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Importable
vs Total Produce.

The UK arm of the world's largest fresh-produce trader (Dole plc).

Category-level aggregator. Sources at scale across multiple origins per SKU, optimises for volume and continuity. Sells primarily to large multiples and food service. Origin is named at category level, not at producer level on most lines.

UK revenue · ~£400M ↗
AxisTotal ProduceImportable
Named producerCategory-level provenance (e.g., "Moroccan citrus"). Producer names appear on premium lines; not standard.Named cooperative on every consignment, with member count + national-registry ID.
Pricing visibility to producerBilateral contracts, terms private to the parties.Published band (min/mid/max) per corridor per SKU per month.
Settlement cadence30–60 days typical buyer Net terms; producer settlement depends on the buyer contract.Coop receives SWIFT EUR within 72h of QC pass. Buyer Net-30 from QC pass.
Provenance artefactTrader invoice + supplier-issued BOL.24-artefact pack signed at Rotterdam, externally verifiable.
Scale + rangeGlobal. 30,000+ producers across many categories.Pilot scale. 6 active corridors, ~12 named cooperatives.
Where the comparison is incomplete
  • Total Produce is now a brand within Dole plc following the 2021 merger. UK revenue is the combined Dole UK + Total Produce UK estimate; per-entity filings may show different splits.
  • Some Total Produce premium lines do carry producer names — these are not standard but exist.
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