History

Our story started in 1851 in Hawaii with the establishment of Castle and Cooke. In 1899 James Dole arrived in Hawaii with $1,500 in his pocket, a Harvard degree in business and horticulture. With a love of farming, he purchased some land and after harvesting the world’s sweetest, juiciest pineapples, he started shipping them back to mainland USA. He wanted to make the sunshine and taste of Hawaiian pineapples available for everyone. This is how he built the Company; on a reputation of quality and it remains true to this day.

Dole Today

Dole is now the world’s largest producer, distributor and marketer of fresh fruit and vegetables. We are experts, It’s what we do and we take great care to see that we do it well.

The DOLE name is known and trusted by millions of people around the world for product quality, taste and goodness, contributing to your health and wellbeing.