Dole’s ’Sunshine for All Fund’, a $2 million annual fund will support global strategic partnerships
Dole Asia Holdings, a global multinational leader selling fresh and packaged fruits and fruit-based products worldwide, is expanding its presence in India in partnership with Cantona Industries Private Ltd., as an importer and PAN-India distributor.
Just over six months after issuing The Dole Promise to the world, Dole Asia Holdings and its subsidiaries are focusing on both global awareness and immediate action with the launch of its Sunshine for All Fund, a $2 million annual fund that will support global strategic partnerships and innovation in the crucial areas of sustainability, food access and reduction of food waste. The fund is being launched in tandem with The Growing Distance, a short film that addresses the critical gaps the company sees as barriers to good nutrition for all.
Startling and ever-worsening global statistics around nutrition are driving Dole’s search for solutions. By partnering with the talented innovators, promising start-ups, and progressive partners, the Fund will address these gaps of affordability and waste, as well accessibility and acceptability – all driving to fulfil Dole’s Promise for the benefit of the People, the Planet, and our collective Prosperity.
The company is seeking partners – from entrepreneurs, start-ups, strategic thinking to social impact enterprises, and NGOs – to bring their expertise in food production, nutritional science, compostable packaging, supply chain, logistics, sustainable agriculture and fast-moving consumer goods, to bear.