As a long-term partner of Asia Fruit Logistica, Dole has actively participated in AFL since the first exhibition. This time, Dole brought together products from various Asian markets. In addition to competitive products such as banana, pineapple, dried fruit and canned fruits from the Philippines, there were also Fuji apples, soft-seed sweet pomegranates and non-GMO corn, Fengshui pears from China; honey pomelo from Thailand and dragon fruit from Vietnam.
On the first day of Asia Fruit Logistica, Dole and the Italian fruit industry heavyweight RK Growers held a grand strategic cooperation signing ceremony, establishing Dole as its strategic partner in China, strengthening the bond between the two sides in the Chinese market.
Since 2018, Dole has been the exclusive agent of RK Growers in China and together they have worked relentlessly to promote and market the Dori Golden Kiwifruit. This new golden kiwifruit variety that took over 15 years was developed and cultivated by the University of Udine and the University of Bologna in Italy. The Dori Golden Kiwi was shortly obtained by “The Consorzio Dori Europe” the exclusive rights to grow and commercialized worldwide. Dori's outer skin presents a golden brown color thanks to the healthy exposure of sunlight in Italy. The flesh also demonstrates a golden color with a unique taste that has low acidity. The season availability of Dori starts from October till February of the following year. Last season, the two sides have proactively collaborated to improve on the production and packaging standards, and jointly developed the Chinese market, achieving excellent results. Both Dole and RK Growers are looking forward to the sales of Dori in the upcoming season in China.
At the ceremony, Mr. Richard Toman, the President of Dole Asia and Mr. Paolo Carissimo, President and Managing Director of RK Growers delivered a speech. With Mr. Terry Chan, General Manager of Dole China, as their witness the two parties signed a strategic agreement. Mr. Carlo Lingua, Managing Director of RK Growers, Mr. Fabio Zanesco, Sales and Marketing Director of VI.P Valvenosta, Mr. Kevin Au Yeung, Asia Market Manager of RK Growers, Mr. Victor Wei, Director of Dole China Business Department, Ms. Amy Chen, Senior Product Manager of Dole, and a number of senior executives also attended the signing ceremony.
Dole China has modern processing and distribution centers in Shanghai, Beijing, Dongguan, Shenyang, Harbin, Xiamen, Xi'an, Qingdao, Chongqing, Chengdu, Wuhan, and Kunming. It has a sales network extending to 10 national supermarkets, 25 well-known local supermarkets, 15 well-known boutique fruit chains, and more than 1,600 independent fruit outlets, covering 140 urban areas. Dole also actively develops the online multi-channel distribution network and cooperates with many well-known O2O chains. A strong sales network and strict control over all aspects of the supply chain are important reasons why RK Growers chose Dole as a strategic partner. Dole also hopes to bring more Italian fruit to the Chinese consumers through cooperation with RK Growers.
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