Filipinas: KMU NEWS RELEASE

13.Sep.03    Análisis y Noticias

Dear friends,

Warmest greetings!

The rank and file union in Dole Philippines, which is under KMU, will soon enter into a negotiations for a new collective bargaining agreement (CBA) this coming November. Thus, they are now on the preparation stage for the CBA proposal that they will submit to the Dolefil management.

In line with this, they are requesting if you can please help them by way of a survey of the prices of their products and its status in the market. Specifically, they want to know if Dole Phil products are faring good at the market. It would be much better if we can also know how big (% wise) is the market of Dole Phil products in specific countries.

Please find below a list of their products and the countries where they export their products.

We hope you can find time to do the survey. This would really be a big help for them to come up with a good CBA proposal. This will also give them a sound basis for their demands.

Thank you very much in anticipation of your help.

In solidarity,
Tess Dioquino
Secretary
KMU Int’l Dept

Dole Philippines products

Pineapple Solid - slice, chunks, crushed, tidbits
Pineapple Canned Juice - 46 oz, 8 oz, 6 oz, 1 gal
Pineapple Concentrate
Fresh Pineapple
Nata de Coco
Tropical Fruit Cocktail
Fruit Bowl
Juice in Pouch
Tomato Sauce - canned, pouches

Main Markets:
Processed Pineapple - North America
Fresh Pineapple - Japan/Korea
Nata de Coco - Japan
Tropical Fruit Cocktail - Asia
Fruit Bowl - North America

Asian Market, Australia & Europe

1) AUSTRALIA:

Signature Range
Foodland Associated Limited
218 Bannister Road Canningvale
Western Australia 6155
Tel.No - 08-931160000
Fax No - 08-931166013

2) NEW ZEALAND

PMA’s Products Ltd.
60 Roma Road, P.O. Box 27-480
Mt. Roskill, AuklandNew Zealand

3) KOREA

Dongwon F & B Co. Ltd
275 Yangjae-Dong Seocho-Gu
Seoul 137-130, Korea

4) HONGKONG

Jax
Konsing International Ltd.
Room 803, Tung HIP Commercial Bldg.
248 De Voeux Road, Central Hongkong

5) JAPAN

a) Itochu Corporation
Tokej Section
2-5-1 Kita-Aoyama, Minato-ku
Tokyo, Japan

b) Hagoromo

c) Kanpy

6) EUROPE

a. Paradise Island
Pina Fruit Company
Nieuwsiuisweg 190
NL 3197 KV Rotterdam/Botlek
Holland

b) ROBO Spa
Specialita Alimentari
Via 1 Maggio, 31
Stradella (pv) Italy
Tel No. (0385) 245989-90-91
Fax No. (0385) 42847

c) Carrefour
2 Avenue Du Faci Pique
Les Ulis - 91977 Courtaboeup
Cedex, France

or

Centros Comeroiales
Carrefour, S.A C/C Campezo
16-28022 Madrid

7) China
Pudong, Shanghai
P.R.O.C

8) Taipeh City
Taiwan

9) Dubai
United Arab Emirates

10) Yannawa Bangkok
Thailand

11) Wanchai
Hongkong