Attached files

file filename
8-K - FORM 8-K - DEAN FOODS COd8k.htm
EX-12 - COMPUTATION OF RATIO OF EARNINGS TO FIXED CHARGES - DEAN FOODS COdex12.htm
EX-99.1 - AMENDMENT NO. 1 TO THE SECOND AMENDED AND RESTATED CREDIT AGREEMENT - DEAN FOODS COdex991.htm
EX-99.4 - SCHEDULE II - DEAN FOODS COdex994.htm
EX-99.2 - AMENDMENT NO. 11 TO THE FIFTH AMENDED AND RESTATED RECEIVABLES PURCHASE AGREE. - DEAN FOODS COdex992.htm
EX-99.3 - SELECTED FINANCIAL DATA - DEAN FOODS COdex993.htm

EXHIBIT 23

Consent of Independent Registered Public Accounting Firm

We consent to the incorporation by reference in Registration Statement No. 133-149439 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 report dated February 25, 2010 (December 9, 2010 as to the effects of the discontinued operations discussed in Note 2, and the change in reportable segments discussed in Note 20), 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) for the year ended December 31, 2009, appearing in this Current Report on Form 8-K.

/S/ DELOITTE & TOUCHE LLP

Dallas, Texas

December 9, 2010