Dole serves up garden freshness with new soup line

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif. — Dole, a distributor and marketer of fruit products as well as healthy snacks, introduced a line of packaged, ready-to-serve soups that are inspired by straight-from-the-garden flavors. Dole Garden Soup is low-fat, free of preservatives and is available in five varieties: Roasted Garlic Tomato Basil, Tomato Vegetable, Carrot Ginger, Southwestern Black Bean and Corn and Sweet Corn.

 

"Consumers told us they wanted the garden-fresh flavor of home-made vegetable soups, with the ease and convenience of a ready-made product. Drawing on Dole's rich heritage in growing vegetables, Dole Garden Soup delivers in a way nobody else can. We are thrilled to provide these delicious, healthy soups that showcase the flavors of the best vegetables nature has to offer," said Brad Bartlett, president of Dole Packaged Foods.

 

A 26-oz. carton of Dole Garden Soup is available at grocery stores for a suggested retail price of $3.49. In celebration of the new product launch, Dole launched the Dole "Souper Gardener" contest to find the country's best gardener. Actress and author Ali Larter will serve as the judge of the contest.