Who owns Dean's Dairy?
Dean's Dairy is owned by Dairy Farmers of America (the United States).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Find Our Farmer-Owned Dairy Brands, Dairy Farmers of America. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Dairy Farmers of America, Inc. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Origin
- 🇺🇸 United States
- Founded
- 1925
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Milk & cream
- Trademark registrant
- DFA DAIRY BRANDS IP, LLC (USPTO)
- Last verified
- · 2 sources
About Dean's Dairy
Dean's Dairy is a milk and dairy brand on Dairy Farmers of America's brands page. DFA says it has been serving up fresh, delicious dairy since 1925 and is a staple for many communities across the country. The cooperative lists it as one of its farmer-owned brands.
Trademark record for Dean's Dairy
The USPTO record for the Dean's Dairy mark lists DFA DAIRY BRANDS IP, LLC as the owner of record (serial number 75161952). A trademark is often held by a group company rather than the listed parent, so the registrant's name can differ from the owner named above.[2]
Ownership timeline of Dean's Dairy
- Current owner Dairy Farmers of America [1] reported
Where Dean's Dairy sits in Dairy Farmers of America
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Dairy Farmers of America
Dairy Farmers of America controls 17 brands on Brandtree, 17 of them in food.
Also in food
- Alta Dena Dairy (1945)
- Borden Cheese
- Breakstone's
- Cache Valley Creamery (1937)
- Cass-Clay Creamery (1935)
- Falfurrias (1909)
- Friendly's (1935)
- Garelick Farms (1931)
- Hotel Bar
- Keller's Creamery
- Kemps (1914)
- Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms (1934)
- Mayfield Dairy Farms (1910)
- Meadow Gold Dairy (1901)
- Plugrà
- TruMoo
Other brands in milk & cream, and who owns them
Dairy Farmers of America has more brands in milk & cream on Brandtree than any other owner: 10 of 165.
| Brand | Owner | Owner based in |
|---|---|---|
| Angkormilk | Vinamilk | 🇻🇳 Vietnam |
| Betta Milk | Bega | 🇦🇺 Australia |
| Coronado | Dos Pinos | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
| Ambewela | Lanka Milk Foods | 🇱🇰 Sri Lanka |
| Hi High | SUU | 🇲🇳 Mongolia |
| Guliduo | Yili | 🇨🇳 China |
| Campina | FrieslandCampina | 🇳🇱 Netherlands |
| LALA | Grupo Lala | 🇲🇽 Mexico |
About the owner: Dairy Farmers of America
Dairy Farmers of America is a cooperative headquartered in United States. Brandtree records 17 brands under its control.
Dairy Farmers of America (DFA) is a farmer-owned dairy cooperative in the United States. Its own site describes it as a leading global dairy cooperative that moves milk from farm to table and manufactures butter, ice cream, sour cream and other dairy products, with a brands page listing the regional and national dairy brands it sells. Several of the names it lists (Borden, Friendly's, Dean's) are older heritage names, so a reader should not assume DFA is the same company as any earlier owner of them; the brands page is the only source used and does not state how or when DFA took each brand.
Dairy Farmers of America: full profile, brands and acquisition history →
🇺🇸 Dean's Dairy and other American brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 2,399 brands that began in the United States. 461 of them (19%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Dean's Dairy is not one of them.
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Dean's Dairy?
The parent company of Dean's Dairy is Dairy Farmers of America, a cooperative headquartered in the United States.
Is Dean's Dairy American?
Yes. Dean's Dairy originated in the United States in 1925 and its owner, Dairy Farmers of America, is also headquartered in the United States.
Is Dean's Dairy still owned by Dairy Farmers of America?
Yes. As of 4 October 2026, Dean's Dairy is still owned by Dairy Farmers of America. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (2) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Find Our Farmer-Owned Dairy Brands — Dairy Farmers of America, Official document; retrieved 4 October 2026.
- [2] USPTO: DEAN'S, serial 75161952 — United States Patent and Trademark Office, Trademark registry; retrieved 4 October 2026.
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