Dole Food Company, Inc Stock Quote & Summary Data

 Company Description (as filed with the SEC)

Dole Food Company, Inc. was founded in Hawaii in 1851 and was incorporated under the laws of Hawaii in 1894. Dole reincorporated as a Delaware corporation in July 2001. Unless the context otherwise requires, Dole Food Company, Inc. and its consolidated subsidiaries are referred to in this report as the “Company,” “Dole” and “we.” On September 17, 2012, Dole entered into an acquisition agreement with ITOCHU Corporation (“ITOCHU”), pursuant to which ITOCHU will buy from Dole its worldwide packaged foods and Asia fresh produce businesses (collectively, “Dole Asia”) for $1.685 billion in cash. We refer to this transaction as the “sale transaction.” The sale transaction is expected to close on April 1, 2013. The operations of Dole Asia consist of Dole’s Packaged Foods reportable operating segment and the Asia fresh produce business, which is a component of Dole’s Fresh Fruit reportable operating segment (“Asia Fresh”).  ... More ...