The TucFrut farm will strengthen Dole’s current product portfolio with premium apple varieties and kiwifruit.
Dole Food Co., Thousand Oaks, Calif., acquired TucFrut’s farms and packing facilities in Molina and Linares, Chile. The TucFrut property, located 140 miles south of Santiago, consists of five different farms spread over 2,400 acres, and currently produces apples, blueberries and kiwifruit on over 1,600 acres.
“With the acquisition of TucFrut, we are strengthening our leadership of Dole’s Chilean deciduous export business and diversified fruit operations,” says Johan Linden, president and COO of Dole Food. “Dole Chile has been a success story for Dole since the 1980s based on our grower supply and a worldwide distribution under the Dole label.”