Dean Foods Overview

  • Founded

  • 1925

Founded
  • Status

  • Acquired/​Merged

  • Employees

  • 14,500

Employees
  • Latest Deal Type

  • M&A

  • Financing Rounds

  • 9

  • Investments

  • 34

Dean Foods General Information

Description

Producer of dairy food products intended to serve branded and private label dairy industries. The company engages in processing, selling and distributing dairy products including ice cream, juices, teas, cheese, cottage cheese and bottled water under local and regional dairy brands and private labels.

Contact Information

Website
www.deanfoods.com
Formerly Known As
Suiza Foods
Ownership Status
Acquired/Merged
Financing Status
Formerly PE-Backed
Primary Industry
Food Products
Other Industries
Distributors/Wholesale
Acquirer
Dairy Farmers of America
Primary Office
  • P.O. Box 961447
  • El Paso, TX 79996
  • United States

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Dean Foods Valuation & Funding

Deal Type Date Amount Valuation/
EBITDA		 Post-Val Status Debt

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Dean Foods Comparisons

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Post Valuation
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Financing
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Dean Foods Competitors (42)

Company Name Financing Status Location Employees Total Raised Last Financing Date/Type Last Financing Amount
Core-Mark International Formerly PE-Backed Westlake, TX 0000 00.00 000000&0
00000 Corporation Houston, TX 00000 00.00 000000 - 000 00.00
00000000000 0000 0 Formerly PE-Backed Richmond, VA 00000 00000 00000000000 00000
00 00000 Formerly PE-Backed Rosemont, IL 00000 00.000 00000000000 00.000
000000 00000 Private Equity-Backed Warren, MI 0000 00000 000000000000 00000
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Dean Foods Patents

  • 21

    Total Documents Applications and Grants

  • 000

    Total Patents Families

  • 000

    Granted

  • 000

    Pending

  • 000

    Expiring in next 12 mo

Dean Foods Recent Patent Activity

Publication ID Patent Title Status First Filing Date Technology (CPC) Citations
US-20170096263-A1 Container devices and methods for dispensing edible colloids Inactive 02-Oct-2015 000000000
US-20130202741-A1 Reduced fat food product Inactive 08-Feb-2012 00000000 0
CA-2805142-A1 Reduced fat food product Inactive 08-Feb-2012 00000000
US-20110139670-A1 Food packaging closure with an oxygen scrubbing function Inactive 14-Dec-2009 0000000000 00
CA-2708991-A1 Removing gas additives from raw milk Inactive 28-Sep-2009 A23C7/04
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Dean Foods Executive Team (30)

Name Title Board Seat Contact Info
Eric Beringause Chief Executive Officer & President
Kurt Laufer Senior Vice President & Chief Customer, Marketing and Innovation Officer
Craig McCutcheon Senior Vice President of Logistics
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Dean Foods Board Members (13)

Name Representing Role Since
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000000 0000000 Dean Foods Board Member 000 0000
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Dean Foods Signals

Growth Rate

0.80% Weekly
Growth
Weekly Growth 0.80%, 93rd %
-35.5%. 530%

Size Multiple

219x Median
Size Multiple 219x, 100th %ile
0.00x 0.95x. 413Kx

Key Data Points

Twitter Followers

5.5k

Similarweb Unique Visitors

15.0K

Majestic Referring Domains

314

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Dean Foods Former Investors

Investor Name Investor Type Holding Investor Since Participating Rounds Contact Info

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Dean Foods Investments & Acquisitions (34)

Company Name Deal Date Deal Type Deal Size Industry Lead Partner
0000 00000 00 02-Jul-2018 0000000000 Beverages 00000 000
00000 0000'0 22-Jun-2017 0000000000 0000 Beverages 00000 000
00000'0 000 0 18-Jun-2017 0000000000 000 Food Products
0000 00000 00 04-May-2017 00000 0000 Beverages 00000 000
Organic Milk (Dean Foods and Organic Valley) 30-Mar-2017 Joint Venture Distributors/Wholesale 00000 000
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Dean Foods Subsidiaries (3)

Company Name Industry Location Founded
Horizon Organic Holding Food Products Broomfield, CO 1991
00000 00000000 000 Beverages Dallas, TX 0000
0000 00000 0000000 Corporate Pension Dallas, TX 0000
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Dean Foods Exits (11)

Company Name Exit Date Exit Type Exit Size Status Buyers
0000 00000 00000 02-Jul-2018 000000000000000000 Completed
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00000 0000'0 00000 22-Jun-2017 000000000000000000 0000 Completed
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0000 00000 00000 04-May-2017 00000 00000 00 Completed
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00000000'0 000 000 21-Jul-2016 000000000000000000 00000 Completed
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Heartland Farms 14-Oct-2009 Merger/Acquisition 0000 Completed
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