Dole Philippines (DOLEFIL) Strikes Gold!

The new year calls for a celebration as Dole Philippines, Inc. (Dolefil) strike Gold this year. Celebrating their 50th Anniversary of fruitful success and good workmanship. Series of activities and programs for both its employees and its community are lined up throughout the year to celebrate this historic milestone.

As a kick off, Dolefil had simultaneous fireworks display last January 1, 2013. At its operations in Calumpang, General Santos, Surallah, and Polomolok, South Cotabato. On January 13-19, a surgical mission will be held at Howard Hubbard Memorial Hospital in partnership with the Philippine Medical Society at Florida, Inc., and Mt. Matutum Healthcare Foundation Inc.

There are not many companies that survive 50 years. Dolefil's VP and Managing Director, Mr. Simon Denye says Dolefil's turning 50 is an "impressive achievement". "We are lucky that our customers still love pineapple. With Itochu backing us with their financial support and growth opportunities in countries such as China, we can look forward to another 50 years.” Denye added.

Dolefil was established in 1963 as one of the largest integrated pineapple plantation, cannery, and packaging complex in the world. After two years, Dolefil was able to produce its first shipment of 30,000 cases of canned pineapple products to Newark, New Jersey, USA. Now, Dolefil, with an annual production equivalent to about 8 billion servings, provides healthy and high-quality food products to numerous international markets worldwide.

January 8, 2012 | South Cotabato. Sox Bloggers we're luckily invited for a New Year Dinner at the Dolefil Kalsangi Guesthouse in celebration of Dolefil 50th Anniversary where we met Dolefil's VP and Managing Director, Mr. Simon Denye, Atty Melquiades Hernandez III and other staffs. After the dinner, we sat for a multi media presentation about how Dolefil Philippines works, their facilities, products and stuff the like. We got also the opportunity to tour around the Clubhouse. Below are our photos during that night.