Westlake Village, California - October 04, 2001

Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOL) declared its regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share. The dividend is payable on December 6, 2001 to shareholders of record November 8, 2001.

Dole Food Company, Inc., with 2000 revenues of approximately $4.8 billion, is the world's largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut flowers, and markets a growing line of packaged foods.