date:Feb 28, 2019
uding WhiteWave Foods and Morningstar.
The moves to diversify Deans portfolio havent been enough to avoid plant closures and layoffs. Late last year, Dean Foods closed two milk processing facilities and laid off 207 workers. Earlier in the year, the company shuttered three facilities. Dean also terminated more than 100 dairy contracts with the company to curtail how much milk it was purchasing.
Despite these measures, Dean Foods earnings have continued to disappoint. Last quarter, profits drop