adhering to the highest values in all its business dealings, treatment of its employees, and social and environmental policies.

History

Dole Company was founded in the year 1851 in Hawaii. Company built its brand on its dedication to "quality, and quality, and quality." These were the words of James Drummond Dole's "Statement of Principles," upon which he founded and operated the Company. Enterprise was started by James Dole with $1000.

With this much amount Dole started pineapple growing and canning operation which proved to be successful. Dole established and enhanced the pineapple business into Hawaii's second largest industry. Each and every grocery store of Hawaii now had pineapples at there end. Later the company had a coalition with Castle and Cooke, Inc to include every fruit and vegetable. In the year 1974 mushroom was also added to the list to Dole products. Logo of the company was redesigned in year 1986.In the year 1987 Dole fresh fruit operations were enhanced with the purchase of substantial holdings from Tenneco West which added dates, raisins, plums, table grapes, strawberries, cherries, pistachios and almonds to Dole's product line. The product line was increased by the addition of dried fruits and nuts. A nutrition education program was launched in year 1992 which distributed free nutrition education materials to elementary schools across the United States. Website of the company (www.dole.com) was launched in year 1996. The same year company was ranked number one in customer satisfaction during a survey conducted by American Consumer Satisfaction Index. In the year 2003 Dole introduced the DOLE Tropical Gold label on pineapple products.

Environmental Approach

Dole Company is dedicated to preserve quality of the environment. Sound environmental management policies and principles are maintained during production and packaging of food and vegetables. Continuous enhancements are done in the ways to reduce the impact environment. Policies of the company related to environmental factors are monitored efficiently so that nature is not affected.

International Standard Organization

ISO 9001 certified enterpriseís procedures in many diverse fields such as traceability, efficiency of corrective and preventative actions, quality of internal audits and external audits, training, and the effectiveness of delivery operations to prevent product wreck. After the introduction of ISO more than 35 Dole and Dole independent growers and suppliers around the sphere have gained ISO 9001 certification. Dole Company is devoted to functionality with high degree of standards of integrity and values. A prime method of of the process is the Code of Ethics. This code provides the guiding canon of the firm and accost fundamental rules and regulations that apply to all the parts of business.

Languages

English

Address

Westlake Village
CA 91362-4013 USA

Contact

Dole Food Co.
+1 818 874 4000, Fax: +1 818 874 4854

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