WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California - April 24, 2012

Dole Food Company, Inc. (NYSE:DOLE) announced it will report results for the first quarter ended March 24, 2012, on May 3, 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 1-866-202-4683 from the United States and 1-617-213-8846 from other locations. The participant passcode is 59525520. The webcast and slide presentation will be accessible at http://investors.dole.com.

A replay of the call will be available until May 10, 2012, by calling 1-888-286-8010 or 1-617-801-6888. The access code for the replay is 44050203. 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/shipper of 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.