Dean Foods was a U.S. food and beverage company focused primarily on processing, marketing and distributing dairy products. Its product portfolio historically included fresh and shelf-stable milk, flavored milk, creamers, ice cream, cultured dairy products, juices and other beverages. The company sold products under national and regional brands, including DairyPure, Dean’s, Friendly’s, Mayfield, Meadow Gold and TruMoo, as well as private-label brands for retailers.
Founded in 1925, Dean Foods grew through acquisitions and operated processing plants and distribution facilities serving retailers, schools, food-service customers and other institutions across the United States. Its regional brands and facilities gave the company a broad geographic presence, although its business was concentrated in the U.S. market.
Dean Foods filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in 2019 after facing declining fluid-milk consumption, changing consumer preferences and competitive pressures. In 2020, substantially all of its assets were sold to Dairy Farmers of America and other buyers. Dean Foods subsequently ceased operating as an independent public company, and DFODQ represents its former over-the-counter securities rather than an active operating business.
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