US diary processor Dean Foods has said it will acquire the 87% of Horizon Organic that it does not already own for US$216m, in a bid to expand its organic food product line.

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The deal, equal to $24 per share of Horizon Organic, is expected to close in the fourth quarter of 2003.

Dallas-based Dean Foods will also assume $40m in debt, reported Reuters.

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