Dean Foods Company - SWOT Analysis

Datamonitor's Dean Foods Company Company Profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. The report examines the company's key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.

Dean Foods Company (Dean Foods) is a food and beverage company engaged in processing and distribution of milk and dairy products. The Dairy Group manufactures and sells its products under a variety of local and regional brand names and under private labels. The company products are sold under well-known brands such as Land O' Lakes, Dairy Ease, Hershey, Alta Dena, Barbe's, Barbers, Berkeley Farms, Campobueno, Celta, Country Charm and Creamland. The dairy group operates 98 manufacturing facilities in 34 states. The company's subsidiary WhiteWave Foods manufactures and markets a variety of dairy and dairy-related products in the US. The company primarily operates in the US and Europe. It is headquartered in Dallas, Texas and employs about 26,400 people. The company recorded revenues of $10,098.6 million during the fiscal year ended December 2006, a decline of 0.7% over 2005. The operating profit of the company was $650.7 million during fiscal year 2006, an increase of 12.2% over 2005. The net profit was $225.4 million in fiscal year 2006, a decline of 17.3% over 2005. On the contrary, the company's major competitors Kraft Foods recorded revenues of $34,356 million and a net profit of $3,060 million in 2006, while Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) recorded revenues of $ 7,898.8million and a net profit of $34.7 million in 2006.

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