Dole Continues Its Support of National Salad Month

MONTEREY, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--One of the world's largest salad providers is asking food bloggers and

salad lovers nationwide to take their passion for salad further than

ever during a month-long virtual salad-making party and recipe search

commemorating National Salad Month in May 2015.

As part of its yearlong Get

Up and Grow! initiative challenging North Americans to eat more

fresh fruit and vegetables for a happier, healthier world, Dole

is once again declaring May 1 to be National Salad Day and calling

on salad, vegetable- and healthy-eating enthusiasts to submit their

most inspired new salad creations throughout the month.

The fresh produce provider is also partnering with Coryanne

Ettiene, food, lifestyle and social media expert, to rally the

food-blogging community to engage with Dole to share recipes as well as

the culinary, taste and health benefits of salad and a plant-based diet.

Coryanne Ettiene will host a National Salad Month Kickoff Twitter

Party on Thursday, April 30 from 8 p.m. to 9 p.m.

ET (5 p.m. to 6 p.m. PT).

Participants are encouraged to use the tag #SaladMonth and follow @DoleTweets

throughout the party (and the day) to share salad recipes and insights

with host Coryanne Ettiene (@CoryanneEttiene) and other salad

lovers. Coryanne will be giving away prizes for those that are the first

to answer a number of fun weight loss doctor philadelphia salad and DOLE® trivia questions.

Coryanne will be distributing a number of new salad recipes created

specifically for Get Up and Grow! throughout the hour. These range from

the Grilled

Romaine Salad with Balsamic Glazed Strawberries, the Grilled

Banana and Peach Salad with Arugula and the Charred

Summer Salad, which Dole is christening "The Official 2015 Salad of

Summer," to Spring

Green Shoots and the Sesame

Thai Soba and Vegetable Salad, among many others.

For Dole's continually growing library of Get Up and Grow! salads and

other recipes, go to http://dole.com/getupandgrow.

About Dole Food Company, Inc.

Dole

Food Company, Inc., is one of the world's largest producers and

marketers of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables. Dole is an

industry leader in many of the products it sells, as well as in

nutrition education and research. For more information, visit http://www.dole.com/

or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/Dole.