WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California - April 26, 2011

Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) announced it will reportresults for the first quarter ended March 26, 2011, on May 3, 2011, after themarket closes. The company will hosta conference call/webcast and slide presentation to discuss these results at 4:45 p.m. EDT.Interested parties may participate by calling 1-866-788-0542 from the United States and 1-857-350-1680 from other locations. The participant passcode is 75261244. The webcast and slide presentation willbe accessible at http://investors.dole.com under “Webcasts.”A replay of the call will be available until May 17, 2011, bycalling 1-888-286-8010 or 1-617-801-6888.The access code for the replay is 98922835. A replay of the webcast willbe archived and available on www.dole.com.Dole is the world’s largest producer and marketer ofhigh-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, and is the leading producer oforganic bananas. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen fruit andis a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research.