Dean Foods Company
Type	Public (NYSE: DF)
Founded	{{{foundation}}}
Headquarters	Dallas, Texas
Key people	Gregg L. Engles, CEO & Chairman of the Board
Industry	Agribusiness
Products	Milk, Soymilk
Revenue	$2.57 billion USD (2005)
Employees	27,030 (December 4, 2006)
Website	[1]

Dean Foods NYSE: DF is the largest dairy processor and distributor in the world.[2][3] The majority of milk purchased in the U.S. is Dean Foods' milk. The company is based in Dallas, Texas. Image File history File links Dean-logo. ... A public company usually refers to a company which is permitted to offer its securites (i. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Incorporated 2 February 1856 Government  - Mayor Laura Miller (D)[1] Area  - City  385. ... In agriculture, agribusiness is a generic term that refers to the various businesses involved in the food production chain, including farming, seed, agrichemicals, farm machinery, wholesaling, processing, distribution, and retail sales. ... A glass of cows milk. ... Soy milk or soya milk (Chinese: 豆浆 or 豆奶, Japanese:豆乳) is the liquid extraction processed from soy beans after soaking, grinding, cooking and straining. ... Revenue is a U.S. business term for the amount of money that a company earns from its activities in a given period, mostly from sales of products and/or services to customers. ... Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ... ISO 4217 Code USD User(s) the United States, the British Indian Ocean Territory,[1] the British Virgin Islands, Cambodia, East Timor, Ecuador, El Salvador, Maldives the Marshall Islands, Micronesia, Palau, Panama, Turks and Caicos Islands, and the insular areas of the United States Inflation 2. ... 2005 (MMV) was a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ... For the album by the Kaiser Chiefs see Employment (album) Employment is a contract between two parties, one being the employer and the other being the employee. ... A website (or Web site) is a collection of Web pages, images, videos and other digital assets and hosted on a particular domain or subdomain on the World Wide Web. ... The New York Stock Exchange (NYSE), nicknamed the Big Board, is a New York City-based stock exchange. ... Motto: (Out Of Many, One) (traditional) In God We Trust (1956 to date) Anthem: The Star-Spangled Banner Capital Washington D.C. Largest city New York City None at federal level (English de facto) Government Federal constitutional republic  - President George Walker Bush (R)  - Vice President Dick Cheney (R) Independence from... Nickname: Location in the state of Texas Coordinates: Country United States State Texas Counties Dallas, Collin, Denton, Kaufman, and Rockwall Incorporated 2 February 1856 Government  - Mayor Laura Miller (D)[1] Area  - City  385. ...

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. The 1980s refers to the years from 1980 to 1989. ... For the band, see 1990s (band). ... 2001 (MMI) was a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

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). An organically-grown apple. ... Horizon Organic Horizon Organic is an organic dairy product label owned by Dean Foods, and distributed by White Wave Foods. ... Silk is a brand of soy milk. ... White Wave Foods is the distributor of Silk soy milk, Horizon Organic dairy products, International Delight creamer, Land OLakes dairy products, Hersheys milk products, and TofuTowns various tofu products. ... A can of Yeos soy milk, poured into a glass A convenient pack Soy milk (also called soymilk, soya milk, soybean milk, soy bean milk, soy drink, or soy beverage) is a milk-like beverage made from soybeans. ...

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, Brown's Dairy, Celta, Country Delite, Country Fresh, Creamland, Dairy Ease, Dairy Fresh, Dean Foods Ultra, Gandy's, Garelick Farms, Hygeia, Ideal Dairy, Land O'Lakes, 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, Schinkel'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. 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. Borden Milk Products LP was founded in 1857 by Gail Borden and is now owned by Dallas-based Milk Products LP. MPLP is privately held and located near National Dairy Products LP. Most of Bordens products are sold in the United States, but the condensed milk is also found... This article is about the growers cooperative; for the Florida town, see Land O Lakes, Florida, for the Wisconsin town, see Land OLakes, Wisconsin. ... Mayfield Dairy Farms is an United States dairy products company. ... Founded in 1918 by Louis Borinsky, Tuscan Dairy Farms was begun as a family run distribution operation, delivering dairy products door to door on routes throughout Union and Essex counties in New Jersey. ... The Hershey Company (NYSE: HSY), until April 2005 Hershey Foods Corporation[5], commonly called Hersheys, is Americas largest chocolate company. ... Pickles may refer to the Pickled vegetables or: Eric Pickles (born 1952), British conservative politician James Pickles (born 1925), controversial British judge Wilfred Pickles (1904-1978), English actor and radio presenter Pickles (comic strip), created by Brian Crane Pickles (dog), The name of the dog that found the World Cup...

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. This article or section does not cite its references or sources. ... The New York Times is an internationally known daily newspaper published in New York City and distributed in the United States and many other nations worldwide. ... YTMND, an initialism for Youre The Man Now Dog, is an online community centered around the creation of hosted web pages (known within the community as YTMNDs) featuring a juxtaposition of a single image or a simple slideshow, which may be animated and/or tiled along with optional large... Amazon. ...

External links

• Dean Foods Corporate Website
• "Tuscan Whole Milk" on Amazon.com
• Tuscan Dairy Farms Website