On July 19, 2012, Dole Food Company, Inc. issued a press release to report second quarter 2012 results and provide a strategic business review update. The text of the press release is furnished as Exhibit 99.1 to this Current Report on Form 8-K.

On July 19, 2012, Dole will host a previously announced conference call/webcast and slide presentation at 4:45 p.m. Eastern Time. As noted in the July 13, 2012 press release announcing the conference call/webcast and slide presentation, any interested party can listen to the call using the telephone numbers and passcode provided in the press release, and the webcast and slide presentation are available to the public on the website provided in the press release. The slide presentation furnished as Exhibit 99.2 to this Current Report on Form 8-K is the slide presentation available on such website and will be discussed on the conference call/webcast and slide presentation.

(d) Exhibits:

99.1    Press Release dated July 19, 2012 re second quarter 2012 results and
        strategic business review update.

99.2    Slide presentation to be discussed on publicly accessible July 19, 2012
        conference call/webcast and slide presentation.

Pursuant to the rules and regulations of the Securities and Exchange Commission, the exhibits and the information set forth therein and herein are furnished to the Commission and shall not be deemed to be "filed" for the purposes of
Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, or otherwise subject to the liabilities of that Section. The information in this Current Report shall not be incorporated by reference into any registration statement pursuant to the Securities Act of 1933, as amended.