Dean FoodsNYSE: DF is the largest dairy processor and distributor in the world.[2][3] Dean Foods sells more milk in the U.S. than any other company. The company is based in Dallas, Texas. Dean Foods grew throughout the 1980s and 1990s by purchasing many regional milk companies. In 2001, Dean Foods, then the second-largest milk company, was purchased by Suiza Foods, then the largest. The resulting merged company was named Dean Foods, making it the largest milk company by far. Their brands also include organic and non-dairy milks such as Horizon Organic and Silk, which are distributed through their subsidiary White Wave Foods. They are also the largest producer of soy milk in the United States, owning a second soy milk brand as well (Sun Soy). In addition, Dean Foods owns many other brands. Dairy products with any of the following brand names are owned by Dean: Adohr Farms, AltaDena, Barbe's, Barber's, Berkeley Farms, Borden, Broughton Foods Company, Brown's Dairy, Celta, Country Delite, Country Fresh, Creamland, Dairy Ease, Dairy Fresh, Dean Foods Ultra, Gandy's, Garelick Farms, Hygeia, Ideal Dairy, Lehigh Valley Dairies, Louis Trauth, Mayfield Dairy, McArthur Dairy, Meadow Brook, Meadow Gold, Model Dairy, Oak Farms, PET Evaporated Milk, Price's, Purity, Reiter, Robinson Dairy, Schenkel's, Schepps, Shenandoah's Pride, Swiss Farms, T.G. Lee, Tuscan Dairy Farms, and Verifine. Dean Foods also carries the The Hershey Company brand of milkshakes. It licenses the Land O' Lakes brand, selling creamers and fluid dairy products under the name.[1] Many brands of pickles are produced by Dean, including 80% of store-brand pickles. Dean also owns miscellaneous brands of sauces, olives, instant breakfasts, and other edibles. Dean Foods reached internet phenomenon status on August 9th, 2006, when The New York Times published an article relating to users of YTMND.com leaving humorous reviews on a gallon of "Tuscan Whole Milk" available on Amazon.com. Tuscan is a brand under the Dean Foods corporation.
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^Quarterly Report . Yahoo Finance. May 10 2007. Retrieved May 18 2007.
$2.57 billion USD (2005)
