Editing Dole plc (section)

==Products==
[[File:004 Dole company, banana fruit sticker.jpg|thumb|220px|right|Dole banana fruit label]]

Including [[pineapple]]s, Dole products include some 300 fresh plant foods as whole [[deciduous]] and [[Citrus|citrus fruits]], [[Berry|berries]], and fresh-cut vegetables; salad products include greens, salad kits, and shreds.<ref name=dole-about/><ref name="WSJ3">{{cite news |title=Dole Looks for Deals and Operational Efficiency After NYSE Listing |last1=Trentmann |first1=Nina |url=https://www.wsj.com/articles/dole-looks-for-deals-and-operational-efficiency-after-nyse-listing-11640082607 |work=The Wall Street Journal |date=21 December 2021 |accessdate=13 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="MW2">{{cite news |title=Dole IPO: 5 things to know about the newly-public fruit and vegetable giant |last1=Garcia |first1=Tonya |url=https://www.marketwatch.com/story/dole-ipo-5-things-to-know-about-the-fruit-and-vegetable-giant-before-it-goes-public-11625835087 |work=[[MarketWatch]] |date=30 July 2021 |accessdate=17 May 2022}}</ref><ref name="VCStar1">{{cite news |title=Irish company Total Produce buys 45 percent stake in Dole Food Co. |last1=Hersko |first1=Tyler |url=https://www.vcstar.com/story/money/business/2018/02/06/irish-based-total-produce-buys-45-percent-stake-dole-food-co/312295002/ |work=[[Ventura County Star]] |date=7 February 2018 |accessdate=17 May 2022}}</ref>

===Brand licensing===
As of 2022, Dole has a [[brand licensing]] arrangement with [[The Walt Disney Company]] for fruits and vegetables branded with Disney, [[Pixar]], [[Marvel Entertainment|Marvel]], and [[Star Wars]] fictional characters to encourage produce consumption among children, such as using stickers on bananas.<ref name=tpn/><ref name="WaPo1">{{cite news |title=Can Cinderella and Elsa convince kids to eat vegetables?|last1=Bhattarai |first1=Abha |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/business/wp/2016/10/18/can-cinderella-and-elsa-convince-kids-to-eat-vegetables/ |newspaper=[[The Washington Post]] |date=18 October 2016 |accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref> The arrangement includes cobranded [[recipe]]s featuring Disney [[film]]s, including ''[[Star Wars: The Force Awakens]]'' and ''[[Frozen II]]''.<ref name=tpn/><ref name="WaPo1"/><ref name="LAT4">{{cite news |title='Frozen 2' will be a box office monster. But can it top the first one? |last1=Faughnder |first1=Ryan |url=https://www.latimes.com/entertainment-arts/business/story/2019-11-21/frozen-2-big-at-box-office-but-can-it-top-the-first |work=Los Angeles Times |date=21 November 2019 |accessdate=7 June 2022}}</ref>

The Dole brand is also under license with Pepsico for bottled fruit beverages.<ref name=pepsi/>