Organic Valley venture with Dean Foods to spread co-op's reach

Organic Valley’s rising tide continues to lift all of its producer pools. Coming off of its second billion-dollar year and passing the 2,000-member mark, the La Farge-based co-op is cultivating a venture to put its dairy products on the shelves of as many as 140,000 more stores nationwide. By MIKE TIGHE.

Dean Foods' stock soars on news of a possible takeover bid for Dallas-based dairy processorShares of Dallas-based Dean Foods (DF), the nation's largest dairy processor, shot up Friday after the Financial Times reported that Chinese beverage company Hangzhou Wahaha has looked into financing for a potential takeover of the company.

Shares of Dallas-based Dean Foods (DF), the nation’s largest dairy processor, shot up Friday after the Financial Times reported that Chinese beverage company Hangzhou Wahaha has looked into financing for a potential takeover of the company. By Karen Robinson Jacob.