Dole Packaged Foods celebrates "sunshine You Can Taste" with fruit-first treats, trending mango creations at Natural Products Expo West 2025; Orzse Hodi comments.

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., Feb. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, a leader in serving high-quality, packaged fruit solutions, unveils its latest innovations for everyday fruit-forward treats, including the new frozen retail recipe, Dole Whip® Fruit First Treat, at Natural Products Expo West on March 4 - 7, 2025 in Anaheim, Calif. In addition to fruit-forward treats, Dole spotlights its lineup of trending mango products – the fastest growing snacking flavor among consumers – with chef-inspired, tropical creations to bring a taste of sunshine to daily routines."We are proud to introduce our lineup of new delicious mango innovations and every day treats that deliver 'Sunshine You Can Taste' with each fruit-forward bite," said Orzse Hodi, President of Dole Packaged Foods US. "Dole has made a name for itself over the last 120 years packing and delivering high-quality tropical goodness that consumers have loved for generations. With a rich history like Dole's, we are uniquely positioned to lead the demand for trending tropical flavors, like mango, with new, convenient product formats & recipes that fit a variety of modern lifestyles and globally-inspired palates.""Dole will showcase its latest fruit-forward innovations and trending mango products at Natural Products Expo West." Post thisExpo West attendees will enjoy delicious, feel-good fruit innovations and recipes featuring everyday treats and mango varieties across the Dole portfolio. Featured Dole products include:Year Of The Mango:Dole® Canned Mango Chunks in a Blend of 100% Juice** : Ready to be enjoyed as a delicious treat or snack at any time, Dole® Canned Mango Chunks are great by themselves, as a topping or in a variety of recipes

The competition underscores Dole's Sunshine For All Cities™ Program - dedicated to expanding access to quality food and nutrition education in underserved communitiesWESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., July 11, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- As part of their ongoing commitment to address the food & nutrition inequities countless families face nationwide, Dole Packaged Foods awarded Junior Chef Deniasha Burton of Baltimore, MD with savings bonds and state-of-the-art cooking equipment from GE Appliances, cast iron cookware courtesy of Lodge Cast Iron and autographed cookbooks to help further their cooking education, plus more following a successful win at Dole's 2024 "Nutritious is Delicious Cook-Off" event.Dole Packaged Foods hosts cook-off as part of ongoing commitment to addressing food and nutrition inequities nationwide. Post this Dole's Sunshine For All Cities 2024 "Nutritious is Delicious Cook-Off"Deniasha Burton, age 9 from Baltimore, prepared Aloha Chicken Paradise – a dish inspired by Hawaiian barbecue flavors made with sauteed chicken, broccolini and Dole® Canned Pineapple Jasmine Rice. Contestants Daleyza Angulo, age 10 from Merced, prepared Chipotle Steak Tacos With Dole® Canned Pineapple Avocado Salsa and Caylee Boyd, age 10 from Jackson, MS, prepared Grilled Dole® Canned Pineapple Catfish and Grits.Burton joined two other junior culinary standouts from regional competitions at Boys & Girls Club locations in Merced, CA and Jackson, MS in competing in the finals event at the Dole Packaged Foods US Headquarters in Westlake Village, CA on Friday, June 28. Judged by dignified program supporters including renowned chefs and restaurant industry leaders, the competition was part of Dole's commitment to increase access to delicious, quality fruit nationwide as part of the Sunshine For All Cities™ Program."Through the Sunshine for All Cities™ Kids Cooking Camp, I enjoyed learning new recipes and cooking techniques. I also enjoyed meeting and working with others," shared Grand Prize winner Deniasha Burton, who won with their fruit-forward recipe Aloha Chicken Paradise, "I have always eaten fruits and vegetables. I now know how to prepare them in different ways including smoothies."Since launching Sunshine For All Cities™ in 2020, Dole, alongside program partners Boys & Girls Clubs of America, Partnership For A Healthier America, and Sodexo Stop Hunger Foundation, has helped over 110,000 families gain access to better nutrition by distributing over 7.5 million servings of fruit and completing over 4,500 hours of cooking instruction in collaboration with local partners