FORM 3

UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION Washington, D.C. 20549 INITIAL STATEMENT OF BENEFICIAL OWNERSHIP OF SECURITIES Filed pursuant to Section 16(a) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, Section 17(a) of the Public Utility Holding Company Act of 1935 or Section 30(h) of the Investment Company Act of 1940

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1. Name and Address of Reporting Person *   DEMOS STEVEN A 2. Date of Event Requiring Statement (Month/Day/Year) 01/03/2005 3. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol DEAN FOODS CO/ [DF] (Last) (First) (Middle) WHITE WAVE FOODS COMPANY, 1900 NORTH 57TH COURT 4. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer (Check all applicable) _____ Director _____ 10% Owner __X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below) President-White Wave Foods Co. 5. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year) (Street) BOULDER, CO 80301 6. Individual or Joint/Group Filing(Check Applicable Line) _X_ Form filed by One Reporting Person ___ Form filed by More than One Reporting Person (City) (State) (Zip) Table I - Non-Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned

1.Title of Security (Instr. 4) 2. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned (Instr. 4) 3. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5) 4. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5) Common Stock 10,655.162 D   Common Stock 15,000 I By limited liability company. (1) Common Stock 16,950 I By irrevocable family trust. (2)

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Table II - Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned (e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)

1. Title of Derivative Security (Instr. 4)	2. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date (Month/Day/Year)		3. Title and Amount of Securities Underlying Derivative Security (Instr. 4)		4. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security	5. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I) (Instr. 5)	6. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership (Instr. 5)
	Date Exercisable	Expiration Date	Title	Amount or Number of Shares
Deferred Stock Units (3)	12/22/2005	12/22/2014	Common	20,000	$ 0	D	Â
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (4)	12/22/2005	12/22/2014	Common	40,715	$ 32.3	D	Â
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy) (4)	12/22/2005	12/22/2014	Common	9,285	$ 32.3	D	Â

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address	Relationships
	Director	10% Owner	Officer	Other
DEMOS STEVEN A WHITE WAVE FOODS COMPANY 1900 NORTH 57TH COURT BOULDER, CO 80301	Â	Â	  President-White Wave Foods Co.	Â

Signatures

Steven A. Demos		01/13/2005
**Signature of Reporting Person		Date

Explanation of Responses:

*	If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 5(b)(v).
**	Intentional misstatements or omissions of facts constitute Federal Criminal Violations. See 18 U.S.C. 1001 and 15 U.S.C. 78ff(a).
(1)	Shares are held by Demos Investments, LLC. The Reporting Person controls, and is the majority owner of, Demos Investments, LLC.
(2)	Shares are held by the Steven A. Demos Irrevocable Family Trust. The Reporting Person's brother is the Trustee and the Reporting Person's two children are the beneficiaries of the trust. The Reporting Person disclaims all interest in this family trust.
(3)	The reporting person has received an exempt award of Deferred Stock Units ("DSUs") under the Company's 1989 Stock Awards Plan which is a right to receive shares of common stock of the Issuer in the future, subject to the terms and conditions of the DSU Award Agreement. The DSUs vest annually, on a prorata basis, over a five-year period beginning on on the first anniversary date of grant, subject to certain accelerated vesting provisions.
(4)	The shares of common stock subject to the Option shall vest ratably in three equal increments commencing on the first anniversary of the grant date.
  Remarks: The Reporting Person was reinstated as a Section 16 Insider effective January 3, 2005.

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