WESTLAKE VILLAGE, California – February 26, 2010 — Dole Food Company, Inc. today announced that its Board of Directors has set the Companys annual meeting of stockholders for May 6, 2010, at 11:00 a.m., Pacific Time, at the Companys World Headquarters, One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362, and has set March 25, 2010 as the record date for those eligible to receive notice of and to vote at such meeting.
Dole, with 2009 net revenues of $6.8 billion, is the worlds 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.
Source: Dole Food Company Inc.