Dole Philippines, Inc.

Dole Philippines Inc., also known as Dolefil, was established on June 26, 1963. It is a fully owned subsidiary of US multinational Dole Food Company, a producer of high quality fruits, nuts, vegetables, canned pineapple, and pineapple based beverages. Dolefil accounts for more than half of Dole Food Company's total pineapple output.

It is located in Polomolok, South Cotabato, a progressive farming community. It is an ideal pineapple production center with a favorable climate. At 1,400 feet above sea level, it has a fairly even rainfall year round and is located along the typhoon free area of Mindanao. Dolefil operates on a 14,000-hectare area, the world's biggest integrated pineapple plantation, cannery, and packaging complex. It has its own can manufacturing plant, corrugated box manufacturing plant, and an international shipping and wharf facility. At the heart of the Dolefil complex are expansive housing sites for employees, a 100-bed hospital, an international school, a clubhouse, and recreation facilities that includes a tennis courts, a fairlyl-equipped gymnasium, soccer and football fields, a swimming pool, and a picturesque nine-hole golf course.

Dolefil has a total employee count of 4,214 as of April 1997 comprised of 328 management, 135 salaried, and 3,751 hourly employees. The company hires as many as 2,000 temporary employees from Cooperatives during peak harvest, canning and packing operation. Dolefil is committed to provide employees with a decent income and opportunities to grow professionally with a year round training and development program.

Approximately 95% of the total production are exported worldwide to customers in Dole or distributors' brand labels. In 1996 Dolefil shipped 21,000,000 cases of produce to its markets in Asia, Middle East, New Zealand, Australia, United States, and Europe.