Dole plc Announces Mutual Termination of Agreement with Fresh Express for the Sale of its Fresh Vegetables Division

DUBLIN--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Dole plc (NYSE: DOLE) (“Dole”) today announced that it has agreed with Fresh Express Incorporated (“Fresh Express”) to terminate the previously announced agreement under which Fresh Express would have acquired Dole’s Fresh Vegetables Division. This termination is the result of the U.S. Department of Justice’s decision that it will pursue litigation to prevent the transaction. While Dole strongly disagrees with the Department of Justice’s decision and continues to believ