Dean Foods headquarters in the Tower at Cityplace, Dallas, 2004
Company type
Public
Industry
Food
Founded
1925; 99 years ago (1925)
Founder
Samuel E. Dean Sr.
Defunct
2020; 4 years ago (2020)
Fate
Acquired by Dairy Farmers of America
Headquarters
Dallas, Texas, U.S.
Key people
Gary W. Rahlfs (CEO)[1]
Products
Milk, dairy products, juice
Revenue
US$7.329 billion (2019)[2]
Operating income
US$−399.7 million (2019)[2]
Net income
US$−499.9 million (2019)[2]
Total assets
US$2.229 billion (2019)[1]
Total equity
US$−181.1 million (2019)[1]
Number of employees
14,500 (2019)[1]
Website
deanfoods.com
Dean Foods was an American food and beverage company and the largest dairy company in the United States.[3] The company's products included milk, ice cream, dairy products, cheese, juice, and teas.[4][5] It processed milk in the United States under a number of regional and national brands.[6] Founded in 1925, the company filed for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy in 2019, and its assets were acquired by several buyers in 2020.
Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, Dean Foods maintained plants and distributors across the United States.[1] The company had 66 manufacturing facilities in 32 U.S. states and distributed its products across all 50 states.[6][7] Through acquisition and licensing, Dean produced dairy products under many well-known national and regional brand names such as: DairyPure, TruMoo, Friendly's, Mayfield, Dean's, Meadow Gold, Purity, Tuscan, T.G.Lee and Alta Dena.[6]
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^ abc"Dean Foods Financial Statements 2005-2020 | DFODQ". www.macrotrends.net. Archived from the original on June 8, 2020. Retrieved August 16, 2020.
^"'Healthy Milk Boom' Prompts Dean to Raise DairyPure Prices". Farm Journal. October 14, 2016. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
^Singh, Shruti (February 16, 2017). "Dean Wants to Move Its Menu Beyond Milk With Juice, Ice Cream". Bloomberg L.P. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^Kezar, Korri (June 23, 2017). "Dean Foods gets in on organic with juice company purchase". Dallas Business Journal. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
^ abc"Form 10-K" (PDF). 2016. p. 4. Archived from the original (PDF) on February 19, 2018. Retrieved July 21, 2017.
^Martin, Clarence (July 15, 2017). "Credit Suisse Maintains Rating and Lowers Price Target on Dean Foods Company". Highlightpress.com. Retrieved July 24, 2017.
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Global Information
US$7.329 billion (2019)[2]
US$2.229 billion (2019)[1]