WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California - March 08, 2011

Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) announced it will report results for the fourth quarter and fiscal year ended January 1, 2011, on March 14, 2011, after the market closes. The company will host a conference call/webcast and slide presentation to discuss these results at 4:45 p.m. EDT.

Interested parties may participate by calling 1-866-383-8009 from the United States and 1-617-597-5342 from other locations. The participant passcode is 83828563. The webcast and slide presentation will be accessible at http://investors.dole.com under “Webcasts.”

A replay of the call will be available until March 28, 2011, by calling 1-888-286-8010 or 1-617-801-6888. The access code for the replay is 48623641. A replay of the webcast will be archived and available on www.dole.com.

Dole is the world’s largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit and fresh vegetables, and is the leading producer of organic bananas. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen fruit and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research.