Spring is approaching, and the Shanghai Disney Resort is adorned with beautiful spring scenery. In May of this year, Shanghai Disney Resort launched a parenting activity as a warm-up for the popular "Disney Run." Adults and children who embrace an active lifestyle gather at Disneyland to experience the joy of outdoor running. As the only official fruit partner of Shanghai Disney Resort, Dole, a century-old high-quality fruit brand, provides healthy and nutritious support to the participants, ensuring their energy is fully replenished.
Dole Sponsors "Disney Run 2023 Parenting Spring Run": High-Quality Fruits Promote a Healthy Lifestyle
Since its first launch in 2018, the "Disney Run" has successfully taken place three times. Participants have enjoyed the enchanting scenes of Shanghai Disney Resort while engaging in sports activities to invigorate themselves. The newly introduced Parenting Spring Run serves as a warm-up event for the return of the "Disney Run" after a four-year hiatus. Designed for families, this event encourages parents to bring their children closer to nature and foster a love for exercise and sports.
Dole has brought an array of super sweet bananas to the Parenting Spring Run event, offering participants a super-nutritious and highly energizing supply of minerals and vitamins for rapid recovery upon reaching the finish line.
Dole Super Sweet Banana: Your Super Energy Source! A Partner for Sports and Fitness
The Dole brand, established in 1851, has always adhered to the philosophy of "reputation based on quality." Over 120 years ago, after successfully cultivating sweet and juicy pineapples in Hawaii, Dole ventured into the banana business in 1899. In order to offer Asian consumers fresher bananas, Dole began banana plantations in the Philippines in 1966. Additionally, Dole operates banana plantations in Ecuador and Vietnam, ensuring the joint production of high-quality bananas.
Dole's own banana farm is situated in Mindanao, known as the "hometown of bananas" in the Philippines. Mindanao's monsoon tropical rainforest climate provides ideal conditions for growing bananas. Dole Super Sweet Bananas are cultivated in highland farms located above 500m sea level. The average annual temperature on the farm is around 23°C, lower than that of lowland farms. This unique environment and climate result in a growth cycle of approximately 90 days longer than that of Dole's lowland bananas. Each Super Sweet Banana undergoes around 365 days of growth and sugar accumulation, culminating in soft and delicious fruit.
Due to this extended growth cycle, the Brix level of the Super Sweet Banana reaches approximately 23. The fructose content in bananas rapidly replenishes energy, making them an excellent supplement for sports competitions. Dole Super Sweet Bananas contain a variety of minerals and vitamins, helping runners enhance their sports performance and swiftly restore their energy levels. Since 2015, Dole has consistently supported major domestic sports events, sponsoring 58 marathons and supplying over 2.2 million bananas. Their high nutritional value makes them an ideal energy source for sports and fitness enthusiasts.
Deep Cooperation between Dole and Shanghai Disney Resort: Diversified Fresh Fruits to Meet Tourists' Healthy Catering Needs
Since establishing a strategic partnership in 2020, Dole and Shanghai Disney Resort have maintained a close collaboration, continuously providing consumers with a healthy and joyful lifestyle through high-quality fruits and vegetables. Dole fruits are available at various locations throughout the resort, including dining cars, where visitors can purchase a wide range of high-quality fruits such as Dole Golden Pineapple, Dole Super Sweet Banana, and Dole Apple, along with a variety of healthy beverages and snacks. The presence of abundant Dole fruits and fruit cups enhances visitors' experience with a touch of sweetness.
As a renowned brand, Dole is famous for its fresh and healthy high-quality fruits. With the increasing popularity of fresh fruits, healthy diets have also gained prominence. In numerous restaurants within Shanghai Disneyland and the resort's two themed hotels, visitors can savor special dishes that incorporate Dole fresh fruits and creative Disney elements, such as pineapple fried rice and pizzas.
Furthermore, Dole Aromatic Coconuts will be introduced at the first Disney-themed restaurant, "Donald Duck Chef," at the end of May. These coconuts originate from Damnoen Saduak, the primary production area in Thailand, known for its year-round high temperatures and abundant sunshine. These unique climatic conditions endow the young coconuts with exceptional quality, high sweetness, juicy water, and a delightful aroma. Coconut juice is rich in electrolytes, low in calories and sugar. This summer, visitors will have a wider selection of delicious choices, accompanied by unforgettable moments.
Centennial Dole Partners with Shanghai Disney Resort to Deliver Happiness and Health with Superior Quality
As a fruit and vegetable brand with a history spanning 172 years, Dole operates a sales network in over 90 countries worldwide. With farms in numerous countries, Dole possesses extensive expertise in fruit and vegetable cultivation, processing, and promotion.
Dole China offers more than 90 fruit and vegetable products from 19 countries throughout the year. They have established 12 modern processing and distribution centers equipped with advanced facilities such as pre-cooling warehouses and computer-controlled processing warehouses in several mainland Chinese cities. By implementing scientific control measures, Dole ensures the provision of high-quality fruits and vegetables to consumers.
Since becoming the official fruit partner of Shanghai Disney Resort in 2020, Dole has continuously explored new possibilities for mutual cooperation. In addition to catering within the park, various products such as Chinese New Year fruit gift boxes, co-branded blueberries, and easy-to-open aromatic coconuts have been introduced, all of which have garnered significant popularity in sales channels. Dole and Shanghai Disney Resort will further strengthen their collaboration in the future, empowering both parties to continuously develop and jointly convey the concepts of happiness and health.
Data source: Dole / USDA FoodData Central