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10-K - FORM 10-K - DEAN FOODS COd10k.htm
EX-21 - LIST OF SUBSIDIARIES - DEAN FOODS COdex21.htm
EX-99 - SUPPLEMENTAL FINANCIAL INFORMATION FOR DEAN HOLDING COMPANY - DEAN FOODS COdex99.htm
EX-10.35 - EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND BLAINE MCPEAK - DEAN FOODS COdex1035.htm
EX-10.14 - FORM OF CASH PERFORMANCE UNIT AGREEMENT - DEAN FOODS COdex1014.htm
EX-10.12 - FORM OF NON-QUALIFIED STOCK OPTION AGREEMENT - DEAN FOODS COdex1012.htm
EX-31.2 - SECTION 302 CFO CERTIFICATION - DEAN FOODS COdex312.htm
EX-12 - COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - DEAN FOODS COdex12.htm
EX-32.2 - SECTION 906 CFO CERTIFICATION - DEAN FOODS COdex322.htm
EX-32.1 - SECTION 906 CEO CERTIFICATION - DEAN FOODS COdex321.htm
EX-10.36 - SUMMARY OF TERMS OF EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT BETWEEN US AND BERNARD DERYCKERE - DEAN FOODS COdex1036.htm
EX-31.1 - SECTION 302 CEO CERTIFICATION - DEAN FOODS COdex311.htm
EX-10.13 - FORM OF RESTRICTED STOCK UNIT AWARD AGREEMENT - DEAN FOODS COdex1013.htm
EX-10.18 - DEAN FOODS COMPANY 2010 SHORT TERM INCENTIVE COMPENSATION PLANS - DEAN FOODS COdex1018.htm

EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 333-149439 on Form S-3, and Registration Statements No. 333-145747, 333-135577, 333-68319, 333-80641, 333-28019, 333-28021, 333-41353, 333-50013, 333-55969, 333-30160, 333-42828, 333-75820, 333-103252, 333-104247, and 333-161638 on Form S-8 of our reports dated February 25, 2010, relating to the financial statements and financial statement schedule of Dean Foods Company and subsidiaries (the “Company”) (which report expresses an unqualified opinion and includes an explanatory paragraph regarding the adoption of the provisions of new Accounting Standards relating to “Business Combinations” in 2009 and the adoption of the provisions of Accounting Standards relating to “Accounting for Uncertainty in Income Taxes” in 2007), and the effectiveness of the Company’s internal control over financial reporting, appearing in this Annual Report on Form 10-K of Dean Foods Company for the year ended December 31, 2009.

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Dallas, Texas

February 25, 2010