Dean Foods has partnered with an independent farmer cooperative CROPP to set up a joint venture to strengthen Organic Valley milk brand. Through Dean Foods' processing plants and refrigerated direct store delivery (DSD) distribution ...
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Dean Foods announced that executive vice president and COO Ralph Scozzafava will succeed Gregg A. Tanner as the company's CEO and as a member of the company's board of directors, effective January 1, 2017. In order to ensure a smooth ...
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Dean Foods Company has announced that it has completed the acquisition of Friendly's ice cream manufacturing and retail distribution business for $155m in cash. Dean Foods is a Texas-based food and beverage firm and a processor and ...
New Zealand-based milk marketing company a2 Milk has rejected a joint takeover proposal from Australia's Freedom Foods and US food giant Dean Foods. The company's board did not consider the proposal, which was made in June, as compelling. ...
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Who are the world’s biggest polluters? A report by non-profit environmental and social responsibility organisation, As You Sow, and the Natural Resources Defense Council (NRDC), examined the packaging practices of forty-seven fast ...
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The US milk processor Dean Foods Co announced fourth quarter sales and profits which are lower-than-expected as raw milk prices remained high. According to the company, raw milk prices in US increased by 18% in the quarter ended Dec. 31, ...
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American food and beverage company Dean Foods will halt operations at its Verifine Dairy plant in Sheboygan, Wisconsin, by the end of April this year. The Verifine Dairy fluid milk processing plant closure will result in 70 job cuts, ...
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US-based Dean Foods has reported a net loss attributable to the company of $9m for the first quarter of 2014, against the profit of $496m in Q1 2013. On an adjusted basis, first quarter net loss attributable to the company was $5m. ...
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Dean's Sour Cream and Cottage Cheese products are currently arriving on retailer shelves throughout the upper Midwest in innovative new packaging. The packaging concept, originally developed and used throughout Europe, provides several ...
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US-based dairy products manufacturer Dean Foods has introduced a new packaging for its Sour Cream and Cottage Cheese brands. The packaging is said to enable the company address a number of key trade issues. Its structure design leads to ...
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Dairy producer WhiteWave Foods has announced plans to pay about $600 million to purchase Earthbound Farm, the largest organic produce brand in the U.S. Earthbound Farm was the producer behind the 2006 spinach E. coli outbreak that ...
US-based Dean Foods is set to shut down Denver-based Robinson Dairy in November, a move which will result in 40 job losses. The company is shifting production from Robinson Dairy to Meadow Gold Dairy facility in Englewood. The transition ...
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US dairy company Dean Foods has reported that its net earnings for the first quarter of 2013 increased to $492.6m, compared with $37.8m for the same period in 2012. The net earnings for the quarter were driven by the company's sale of its ...
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US dairy company Dean Foods has announced that it has met the requirements for the US Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA's) ‘ENERGY STAR Challenge for Industry’ by lowering its energy intensity by 10% or more at 18 ...
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Dean Foods' share price was down 9% today (13 February) after the US dairy giant issued a cautious outlook for the year. Shares in the group were down to US$16.73 in early morning US trading today, despite the firm booking earnings of ...
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