WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California - July 13, 2012

Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) announced it will report results for the second quarter ended June 16, 2012, on July 19, 2012, after the market closes. The company will host a conference call/webcast and slide presentation to discuss these results at 4:45 p.m. ET.

Interested parties may participate by calling 1-800-659-2037 from the United States and 1-617-614-2713 from other locations. The participant passcode is 82908051. The webcast and slide presentation will be accessible at http://investors.dole.com.

A replay of the call will be available until July 25, 2012, by calling 1-888-286-8010 or1-617-801-6888. The access code for the replay is 65331621. 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 and producer/shipperof organic pineapples. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen fruit and is a produce industry leader in nutrition education and research. For more information, please visit www.dole.com.