Banana seedlings are cultivated in a hothouse before being planted-out in a prepared field.

DOLE Banana Growing New banana plants produce bananas in about 9 - 12 months. While growing the bananas are protected from pests with blue bags.

After growing for 3 months the bananas are harvested and sent to the packing station for packing into specially designed boxes.

Learn about how Dole complies with SA 8000 and supports the communities it works with.

DOLE Fruit arrives at the port of Antwerp. DOLE Bananas are ripened in specialist facilities at the port.

Once harvested and selected for their quality, bananas leave the farm, are loaded onto vessels and cross the ocean. Once in Europe, they are checked again and delivered perfectly ripe to your local store.

Before arriving in Europe, bananas are grown in Costa Rica. The banana trees are planted by the bananeros who then protect the fruit. Once bananas reach the required size, they are harvested and a new life starts for them.

Only ripe sweet pineapples are harvested and given the DOLE Quality Label.

DOLE Pineapples are graded and packed according to quality and size.

From planting to harvesting it takes about a year for new DOLE Pineapples to grow.

Dole carefully and rigorously checks the quality of their products to ensure they reach you in optimal condition to be enjoyed.

Dole has dedicated teams around the world to manage the shipping of DOLE Products.

DOLE has always been committed to our customers' wellbeing and to the environment.

Ecuador Pais amazonico School is a new school built by Dole and a customer in the Nuevo Rio Viejo Community. It will welcome 300 boys and girls.

On April 22th to celebrate Earth Day, Standard Fruit Company of Costa Rica (dole) signed an agreement with the Ministry of Environment of CR and became the first company to support the CR initiative to become the first Carbon Neutral country by 2021. Dole committed to compensate CO2 emissions for in-land banana and pineapple transportation.