Dole is the world's largest provider of fresh fruit and vegetables, with a focus on fresh fruit, chilled fruit, packaged fruit and fruit drinks. Although canned fruit does not occupy an important position in Dole's product map, Dole still occupies the second place in the canned fruit industry, and its market share in Europe and the United States is second only to Del Monte.
Dole's traditional canned fruit product line is relatively simple, with only four categories: pineapple, mixed fruit, orange and mango. Pineapple has always been Dole's signature product, and canned pineapple is no exception, and its canned pineapple is divided into thick pineapple pieces in sugar water, thick pineapple pieces in raw juice, pineapple slices in sugar water, pineapple slices in sugar water, and pineapple small pieces in sugar water. However, there are fewer types of canned Dole imported from China, and the canned pineapple that can be purchased on the market is mainly thick pieces of sugar water, which can be used for ready-to-eat, salads, Western cuisine, fried rice or dessert topping, and the price of 234g can be obtained within 15 yuan; Circumferentially cut pineapple slices or canned pineapples in raw juice are hard to find in China.
The raw pineapple of Dole canned pineapple cubes in sugar water is produced in Thailand or the Philippines, the flesh is sweet and sour, the block shape is palatable, the ripeness of the pulp of different batches of products is slightly different, and its sugar content is more than 20g/100g, which is a high level in the canned pineapple on the market, and non-sweet lovers may not be blessed. Canned pineapple with original juice does not add sugar water, and the sugar content is as low as 12g/100g, but it is difficult to buy in China and needs to be purchased overseas.
Canned mixed fruits include pineapple, papaya, coconut, cherries and other four kinds of fruits, also divided into original juice and sugar water version, the domestic market is mainly sold in sugar water mixed fruit cans, 836g large packaging price of about 25 yuan, mostly used for cake baking decoration. Its sugar content is also about 20g/100g, which is a high sugar food, and it is recommended to exclude sugar water for ready-to-eat food.
In addition to the traditional metal canned fruits, Dole has also launched a variety of flavors of small packaged fruit cups, including 100% fruit juice, coconut water, pulp jelly, mixed fruits and other series, usually sold in a row, the basic 100% juice series fruit cups 113g unit price is about 5 yuan. The plastic fruit cup packaging has a similar production process and shelf stability properties to traditional canned food, and can be stored at room temperature, which is suitable for outdoor meal supplements or daily snacks, although Dole's fruit cups are not sold in China.
Dole has opened an online e-commerce flagship store in China, but does not sell a few products such as canned fruit and canned pineapple, and generally appears in large supermarkets or membership stores in some first-tier cities.