Dole Food Company, Inc. (DOLE) engages in sourcing, growing, processing, marketing, and distributing fresh fruits and vegetables, and food products to wholesale, retail, and institutional customers worldwide. It operates in three segments: Fresh Fruit, Fresh Vegetables, and Packaged Foods. The Fresh Fruit segment is involved in growing and selling bananas under the DOLE brand name primarily in North America, Europe, and Asia; ripening and distributing DOLE and non-DOLE branded fresh produce in Europe; growing, sourcing, and selling fresh pineapples under the DOLE TROPICAL GOLD label; and exporting Chilean fruits, including grapes, apples, pears, stone fruits, and kiwifruits primarily to North America, Latin America, and Europe.
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- Float; 30,120,00
- Percent of Float short; 39%
- Days to cover; 10.50
- Insider purchases, last 45 days; 4,964,344 shares (roughly)
- Mr. Murdock officer of DOLE now owns roughly 63% of the company
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