Editing Dole plc (section)

==Operations==
Covering five continents, Dole has {{convert|109,000|acres}} of its own farmland, 13 cargo vessels, five [[manufacturing plant]]s, 75 [[packing house]]s and 160 distribution centers.<ref name=dole-about/> Dole is a vertically integrated producer, owning plantations in [[Central America]].<ref>{{cite web|last1=Wang|first1=Dan|title=Meet Dole, the World's Full-Stack Banana Company|url=https://www.flexport.com/blog/why-dole-owns-container-ships/|publisher=Flexport|access-date=5 January 2016}}</ref> Its container ships are specially equipped with [[refrigerated container]]s, and use their own [[crane (machine)|cranes]] instead of relying on port infrastructure.<ref name=dole-about/><ref>{{cite web|title=Vessels|url=http://www.doleoceancargo.com/vessels.html|publisher=Dole Ocean Cargo|access-date=5 January 2016|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151206002505/http://www.doleoceancargo.com/vessels.html|archive-date=6 December 2015|url-status=dead}}</ref>

===Management===
As of 2021, Rory Byrne is CEO, Carl McCann is chairman, and Johan Lindén is chief operating officer.<ref name=yahoo/>

===Headquarters===
Following the 2021 merger with Total Produce, Dole plc has world headquarters in [[Dublin]], Ireland and US headquarters in [[Charlotte, North Carolina]].<ref name=dole-about/>

===Public relations===
The [[Guinness Book of World Records]] (2007) lists the pineapple maze at the Dole Plantation on [[Oahu, Hawaii]] as the world's largest [[maze]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.dole-plantation.com/Maze/maze.aspx |title=Dole Plantation – Hawaii's Complete Pineapple Experience – Maze |access-date=2008-02-14 |publisher=Dole Plantation, Inc. |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080121014452/http://www.dole-plantation.com/Maze/maze.aspx |archive-date=2008-01-21 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

''Bobby Banana'', a [[mascot]] of Dole plc, is an [[anthropomorphism|anthropomorphic]] [[banana]] who appears in Dole comics and games for children.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.producebluebook.com/2022/06/24/dole-surprises-la-youth-art-director-with-everyday-hero-honors/ |title=Dole surprises LA youth art director with 'Everyday Hero' honors |publisher=Produce Blue Book|date=24 June 2022 |access-date=13 October 2022}}</ref>