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With 1 in 4 children in America expected to go hungry this holiday season.

SINGAPORE – 3rd December 2020 – This holiday season, it is estimated that one in four children in America may go hungry– a startling statistic made even graver due to the pandemic’s impact. With this harsh reality in mind, Dole Packaged Foods today announced the #UnstuffedBears campaign, an effort to drive awareness of the growing hunger gap, raise funds and donate nutritional foods that will help those in need this season.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – January 8, 2021 – Welcome to the (not so) New Year. With a focus on the new normal, Dole Packaged Foods, LLC is kicking off the next phase of its Fruit Bowls^® campaign: Normal-ish. The campaign delivers some sunshine through a tongue-in-cheek look at the re-invented ways we are all getting back to normal. From the office and the gym, to date nights and alone time, families of all shapes and sizes once again turn to fruit as the antidote to help with the normal-ish adjustments.

Operation will strategically service east coast customers in a timelier manner.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 12, 2021 — Dole Packaged Foods, LLC opened a new state-of-the-art frozen fruit facility in McDonough, GA on January 28th. This is Dole’s third frozen fruit facility in the United States, complimenting the existing operations in Atwater, CA and Decatur, MI.

Global Fund Will Work to Drive Brand Closer to Fulfilling Its Promise

SINGAPORE – February 19, 2021 – Just over six months after issuing The Dole Promise to the world, Dole Asia Holdings and its subsidiaries are now focusing on both global awareness and immediate action with the launch of its Sunshine for All™ Fund, a $2 million annual fund that will support global strategic partnerships and innovation in the crucial areas of sustainability, food access and waste. The fund is being launched in tandem with The Growing Distance, a short film that addresses the critical gaps the company sees as barriers to good nutrition for all.

One year after launch Dole reports on it’s promise of Sunshine for All^® – making change for people, planet and prosperity.

A playful spin on the “Hold My Beer” meme, the humorous spots showcase kids doing the impossible with a little help from fruit.

Survey reveals need for education: one third of Americans make no effort to reduce food waste.

The Dole Sunshine Company partners with Ananas Anam to turn pineapple plant leaves into a natural textile that is driving sustainable design, furthering its commitment to zero fruit loss by 2025 .

Funds Raised will fight food insecurity, providing good nutrition in partnership with Boys & Girls Clubs

Joined by Örzse Hódi as VP of Marketing, New Leadership Team Focused on
Top Line Growth That is Purpose Driven and Consumer Centric

Singapore (March 29, 2021) – Dole Packaged Foods, LLC today announced the expansion of its US leadership team as part of its strategy to achieve its commitments to make nutritious foods accessible for 1 billion people, and a movement towards zero fruit loss and zero fossil-based plastic packaging by 2025, and net zero carbon emissions by 2030. Heading the new appointments are Juan Carlos (“JC”) Dalto, President & Managing Director, Americas, including North and Latin America, and Örzse Hódi, Vice President of Marketing.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. – February 2, 2021 – Committed to providing access to sustainable nutrition for 1 billion people and moving towards zero processed sugar in all products by 2025, Dole Packaged Foods, LLC took its efforts to raise awareness to new heights with Malnutrition Labels. An experiential initiative designed to spark conversation and action around these imperative global issues, the activation sheds light on the gaps in nutrition access, affordability, and acceptability.