“These results are clearly disappointing for us and reflect continued significant challenges in our largest business, Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar,” said Gregg Engles, chairman and chief executive officer. “Despite our poor consolidated performance, WhiteWave-Alpro continued to perform exceptionally well and delivered significant top and bottom line growth.
“However, given the relative size of the business, it was not enough to offset substantially weaker results in our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar segment. In addition to ongoing adverse conditions in the conventional milk business, weak consumer spending led to soft volumes in conventional fluid milk and other beverage and cultured products within our Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar business.
“Our results were also impacted by much higher than anticipated butterfat costs. In response to a weak trading environment and our on-going poor performance, we continue to take aggressive steps to improve our results, including accelerated cost reductions and the recent realignment of our management and organisational structure.”
Net income attributable to Dean Foods for the third quarter of 2010 totalled $24.3m, compared with $49.7m in the prior year’s third quarter. Lower operating income at Fresh Dairy Direct-Morningstar and increased interest expense offset improved WhiteWave-Alpro results. Adjusted net income for the quarter was $23.3m, a decrease of 62% from $61.2m in the third quarter of 2009.
Source: Dean Foods Company
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