Dean Foods Co.

Public Company, Headquarters Location
2515 McKinney Ave., Ste. 1200, Dallas, TX 75201-1945, United States
(800)431-9214, (214)303-3400, http://www.deanfoods.com

Primary SIC: Milk, Cream, Primary NAICS: Fluid Milk Manufacturing
Description: The Dean Foods Company began operations in 1988 through a predecessor entity, and was incorporated in Delaware in 1994. In April 1996, the company completed its IPO under its former name, Suiza Foods Corporation, and began trading on NASDAQ. In March 997, it began trading on the NYSE. After acquisition of Dean Foods Company in December 1991, it adopted its current name. A food and beverage company, Dean Foods Company focuses primarily on dairy and dairy-related products. The company has two business segments: the Dairy Group and White Wave Foods. The Dairy Group segment manufactures markets and distributes a wide variety of branded and private label dairy case products to retailers, distributors, foodservice outlets, educational institutions and governmental entities across the United States. As of February 2008, it operated 100 manufacturing facilities in 35 states. In 2005, the company consolidated its nationally branded business under the White Wave segment. This segment develops, manufactures, markets and sells a variety of nationally branded soy, dairy and dairy-related products. As of February 2008, it operated six manufacturing facilities. Major brands of the company include Borden milk, Land o' Lakes, Silk, Horizon Organic, Rachel's Organic and International Delight. More

Manufacturing: Dairy processor, dairy products, canned and frozen vegetables, pickles, relishes, salad dressings, dips, salads, aseptic puddings and sauces, powdered foods and stabilizers and rigid plastic containers.