Community Action Leads The Dole Packaged Foods Corporate Social Responsibility Agenda

Westlake Village, CA (December 2016) — For generations Dole Packaged Foods, LLC and its affiliates have developed and nurtured deep roots in the countries and communities where they grow and manufacture a wide array of products. A major revelation for many foodservice industry peers is the company’s beneficial involvement in the communities in the U.S. and abroad where they have facilities.  

Internationally, some of the tangible ways that Dole helps improve the local social, educational, and economic infrastructure in areas with plantations and processing plants are building roads, houses, schools, and hospitals. The company and its affiliates invest in community outreach and growth with the goal of creating self-sustaining and independent communities. Around the company headquarters in Westlake Village, CA, Dole actively supports Food Share of Ventura County with product donations, employee volunteer hours and executive management involvement. Dole also collaborated with Chef Roy Choi on 3 Worlds Café, a community-based work experience café in Watts that mentors inner city youth.    

Dole gives sustainability a high priority, investing in water management, soil conservation, and waste reduction, and reducing the company’s carbon footprint.  More information about Dole corporate responsibility and sustainability practices is available at www.doleintlcsr.com. For more information about Dole Packaged Foods, LLC and its products, contact Donna Skidmore at [email protected]     

About Dole Packaged Foods 

Dole Packaged Foods, LLC is a world leader in growing, sourcing, distributing and marketing fruit and healthy snacks. Dole sells a full-line of packaged ambient fruit, frozen fruit, dried fruit, and juices. The company focuses on four pillars of sustainability in all of its operations: water management, carbon footprint, soil conservation and packaging. For more information please visit www.dolefoodservice.com or www.doleintlcsr.com 

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