Westlake Village, CA - March 22, 2001

Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOL) Thursday declared its regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share. The dividend is payable on June 14, 2001 to shareholders of record May 17, 2001.

Dole Food Company, Inc., with 2000 revenues of $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.