Who owns Dole?
Dole is owned by Dole plc (Ireland, NYSE: DOLE).[1]
Evidence: Dole plc Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02, SEC EDGAR, 2 March 2026. Verified from filings; last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Dole plc verified
- Owner HQ
- 🇮🇪 Ireland, Dublin
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States, Honolulu
- Founded
- 1851
- Category
- Food › Fresh produce › Fresh fruit
- Parent ticker
- NYSE: DOLE
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Dole
Dole sells bananas, pineapples, packaged salads and canned fruit across more than seventy countries. Its founder built the pineapple industry in Hawaii and bought most of the island of Lanai to grow it, and for decades the fruit was the territory's largest export.
Ownership timeline of Dole
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Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands in fresh fruit, and who owns them
The 21 brands in fresh fruit on Brandtree belong to 12 owners. The largest is Zespri, with 6.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Zespri | Zespri | 🇳🇿 New Zealand |
| Kachina | Limoneira | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Calavo | Mission Produce | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Wonderful Halos | The Wonderful Company | 🇺🇸 United States |
| Al Foah | Agthia | 🇦🇪 United Arab Emirates |
| Chiquita | Chiquita | 🇨🇭 Switzerland |
| S&W | Del Monte Pacific | 🇻🇬 British Virgin Islands |
| Arivera Fruit | Fortenova Group | 🇭🇷 Croatia |
About the owner: Dole
Dole is a publicly listed company headquartered in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 1851. Brandtree records 1 brand under its control, and it is listed as NYSE: DOLE.
Dole traces to a Honolulu fruit business founded in 1851 and became the company most associated with the industrial pineapple. It merged with the Irish producer Total Produce in 2021 and is now headquartered in Dublin, listed in New York, and one of the two largest fresh produce companies in the world.
🇺🇸 Dole and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,549 brands that began in the United States. 478 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country, Dole among them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dole?
The parent company of Dole is Dole plc, a publicly listed company headquartered in Ireland.
Is Dole American or Irish?
Dole originated in the United States in 1851, but it is owned today by Dole plc, which is headquartered in Ireland. So Dole is an American-origin brand under Irish ownership.
Is Dole still owned by Dole plc?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Dole is still owned by Dole plc. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Dole plc Annual Report on Form 10-K filed 2026-03-02 — SEC EDGAR, SEC Form 10-K, published 2 March 2026; retrieved 16 September 2026.
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