DOLE PACKAGED FOODS, RAIS CASE AND ANANAS ANAM TEAM UP TO TURN ORGANIC WASTE INTO CIRCULAR FASHION [Video]

WESTLAKE VILLAGE, Calif., April 22, 2024 /PRNewswire/ — Dole Packaged Foods, LLC, teams up with Rais Case, a Southern California circular design brand, and Ananas Anam, creator of Piñatex^®, to create a beautiful solution to organic waste, turning it into functional fashion. Today on Earth Day, Dole and Rais Case announce a limited-edition Vida Bag made with Piñatex^®, an innovative, vegan leather alternative created by Ananas Anam using pineapple leaf fibers from the Dole Philippines farms. These cutting-edge brands have come together to demonstrate how to make unique pieces that help reduce organic waste in our world.

“For every ton of pineapples harvested, three tons of pineapple leaves are discarded, making it our job to find ways to reduce and repurpose our waste as much as we can. In addition to using the discarded leaves as fertilizer, partners like …