EXHIBIT 3.1

                              AMENDED AND RESTATED
                          CERTIFICATE OF INCORPORATION
                                       OF
                             DOLE FOOD COMPANY, INC.

FIRST: The name of this Corporation is Dole Food Company, Inc.

SECOND: Its registered office in the State of Delaware is to be located at 2711
Centerville Road, Suite 400, in the City of Wilmington, County of New Castle,
Zip Code 19808. The registered agent in charge thereof is Corporation Service
Company.

THIRD: The purpose of the Corporation is to engage in any lawful act or activity
for which corporations may be organized under the General Corporation Law of
Delaware.

FOURTH: The total number of shares of stock which this Corporation is authorized
to issue is: One Thousand Shares (1,000) with a par value of $.001 per share.

FIFTH: The Board of Directors shall have the power to adopt, amend or repeal the
bylaws.

SIXTH: No director shall be personally liable to the Corporation or its
stockholders for monetary damages for any breach of fiduciary duty by such
director as a director. Notwithstanding the foregoing sentence, a director shall
be liable to the extent provided by applicable law, (i) for breach of the
director's duty of loyalty to the Corporation or its stockholders, (ii) for acts
or omissions not in good faith or which involve intentional misconduct or a
knowing violation of law, (iii) pursuant to Section 174 of the Delaware General
Corporation Law or (iv) for any transaction from which the director derived an
improper personal benefit. No amendment to or repeal of this Article Sixth shall
apply to or have any effect on the liability or alleged liability of any
director of the Corporation for or with respect to any acts or omissions of such
director occurring prior to such amendment.