Dole Food Co. Inc. (NYSE:DOL) declared its regular quarterly dividend of 10 cents per share.

The dividend is payable on Dec. 6, 2001, to shareholders of record Nov. 8, 2001.

Dole Food Co. Inc., with 2000 revenues of approximately $4.8 billion, is the world’s largest producer and marketer of high-quality fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut flowers, and markets a growing line of packaged foods.