Attorneys representing Dean Foods in their Chapter 11 proceedings have filed two highly anticipated notices of bids and bid results with the US Bankruptcy Court for the Southern District of Texas, Houston Division.

The notices are Document 1270, Notice of Bid Results, and Document 1271, Notice of Bids.

The Court has a hearing scheduled for April 3, 2010, for the purpose of hearing any objections and furthering the sale process.     Any objections to a Sale Order or a Sale Transaction must be filed by April 1, 2020 at 12:00 pm, CST.

Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. has been announced by Dean Foods as the successful bidder for the great majority of Dean Assets.   This includes 8 facilities situated in the following southeast locations:

• Athens, TN  (Mayfield)
• Birmingham, AL (Ice Cream)
• Nashville, TN  (2 plants – Purity and Country Delite)
• High Point, NC
• Winston-Salem, NC
• Spartanburg, SC  (Pet)
• Orlando and Orange City, FL  (TG Lee)

Prairie Farms Dairy, Inc. has filed bids which were successful for the Birmingham Fluid Plant (Barber’s), the Hammond Louisiana plant, and the Customer list related to Louisville, KY facility.  Prairie Farms also successfully bid on several plants throughout the Midwest.

The McArthur Dairy assets have a successful bid from Mana Saves McArthur, LLC.

Alternative bids were stated in Document 1270. MD-VA Milk Producers was the Alternate for High Point, NC. OP Church Street Property, LLC, is listed as an alternate for the Country Delite property in Nashville.

Details of various Bid offers for plants across the country can be found in a number of documents at the Epiq Southern Foods website.

The “Notice of Bid Results” – 6 pages long – is posted below: