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Corporate updates?

Apparently Dole headquarters moved from Westlake Village to Charlotte, North Carolina a couple years ago. And plans a merger with Irish Total Produce, another Wikipedia page needing an update. Reuters is reporting that paperwork for a US IPO has been filed. Rairden (talk) 12:25, 2 July 2021 (UTC)[reply]

Key people update

Hi editors, my name is William and I work for Dole plc. I'm hoping to make some updates to the article and wanted to start by updating the Key people in the infobox, as that is a bit outdated since our merger with Total Produce. Dole's CEO is Rory Byrne, its executive chairman is Carl McCann, and its COO is Johan Linden. That's covered in this article. I also made a citation[1] to ease things along. Is it possible for someone to make that update? I won't make any changes myself due to my conflict of interest. Thanks in advance for your consideration. 14:15, 15 September 2022 (UTC)

References

  1. ^ Wilson, Jen (19 February 2021). "CBJ Morning Buzz: Dole to keep Americas HQ here after merger, IPO; New spots for Dilworth, South End and south Charlotte". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

WG at Dole (talk) 14:15, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

 Done - please check this edit for accuracy and current status. Is there any WP:RS source giving the corporate involvement (if still applicable) and life status of David Murdock? Zefr (talk) 17:39, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

I did find this Reuters report, indicating that Murdock - at age 98 in 2021 when the Total Produce merger occurred - holds no corporate or board position in the new company. This 2021 SEC filing for Dole plc shows that Murdock has nearly 12 million common shares of the company owned through his controlled interests in a family trust, a family group, and Castle & Cooke for which Murdock is the principal owner. Zefr (talk) 18:15, 15 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Zefr:, thanks so much for the quick response. The edits to the key people look good. However, some of the product line is not correct. Dole sold its packaged food division, which includes juices manufactured by Pepsico and frozen fruits, to Itochu in 2012. That's covered in this Reuters article[1] and this Wall Street Journal article.[2] Those products still use the Dole brand, but are not produced by Dole plc.
I'm putting the final touches on a draft I hope to upload soon of the article that has up-to-date product information, as well as some updated information about the merger with Total Produce, sale of the packaged foods division, and sourcing with updated financial, employment, and asset numbers based on Dole's SEC filings, which I believe are a bit more detailed than the Yahoo! profile. I'm just going to try to figure out how to upload our new logo (it's the one with the green outline on this site you added: https://www.doleplc.com/about/our-commercial-strengths) then it will be ready. Because it's a long draft, I'll keep making smaller requests once it's uploaded.
As for the status of David Murdock with the company, I haven't come across anything superior to that Reuters article you posted. This article from the Independent Tribune mentions a new building built by Murdock and his role with Castle & Cooke, omitting anything with Dole, but I think it's a press release and even if not, I'm still not sure it really answers your question. He does not hold any corporate/board responsibilities now that the merger has finished as the Reuters report indicated.
I hope that is helpful, and thank you again for taking a look at this request! I'll be back soon to update the logo and upload the draft. WG at Dole (talk) 17:48, 19 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

References

  1. ^ Sheldrick, Aaron (17 September 2012). "Dole Food sells two businesses to Itochu for $1.7 billion". Reuters. Retrieved 16 March 2022.
  2. ^ Chaudhuri, Saabira; Jargon, Julie (12 August 2013). "Dole Food Agrees to $1.2 Billion Buyout Offer". The Wall Street Journal. Retrieved 16 March 2022.

Logo update

Hello editors. I'm William and I work for Dole. I was hoping to update the logo in the infobox to the most recent one. I believe I have uploaded everything correctly. The file name is File:Dole Foods Logo Green Leaf with Shadow 2018.png. Please let me know if you have any questions. I won't make this change myself due to my conflict of interest. @Zefr:, you've been so helpful in reviewing my requests, would you consider taking a look at this as well? I'd really appreciate it. WG at Dole (talk) 17:40, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]

WG at Dole - the file is not present in Wikimedia Commons where licensed images have to be cleared. When I reviewed the file and clicked on "Export to Wikimedia Commons", the following error message appeared: This file cannot be transferred to Wikimedia Commons, because it is not marked with a compatible licence. Wikimedia Commons does not allow such files. This might be resolvable, but most probably means the file is not compatible. Please consult the Wikimedia Commons community policy and talk pages about licensing. You can use your Wikipedia username to enter Commons, and follow the upload wizard and "release rights" procedure, here. Zefr (talk) 18:11, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Zefr: Thanks for replying. I was under the impression that logos should be uploaded directly to Wikipedia for fair use since they are non-free content. Additionally, there is this licensiging tutorial that says Wikimedia Commons cannot accept logos. WG at Dole (talk) 20:31, 23 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
WG at Dole - perhaps you could review WP:LOGO for any issues, and - if all is clear - you could upload it yourself, recognizing that "if challenged, it is the responsibility of those who wish to include the logo to prove that its use meets Wikipedia non-free content criteria." Zefr (talk) 03:40, 24 September 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Zefr: I certainly appreciate your caution with this, it's something I was concerned about too. That said, I am confident that uploading the logo directly to Wikipedia is the appropriate way to do things and that its usage meets the standards of Fair Use and other requirements of WP:LOGO. However, because of my conflict of interest, I do not want to make the change myself, as I understand that even simple changes like that can cause problems for conflict of interest editors. So to that end, I have reuploaded the logo as it was deleted and pinged @Connormah: as they uploaded the last logo to get their thoughts. Thanks for your thoughts here Zefr and adherence to making sure it is done the right way! I definitely want to make sure I'm following the rules and I really appreciate the way you've talked through this and provided these policy pages. I hope we can continue working together on improvements to the page! WG at Dole (talk) 21:06, 4 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@WG at Dole: - The appropriate place to upload the logo would indeed be here on Wikipedia. If you have a vector version that can be uploaded over the existing logo, I'd be certainly happy to do that and the housekeeping work associated with it. Connormah (talk) 05:02, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Connormah: thanks for being willing to help with it! I'm not an expert so I appreciate the time. I was able to track down a new logo in the SVG format and created a new file as I could not upload it over the old one. That new file can be located here here. Please let me know if there's anything else you need from me to make the update and thank you again for your help! WG at Dole (talk) 21:37, 5 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@WG at Dole:, thanks, that is great! I have replaced the logo in the article and will go about deleting the old version per the WP:NFCC. Connormah (talk) 14:25, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]
@Connormah: Thanks so much for your help! WG at Dole (talk) 20:31, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Company overview section

Hello editors, I've got another request to make of the article as I hope to keep proposing updates and improvements to it. I've noticed on other company articles that many of them have Company overview sections that provide basic operational details near the top of the article. I know this article currently has an Operations section (and thank you @Zefr: for your help in updating the leadership there!), but I was wondering what editors thought about replacing that with a Company overview section and moving it up in the article?

I noticed the current section also has some unsourced content, so I tried to make updates to it and shrink it down a bit (and found this cool "collapse" thing!).

Extended content

I think the revised lede today covers the general article content, and the infobox is sufficient for details that are probably not useful to the general user. See WP:LEAD. There are a few inconsistencies of details between the non-Dole sources and About from the corporate website dated 2022. Without specific checking, I sense some of the sources could be consolidated, so will refer to WG at Dole to guide on how these can be represented. Zefr (talk) 00:03, 7 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]


@Zefr: thank you for making those updates to the lead! I agree that your changes do a good job of summarizing the article with up-to-date information. As for consolidating the sources, I think the easiest way would be to use the SEC Form 20-F. I've seen lots of SEC forms used on Wikipedia for basic information and reporting requirements for this sort of report are strict, so hopefully it can be used to support this lead more.
The SEC form includes such information as:
  • 38,500 employees (p. 25)
  • more than 300 products (p. 28)
  • Distribution in more than 75 countries (p.28; lead currently says 90, though I have not been able to locate a recent source that says the same)
  • Net revenue of $6.45bn in 2021 (p.38)
  • Approximately 250 global facilities (p.24)
  • 13 ships (p.24)
  • 114,000 acres of land (p. 24; lead currently says 109,000 which is production acreage, but Dole actually owns slightly more)
  • Four segments of business operations (p. 25), though this does not show the revenue percentage the segments account for as the Dole website does.
There's also a small tweak I'd like to make about Dole Ocean Cargo Express. The 13 ships aren't operated by Dole Ocean Cargo Express. Rather, Dole Ocean Cargo Express fills the ships with third-party cargo that is going to Latin America, and Dole Tropical Products loads the ships with produce coming to the US and EU. Sourcing is pretty limited on this, unfortunately. The best source I could find on it is this one from the Laker/Lutz News, though that article refers to the produce division as "Dole Fresh Fruits." Could we update the lead to reflect that? I have a suggestion below.
I'd also note that I don't think it's accurate to say that Dole is an American-Irish company. After the merger with Total Produce last year, the company's main headquarters moved to Ireland, and though it got its start in and maintains a presence in the United States, including a headquarters in North Carolina, the company is now wholly Irish in terms of its incorporation as Dole plc. Most sources refer to the company now as an Irish or Ireland-based company, like Bloomberg ("The Dublin-based company, created through a merger between Dole Food Co. and its Irish peer Total Produce"); Irish Times("as peers of the new Irish company being listed have seen their share price decline in recent weeks."); and the Charlotte Business Journal ("The company to be created, Dole plc, will keep its global headquarters in Dublin and its headquarters for the Americas in Charlotte.")
As a final note on the introduction, while it's true that there are Dole-branded juices produced by Pepsico, I'm wondering if that information isn't more appropriate in the Itochu article as that is part of the Dole Packaged Foods division sold to Itochu about a decade ago.
So, with all that in mind, a source-condensed version of the lead might look something like this:
Extended content

Dole plc (previously named Dole Food Company, Standard Fruit Company) is an Irish agricultural multinational corporation headquartered in Dublin, Ireland. The company is among the world's largest producers of fruit and vegetables, operating with 38,500 full-time and seasonal employees who supply more than 300 products in 75 countries. Dole reported 2021 revenues of $6.5 billion.[1]

As of 2021, the company had approximately 250 processing plants and distribution centers worldwide in addition to 109,000 acres (44,000 ha) of farmland and real estate. The company operates through four segments: Fresh Fruit (bananas and pineapples; about 35% of 2020 revenues); Diversified Fresh Produce in Europe, the Middle East, and Africa; Diversified Fresh Produce in the Americas and other world regions (combined 37% of 2020 revenues); and Fresh Vegetables (29% of 2020 revenues). Dole grows and markets bananas, pineapples, grapes, berries, deciduous and citrus fruits, and vegetable salads. Dole operates 13 cargo vessels for importing its produce and exporting third-party goods to Latin America.[1][2][3]

References

  1. ^ a b "SEC Form 20-F". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 22 March 2022. pp. 24–25, 28, 38. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  2. ^ "Dole plc: Our Commercial Strengths". Dole plc Corporate Website. 2022. Retrieved 15 September 2022.
  3. ^ Manion, B.C. (21 September 2021). "Port Tampa Bay's impact is far-reaching". The Laker/Lutz News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
Please let me know what you think! I'm happy to leave the Operations section where it is, but there are still a couple of things in it I would like to update based on the lead and sourcing (for example, the Headquarters is largely out of date and irrelevant now). I'll make a different post about that once the lead is buttoned up though just so this doesn't get too long. Thanks for your attention on this Zefr! WG at Dole (talk) 20:03, 13 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

Company overview

A Dole Ocean Cargo Express ship sets sail from San Juan, Puerto Rico.

Dole plc is the largest producer of fresh fruits and vegetables in the world.[1] As of 2021, the company had approximately 250 processing plants and distribution centres worldwide in addition to 114,000 acres (46,000 ha) of farmland and real estate. That year, Dole employed approximately 38,500 people globally and reported revenues of $6.454 billion.[2] After the merger of Total Produce and the Dole Food Company in 2021, Rory Byrne serves as chief executive officer, Carl McCann serves as executive chairman, and Johan Lindén serves as chief operating officer. The company's global headquarters are in Dublin, Ireland, and it maintains a headquarters for the Americas in Charlotte, North Carolina.[3][1] In addition to its fruit and vegetable divisions, Dole owns a fleet of 13 cargo ships through its logistics division, Dole Ocean Cargo Express.[4][2]

References

  1. ^ a b Brennan, Joe (3 December 2021). "Dole plc earnings drop 35% in third quarter as inflation bites". The Irish Times. Retrieved 13 May 2022.
  2. ^ a b "SEC Form 20-F". United States Securities and Exchange Commission. 22 March 2022. pp. 24–25, 38. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  3. ^ Wilson, Jen (19 February 2021). "CBJ Morning Buzz: Dole to keep Americas HQ here after merger, IPO; New spots for Dilworth, South End and south Charlotte". Charlotte Business Journal. Retrieved 1 June 2022.
  4. ^ Manion, B.C. (21 September 2021). "Port Tampa Bay's impact is far-reaching". The Laker/Lutz News. Retrieved 1 June 2022.

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I think that this proposed paragraph improves the sourcing for that section and helps make the article more accurate by using the most up to date information I could find. I've also got some updates I'd like to propose to the infobox, and the changes here will support making those changes later. Please let me know what you think about adding something like what I've proposed to the article. If any editors are interested in what I hope to achieve with the article, I made a draft, which can be found here.

I want to make sure that I follow all the rules so I won't make any changes myself due to my conflict of interest. Thanks in advance for your consideration! WG at Dole (talk) 20:31, 6 October 2022 (UTC)[reply]

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