In
an apprenticeship environment, students learn to design, produce and market
contemporary crafts in wholesale and retail markets. We couldn't be happier about the
partnership with HACC. The shop and museum are closed on
Mondays. Designed to encourage
healthy eating habits and promote daily fruit and vegetable consumption in
California public schools, the pilot program will be launched with the
donation of an initial 50 full-service portable salad bars to
California-based K-12 schools in 2006.

In addition to providing onsite self-serve salad bars, DNI
(www.

This release contains "forward-looking statements," within the meaning of
the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act of 1995 that involve a number
of risks and uncertainties.

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This is in keeping with the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission's
mission to represent Pennsylvania state interests , artists and crafts. It's not just a win-win situation for HACC and The
State Museum, it's a triple -win situation - HACC, State Museum and the museum
visitor," said Anita Blackaby, State Museum Director .

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"Our visitors as well as our staff have been missing the museum shop for
some time now .dolenutrition.

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Other components of the "School Salad Days" program will include:

-- Partnering with school food service directors, nutritionists and
healthcare providers to combat child obesity through better nutrition
-- Working with schools to develop fruit baskets to be sold as fund-
raising alternatives
-- Helping schools plant on-site "edible gardens "

"Dole Food Company, Inc.

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HACC will operate the gift shop, located in The State Museum's ground -floor
former Museum Shop location.com and
dolesuperfoods. More information
about Dole is available on its website at www. Forward looking statements, which are based on
management's current expectations, are generally identifiable by the use of
terms such as "may," "will," "expects," "believes ," "intends" and similar
expressions.

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"The products produced by HACC artisans for the Museum 's gift shop will be
quality but affordable jewelry, ceramics and glass items," said Linda Lefevre ,
HACC associate dean, Business Engineering + Technologies and Workforce +
Economic Development Divisions, who helped develop the proposal and will
oversee the partnership with the Museum. Chairman and Chief Executive Officer, David H.

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"By
increasing access to fruits and vegetables and teaching the importance of
nutrition, we hope to be part of the solution to the epidemic of childhood
obesity in California.dole.

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While the new venture brings entrepreneurial opportunities for HACC
students, the Pennsylvania Historical Museum Commission, The State Museum's
parent organization , maintains their focus on Pennsylvania artisans and
Commonwealth-related merchandise.

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HACC had been seeking
an outlet for the high-end crafts produced by students of its contemporary
crafts marketing program. Many of
HACC's students are members of the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
Manufactured souvenir items reflecting the Museum's collections and the
Commonwealth also will be available for the gift shop, such as the ever-
popular rubber snakes, river rocks, space ice cream and other items typically
bought by children on field trips, as well as books on Pennsylvania. The public has come to expect a quality museum shop from us
and they will have one once again. Murdock, today
announced a new "School Salad Days" pilot program.

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Tuesday at The State Museum on Third and North
Streets.

Dole,
with 2004 revenues of $5.

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Radius, HACC Gallery + Museum Shop, operated
by HACC, opens at 9 a. Sunday.

PRESS RELEASE Dole Fights K-12 Obesity With 'School Salad Days'

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State Museum Gift Shop Reopens With High-End Crafts From HACC Students

The Commission had been entertaining proposals for an outside group to
operate the gift shop at the State Museum for some time.

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, On Tuesday , February 8, The State
Museum of Pennsylvania will reopen the museum shop with a new look and
products from the artistic talent of the students from HACC, Central
Pennsylvania's Community College.
The partnership will provide HACC Crafts Marketing and Entrepreneurial
students an opportunity to experience and participate in the actual operation
of a museum store and gallery including the business plan annual process
development, market identification and analysis, production identification and
planning, exhibit steering, committee dynamics, operational profit and loss
analysis, and retail sales.

com) will also offer recipient schools timely nutrition
information. shares Governor Schwarzenegger's commitment to
preventing childhood obesity," said DNI Director Jennifer Grossman.

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Commissioned work also may be available.
Radius, HACC Gallery and Museum Shop hours of operation are 9-5 Tuesday
through Saturday, and noon to 5 p.m.com)

Launched in 2003, Dole Nutrition Institute is a research and education
foundation in Westlake Village, California, that offers:

-- A state-of-the-art phytochemical laboratory working with over 40 food
scientists and 30 PhDs from around the world
-- Self-produced health and nutrition segments that run on airline in-
flight TV
-- The online Dole Nutrition Newsletter and brochures including What You
Need to Eat Everyday & Why.com
-- A hardbound food encyclopedia
-- An award-winning Workplace Wellness program

Dole Nutrition Institute is a division of Dole Food Company, Inc. The potential risks and uncertainties that could cause actual
results to differ materially from those expressed or implied herein include
weather-related phenomena; market responses to industry volume pressures;
product and raw materials supplies and pricing; electrical power supply and
pricing; changes in interest and currency exchange rates; economic crises
and security risks in developing countries; international conflict; and
quotas, tariffs and other governmental actions.

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In addition to becoming self-supporting, the
operation intends to generate a HACC Foundation award/scholarship where a
percentage of the proceeds are committed to an endowment fund for
scholarships, while additional percentages are awarded as scholarships and/or
awards. Dole markets a growing line of packaged and frozen foods and is
a produce leader in nutrition education and research.

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It will serve as a sales outlet for merchandise
produced by HACC contemporary crafts marketing students as well as select
items from the Pennsylvania Guild of Craftsmen.
-- Educational Websites including dolenutrition.com.

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Now, the two have entered into a partnership that satisfies both
organizations' goals and provides a retail opportunity for museum visitors.dolenutrition. Further information on the
factors that could affect Dole's financial results is included in its SEC
filings, including its Annual Report on Form 10-K.

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Dole Nutrition Institute (DNI), the
nutrition research and educational foundation established by Dole Food
Company, Inc."

The Dole Nutrition Institute (www.

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Contemporary crafts marketing is an associate's degree program at HACC. This continues Dole's longstanding commitment to the nutrition
education through programs such as the Dole "5-A-Day" program (soon to be
re-launched and updated as Dole SuperKids).3 billion, is the world's largest producer and
marketer of high-quality fresh fruit, fresh vegetables and fresh-cut
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