Dean Foods Company Announces Webcast of Fourth Quarter and Year End Ea

DALLAS, Feb. 3 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Dean Foods Company will host a live audio webcast of its fourth quarter and year-end earnings conference call on Thursday, February 10, 2005 at 9:00 a.m. ET. Management will discuss the results for the fourth quarter and its outlook for 2005. An earnings release will be issued before the market opens on the same date. The webcast will last approximately one hour and will be accessible by visiting http://www.deanfoods.com/ and by clicking on "Webcasts."

In order to listen to the webcast, users will need to have installed either Real Player or Windows Media Player software, which can be detected and downloaded by visiting the site. A webcast replay will be available for approximately 45 days following the event within the Investor Relations - Audio Archive section of the company's site.

Contact: Barry Sievert Senior Director, Investor Relations (214) 303-3437 Cory Olson Senior Vice President and Treasurer (214) 303-3645