![Kathy Westphal stands next to a Dole Whip display banner. (Courtesy UC Davis Magazine, June 30, 2023) Kathy Westphal standing next to Dole Whip logo in a store.](/sites/g/files/dgvnsk1131/files/styles/sf_landscape_16x9/public/images/article/Header%20Westphal%20Dole%20Whip.png?h=c673cd1c&itok=H3UERf3h)
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Zann Gates
Did you know that the popular Dole Whip frozen treat was invented by a young UC Davis Food Science graduate? Kathy Westphal '82, at 24 years old, created the product in her first job at Dole after she graduated. Read the complete story in Benjy Egel's "How a young UC Davis graduate invented Dole Whip, a Disney theme park staple".
(Note: Article is free for Sacramento Bee subscribers, and can be viewed by non-subscribers who haven't yet read their few free articles this month. Copyright prohibits our re-publishing the story.)
Kathy was also profiled in UC Davis Magazine in June of 2023.
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