Dole plc is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Dublin. The company is among the world's largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and sea
Dole-branded pineapples
James Drummond Dole founded the Hawaiian Pineapple Company in 1901.
David H. Murdock purchased Castle & Cooke in 1985 and split off Dole into its own company in 1996.
Dole freighter sailing out of San Juan, Puerto Rico
The Standard Fruit Company 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, t
Dole plc
…Dole plc (previously named Dole Food Company and Standard Fruit Company) is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Dublin. The company is among the world's largest producers of fruit and vegetables…
Station on railway of Standard Fruit & Steamship Co., Honduras