Westlake Village, California - July 22, 2002

Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE: DOL) Monday declared its regular quarterly dividend of 15 cents per share. The dividend is payable on September 19, 2002 to shareholders of record August 29, 2002.

Dole Food Company, Inc., with 2001 revenues of $4.5 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.