Recent events
Recent events tied to this brand in public sources.
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2021
OvaInnovations acquires Adrian dairy plant
Crimson Holdings LLC, operated by OvaInnovations, acquired the Dairy Farmers of America plant in Adrian, Michigan. The facility was to switch from dairy to egg products.
2021
Bel Brands USA and DFA work on milk-cooling pilot
Bel Brands USA and Dairy Farmers of America will support a 12-month pilot at an Iowa dairy farm supplying milk to Bel Brands, including Bel co-financing an energy-efficient milk-cooling system.
2021
DFA and Food Lion settle antitrust lawsuit
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA), Food Lion, and the Maryland and Virginia Milk Producers Cooperative Association reached a settlement in a lawsuit alleging that DFA’s purchase of milk production facilities from Dean Foods constituted illegal antitrust activity. The settlement terms were not public.
2020
Dairy Farmers of America completes Dean Foods acquisition
Dairy Farmers of America closed its acquisition of substantially all of Dean Foods’ assets, including 44 facilities, on May 1. The acquisition followed a proposed antitrust settlement that required divestiture of three facilities.
2020
Justice Department and state authorities file antitrust suit against DFA
The Justice Department’s Antitrust Division, Wisconsin’s attorney general and the Commonwealth of Massachusetts filed a civil antitrust lawsuit against Dairy Farmers of America to block its acquisition of three processing plants in regions where ownership could give DFA substantial market power.
2020
DFA agrees to acquire Dean Foods assets
The Dairy Farmers of America agreed to acquire 44 Dean Foods plants and facilities for $425 million. The transaction remained subject to approvals, including from the bankruptcy court and the U.S. Department of Justice.
2020
Dean Foods agrees to sell 44 factories to DFA
Dean Foods reached a $425 million deal to sell 44 milk factories to the Dairy Farmers of America; the court-supervised asset sale requires bankruptcy court approval.