Dole's premium fruit a big hit in Korea

December 20, 2006
Since entering the Korean market, Dole Korea Inc. has carved a niche for itself in the premium fruit market with delicious and top quality produce.
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Dole Packaged Foods Launches 10th Annual Phillipines"Light a Tree - Light a Life" Program to Benefit Underprivileged

December 19, 2006
Dole Packaged Foods Philippines (Dolefil), a division of Dole Food Company, recently kicked-off its 2006 "Light A Tree, Light A Life Program" to help benefit the local community. For ten years, the program has provided holiday gifts to underprivileged children and the elderly, along with a generous financial contribution from Dolefil to local projects that benefit the less fortunate.
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Thousand Oaks Acorn: Dole Co. donates money to Healthy Families Day

December 14, 2006
Dole Food Co. donated $22,000 to the Southeast Ventura County YMCA to help sponsor Healthy Families Day events at the three East Ventura County YMCAs: Conejo Valley, Triunfo and Simi Valley Family.
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Dole Announces Settlement of 16 Lawsuits of Banana Workers Claiming Injuries as a Result of Exposure to DBCP

December 8, 2006
Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced the settlement of 16 of the 25 U.S. lawsuits by foreign farm workers who claim injuries from alleged exposure more than 20 years ago to the agricultural chemical DBCP in countries in which Dole and its subsidiaries then operated. One of these lawsuits had been due to go to trial in Galveston, Texas in January 2007. The settlements will not have a material effect on Dole's financial condition or results of operations.
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Achieving Corporate Citizenship

Forbes, November 28, 2006
Dole Food Company owner David Murdock's recent $1 billion business/philanthropic investment to transform the face of nutritional health (at age 83!) is one example of a leader converging talents, experience, resources, passions and profit motives into a unified, society-serving whole.
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Dole factory meets UN labour standards

Bangkok Post, November 10, 2006
Dole Packaged Foods Co said that its Hua Hin factory has become the first food company in Thailand certified for the Social Accountability International SA 8000 workplace and human rights standard.
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Dole Philippines is SSS' Top Employer for Mindanao

Dole Philippines, Inc. was recognized by the Social Security System (SSS) as the "Balikat ng Bayan Awardee" for the "Top Employer in Mindanao" category for calendar year 2006.
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