Dean Foods to Sell Wis. Brand

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Investment firm OpenGate Capital has announced plans to buy Wisconsin-based Golden Guernsey and La Vaca Bonita, along with a dairy processing plant, from Dean Foods Co. OpenGate said it has signed an agreement to buy the dairy processing plant in Waukesha, Wis., which sells dairy products in grocery stores in Wisconsin, Illinois and Michigan. Financial terms were not disclosed. The … Read More

Foremost Farms Sells Two of It's Brands

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Foremost Farms USA, one of the largest dairy cooperatives in the nation, has sold its Golden Guernsey and Morning Glory milk bottling plants in Waukesha and De Pere, Wis. to Dean Foods Co., a Dallas-based food and beverage distributor. The plants, employing 282 people, will continue operating and buying milk from area dairy farmers, according to Foremost Farms. The sale … Read More