Dairy Farmers of America agrees to buy Dean Foods, America's biggest milk producer, for $425 million

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Dairy Farmers of America announced Monday that it has agreed to buy Dean Foods, America's largest milk producer, for $425 million.

The dairy co-operative will also assume Dean's liabilities as part of the deal to acquire 44 of the company's facilities, as well as other assets.in November as the business struggled to attract consumers who have instead turned to nondairy milk or private-label products. At the time it filed for bankruptcy, Dean had reported a net loss in seven of its last eight quarters.

The transaction makes the Dairy Farmers of America the stalking horse bidder, meaning that the transaction would be subject to receiving higher or better offers while the company is in bankruptcy. The deal would also need approval from the Department of Justice, which has reportedly begun probing the merger,

 

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Deans doesn’t make milk. Deans processes and bottles milk. Cows make milk.

how much of that is bailout money?

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