Largest U.S. Dairy Processor Files for Bankruptcy, an Industrial Info Market Brief

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Dean Foods, the largest dairy-processing company to be based in the U.S., is seeking bankruptcy protection while it pursues the sale of the company. Dean Foods, which has 56 plants in the U.S., cited declining milk consumption rates as the impetus for the filing.

Click here for a list of Dean plants, and see graph below for a breakdown by state.