date:Nov 12, 2012
star Foods division, a warehouse delivery dairy business that sells traditional and speciality dairy items, registered a 3% fall in net sales to $338m, and a 54% rise in operating income to $31m.
For the first nine months of 2012, the company's net income totalled $130m, up from a loss of $1.56bn in 2011, while net sales rose 2.8% to $9.48bn.
Dean Foods increased its full year 2012 adjusted diluted earnings forecast to between $1.27 and $1.32 per share, compared to its earlier estimate of $1.1