Title: Dole Food Company - Wikipedia
Headings: Dole Food Company
Dole Food Company
Contents
History
Operations
Management
Products
Headquarters
Legacy
Mascot
Advertising
Food safety
2005 E. coli outbreak
2006 E. coli outbreak
2007 E. coli recall
2012 Salmonella recall
June 2012 Listeria recall
August 2012 Listeria recall
2014 Listeria recall
2015 Salmonella recall
2016 Listeriosis outbreak
Criticism and controversies
Legal cases
Hawaii
Labor relations
Labeling of genetically engineered foods in California
References
Further reading
External links

Content: In 1976, it acquired Bud Antle Inc., a California-based lettuce and celery farmer; it was renamed Dole Fresh Vegetables in 1989. The company was renamed "The Dole Food Company, Inc" in 1991. Castle & Cooke Inc, a real estate company, was spun off in 1995; it is currently operating as a subsidiary of Flexi-Van Leasing, Inc. Dole's Waialua Sugar Mill closed in 1996. Dole acquired Coastal Berry in 2004 and SunnyRidge Farms in 2011 to enter the berry business. Dole freighter sailing out of San Juan, Puerto Rico
It was then the third largest producer and U.S. importer of bananas. Dole and Chiquita remain the top two U.S. banana companies as of 2011. In 2011, the company reported $7.2 billion in annual revenue. Dole operates plantations throughout Central and South America, and in the Asia-Pacific region, with plantations in the Philippines and two packing plants in Thailand, Hua Hin and Chumphon.