UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND
EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549





Form 10-Q/A

(Amendment No. 1)



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|þ                                              |  | QUARTERLY REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934 
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|For the quarterly period ended October 8, 2011
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| ̈                                              |  | TRANSITION REPORT PURSUANT TO SECTION 13 OR 15(d) OF THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934
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|For the transition period
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Commission file number 1-4455





Dole Food Company, Inc.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



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|Delaware                                                       |  | 99-0035300                          
|(State or other jurisdiction of
incorporation or organization) |  | (I.R.S. Employer Identification No.)

One Dole Drive, Westlake Village, California 91362

(Address of principal executive offices and zip code)

Registrants telephone number, including area code:

(818) 879-6600

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant
(1) has filed all reports required to be filed by Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934 during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter period that the registrant was required to file such reports), and
(2) has been subject to such filing requirements for the past 90 days.    Yes  þ        No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant has submitted electronically and
posted on its corporate Web site, if any, every Interactive Data file required to be submitted and posted pursuant to Rule 405 of Regulation S-T (§ 232.405 of this chapter) during the preceding 12 months (or for such shorter
period that the registrant was required to submit and post such files).    Yes  þ        No   ̈

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an
accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, or a smaller reporting company. See the definitions of large accelerated filer, accelerated filer and smaller reporting company in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act.
(Check one):



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|Large accelerated filer   ̈                    |  | Accelerated filer  þ |  | Non-accelerated filer   ̈ |  | Smaller reporting company   ̈
|(Do not check if a smaller reporting company)

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a shell company (as defined in Rule 12b-2 of the
Exchange Act).    Yes   ̈        No  þ

Indicate the number of shares outstanding of each of the issuers classes of common stock, as of the latest practicable date.



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|Class                          |  | Shares Outstanding at November 15, 2011 |           
|Common Stock, $0.001 Par Value |  |                                         | 88,601,769 | 









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EXPLANATORY NOTE

Dole Food Company, Inc. (the Company) is filing this Amendment No. 1 to Form 10-Q (this Amendment) to amend its Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarterly period ended October
8, 2011 (the Form 10-Q), originally filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission (the Commission) on November 17, 2011. The purpose of this Amendment is to refile Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2 that were originally filed with the Form
10-Q to conform such exhibits to respond to comments received from the staff of the Commission on the confidential treatment request filed by the Company with respect to Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2. Confidential Treatment has been requested for certain
portions of these agreements. Omitted portions have been filed separately with the Commission.

This Amendment contains only the Cover Page to
this Form 10-Q/A, this Explanatory Note, Item 6, the Signature Page, Exhibit Index, Exhibits 10.1 and 10.2, as amended and Exhibits 31.1 and 31.2. No other changes have been made to the Form 10-Q. This Amendment speaks as of the original filing date
of the Form 10-Q, does not reflect events that may have occurred subsequent to the original filing date, and does not modify or update in any way disclosures made in the original Form 10-Q.



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PART II.

OTHER INFORMATION

DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.

Item 6.Exhibits



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|Exhibit
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|10.1*          |  | Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, as amended March 18,
2009, as further amended on October 26, 2009, as further amended on March 2, 2010 and as further amended on July 8, 2011, among Dole Food Company, INC., a Delaware corporation, Solvest, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of
Bermuda, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia and
Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., Rabobank Nederland, New York Branch, as Co-Documentation Agents, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Lead
Arrangers and Joint Book Runners.
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|10.2*          |  | Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2006, as amended on March 18, 2009, as further amended on October 26, 2009, as further amended on March 2, 2010 and as
further amended on July 8, 2011, among Dole Food Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital
Finance, LLC, as Co-Syndication Agents, JPMorgan Chase Band, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia and U.S. Bank National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Joint Book Running Managers.                                                                  
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|31.1*          |  | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|31.2*          |  | Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|32.1**         |  | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|32.2***        |  | Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                     
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|101****        |  | The following financial information from Dole Food Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 8, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting
Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows,
(v) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  





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|*    |  | Filed herewith.                                                                                                                               
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|**   |  | Previously filed on November 17, 2011 as Exhibit 32.1 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October
8, 2011.   
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|***  |  | Previously filed on November 17, 2011 as Exhibit 32.2 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October
8, 2011.   
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|**** |  | Previously furnished on November 17, 2011 as Exhibit 101 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended
October 8, 2011.



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SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf
by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.



DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC. REGISTRANTBy:

/s/    Joseph S. TesorieroJoseph S. TesorieroExecutive Vice President andChief Financial Officer




By:

/s/    Yoon J. HughYoon J. HughVice President, Controller andChief Accounting Officer(Principal Accounting Officer)


February 23, 2012



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EXHIBIT INDEX



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|Exhibit
Number |  |                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|10.1*          |  | Credit Agreement, dated as of March 28, 2003, amended and restated as of April 18, 2005, further amended and restated as of April 12, 2006, as amended March 18,
2009, as further amended on October 26, 2009, as further amended on March 2, 2010 and as further amended on July 8, 2011, among Dole Food Company, INC., a Delaware corporation, Solvest, Ltd., a company organized under the laws of
Bermuda, the Lenders from time to time party thereto, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Bank, N.A., as Syndication Agent, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia and
Coöperatieve Centrale Raiffeisen-Boerenleenbank B.A., Rabobank Nederland, New York Branch, as Co-Documentation Agents, and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Lead
Arrangers and Joint Book Runners.
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|10.2*          |  | Credit Agreement, dated as of April 12, 2006, as amended on March 18, 2009, as further amended on October 26, 2009, as further amended on March 2, 2010 and as
further amended on July 8, 2011, among Dole Food Company, Inc., a Delaware corporation, the Lenders party thereto from time to time, Deutsche Bank AG New York Branch, as Administrative Agent, Bank of America, N.A. and Wells Fargo Capital
Finance, LLC, as Co-Syndication Agents, JPMorgan Chase Band, N.A., The Bank of Nova Scotia and U.S. Bank National Association, as Co-Documentation Agents, Deutsche Bank Securities Inc., Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated and
Wells Fargo Capital Finance, LLC, as Joint Lead Arrangers and Deutsche Bank Securities Inc. and Merrill Lynch, Pierce, Fenner & Smith Incorporated, as Joint Book Running Managers.                                                                  
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|31.1*          |  | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes- Oxley Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                   
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|31.2*          |  | Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 302 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|32.1**         |  | Certification by the Chief Executive Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|32.2***        |  | Certification by the Chief Financial Officer pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                    
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|101****        |  | The following financial information from Dole Food Inc.s Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 8, 2011, formatted in XBRL (eXtensible Business Reporting
Language): (i) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Operations, (ii) Condensed Consolidated Statement of Comprehensive Income, (iii) Condensed Consolidated Balance Sheets, (iv) Condensed Consolidated Statements of Cash Flows, (v) Condensed
Consolidated Statement of Stockholders Equity and (vi) the Notes to Condensed Consolidated Financial Statements.                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                  





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|*    |  | Filed herewith.                                                                                                                               
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|**   |  | Previously filed on November 17, 2011 as Exhibit 32.1 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 8, 2011.   
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|***  |  | Previously filed on November 17, 2011 as Exhibit 32.2 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 8, 2011.   
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|**** |  | Previously furnished on November 17, 2011 as Exhibit 101 to the Companys Quarterly Report on Form 10-Q for the quarter ended October 8, 2011.



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