US: Dean divests dairy, settles competition suit

By: Katy Askew | 30 March 2011

Dean Foods has agreed to dispose of a Wisconsin dairy and brands it acquired from Foremost Farms in order to settled a competition lawsuit backed by the US Department of Justice and three states.

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Dean Foods has agreed to dispose of a Wisconsin dairy and brands it acquired from Foremost Farms in order to settled a competition lawsuit backed by the US Department of Justice and three states.

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