1. DOLE
PHILIPPINES

2. DOLE’S HISTORY
1900 James Drummond
Dole
Hawaiian Pineapple
Company

3. DOLE’S HISTORY
1922 Hawaiian Pineapple
Company merged
with Castle and
Cooke Incorporated
From the time of the merger onwards, the
Company went on to greatly expand and
become the leading producer and marketer
of every fresh fruit and vegetable in the
world.

4. DOLE’S HISTORY
July 31, 1991
changed its business name
to DOLE FOOD
COMPANY

5. DOLE PHILIPPINES INC.
June 24, 1963
‘DOLEFIL’ – first Philippine
division or establishment

6. What about dolefil?
Dolefil
is a prime producer
and exporter of fresh and
canned pineapples.

7. DOLE PHILIPPINES (DOLEFIL)
Sitsat the foot of Mt.
Matutum in Polomolok,
South Cotabato
Volcanic
soil is ideal
for
pineapple
cultivation

8. DOLE PHILIPPINES (DOLEFIL)
Total quality control
1968 - can 1976 - box
manufacturing manufacturing
plant plant

9. DOLE PHILIPPINES (DOLEFIL)
1965 – first harvest; tonnage
has been increasing steadily
At present – cannery can
process up to 110 tons of fruit
per hour

10. DOLE PHILIPPINES (DOLEFIL)
Supplies 63% of Japan’s annual
fresh pineapple demand
Exports almost 7.5 million boxes
per year to the countries New
Zealand, China, Hong Kong and
the Middle East.

11. DOLE PHILIPPINES (DOLEFIL)
Itsplantation spans some
24,000 acres to maintain an
annual production of almost
500,000 tons

12. DOLE PHILIPPINES (DOLEFIL)
Operates the world's largest
pineapple cannery
Today, Dolefil has 4,100
employees
 Uses a large number of
contractor

13. BENEFITS OF THE DOLEFIL
Proved to be a boon not only to
the employees but also to the
country
Almost turned Polomok from a
6 th class to 1st class municipality
Dollar earnings to the country

14. DOLE PHILIPPINES INC.
1966
‘STANFILCO’ – second
Philippine division or
establishment

15. What about STANFILCO?
Stanfilco started exporting giant
cavendish bananas in 1968,
setting a record as the
Philippines' first banana
exporter.

16. DOLE PHILIPPINES (STANFILCO)
General Santos was
chosen as the first site
of the Philippine
banana project

17. DOLE PHILIPPINES (STANFILCO)
Itnow covers 9,000 hectares of
banana plantation
Exports over 30 million boxes of
bananas annually to its markets
in Japan, Korea, Hongkong,
China, New Zealand and the
Middle east.

18. DOLE PHILIPPINES (STANFILCO)
Independent Growers
Program
A unique farming concept that
allows local farmers to grow
bananas for STANFILCO while
retaining full control of their land
and operations.

19. DOLE PHILIPPINES (STANFILCO)
Over the years, 2,000
employees and nearly 10,000
associate contractors partnered
up with STANFILCO under this
program