Ownership Submission
FORM 4
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UNITED STATES SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
Washington, D.C. 20549

STATEMENT OF CHANGES IN 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 *
McCRUMMEN RONALD L
   2. Issuer Name and Ticker or Trading Symbol
DEAN FOODS CO/ [DF] 		5. Relationship of Reporting Person(s) to Issuer
(Check all applicable)
_____ Director _____ 10% Owner
__X__ Officer (give title below) _____ Other (specify below)
SVP & Chief Accounting Officer
(Last)
(First)
(Middle)
2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE, SUITE 1200		 3. Date of Earliest Transaction (Month/Day/Year)
01/13/2006
(Street)

DALLAS,, TX 75201		 4. If Amendment, Date Original Filed(Month/Day/Year)
 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 Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
1.Title of Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 2A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 3. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 4. Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4 and 5)		 5. Amount of Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 6. Ownership Form: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 7. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V Amount (A) or (D) Price

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Table II - Derivative Securities Acquired, Disposed of, or Beneficially Owned
(e.g., puts, calls, warrants, options, convertible securities)
1. Title of Derivative Security
(Instr. 3)		 2. Conversion or Exercise Price of Derivative Security 3. Transaction Date (Month/Day/Year) 3A. Deemed Execution Date, if any (Month/Day/Year) 4. Transaction Code
(Instr. 8)		 5. Number of Derivative Securities Acquired (A) or Disposed of (D)
(Instr. 3, 4, and 5)		 6. Date Exercisable and Expiration Date
(Month/Day/Year)		 7. Title and Amount of Underlying Securities
(Instr. 3 and 4)		 8. Price of Derivative Security
(Instr. 5)		 9. Number of Derivative Securities Beneficially Owned Following Reported Transaction(s)
(Instr. 4)		 10. Ownership Form of Derivative Security: Direct (D) or Indirect (I)
(Instr. 4)		 11. Nature of Indirect Beneficial Ownership
(Instr. 4)
Code V (A) (D) Date Exercisable Expiration Date Title Amount or Number of Shares
Restricted Stock Units (DF003694) (1) $ 0             10/08/2005 10/08/2014 Common Stock 4,400   4,400 D  
Restricted Stock Units (TU905765) (1) $ 0             10/08/2005 10/08/2014 Common Stock 810   810 D  
Restricted Stock Units (DF902059) (1) $ 0             01/07/2006 01/07/2015 Common Stock 5,600   5,600 D  
Restricted Stock Units (TU905692) (1) $ 0             01/07/2006 01/07/2015 Common Stock 1,032   1,032 D  
Restricted Stock Units (1) $ 0 01/13/2006   A   7,000   01/13/2007 01/13/2016 Common Stock 7,000 $ 0 7,000 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy - DF003693) (2) $ 24.9436             10/08/2005 10/08/2014 Common Stock 14,845   14,845 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy - T0003488) (2) $ 24.9436             10/08/2005 10/08/2014 Common Stock 2,736   2,736 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy - DF902537) (2) $ 26.8941             01/07/2006 01/07/2015 Common Stock 16,861   16,861 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy - T0000891) (2) $ 26.8941             01/07/2006 01/07/2015 Common Stock 3,107   3,107 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy - TU000301) (2) $ 26.8941             01/07/2006 01/07/2015 Common Stock 386   386 D  
Non-Qualified Stock Option (right to buy) (2) $ 37.74 01/13/2006   A   20,000   01/13/2007 01/13/2016 Common Stock 20,000 $ 0 20,000 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy - DF003692) (3) $ 24.9436             10/08/2005 10/08/2014 Common Stock 10,155   10,155 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy - T0003487) (3) $ 24.9436             10/08/2005 10/08/2014 Common Stock 1,871   1,871 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy - DF902536) (3) $ 26.8941             01/07/2006 01/07/2015 Common Stock 3,139   3,139 D  
Incentive Stock Option (right to buy - T0001757) (3) $ 26.8941             01/07/2006 01/07/2015 Common Stock 192   192 D  

Reporting Owners

Reporting Owner Name / Address Relationships
 Director  10% Owner  Officer  Other
McCRUMMEN RONALD L
2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE
SUITE 1200
DALLAS,, TX 75201		       SVP & Chief Accounting Officer  

Signatures

 Ronald L. McCrummen   01/17/2006
**Signature of Reporting Person Date

Explanation of Responses:

* If the form is filed by more than one reporting person, see Instruction 4(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) A Stock Unit, which is issued under the Company's 1989 Stock Awards Plan, is a right to receive one share of Common Stock of the Issuer in the future, subject to the terms and conditions of the award agreement. The units vest annually, on a prorata basis, over a five-year period beginning on the first anniversary date of grant, subject to certain accelerated vesting provisions.
(2) The non-qualified stock options were issued under the Issuer's 1997 Amended and Restated Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, and vest annually, on a prorata basis, over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
(3) The incentive stock options were issued under the Issuer's 1997 Amended and Restated Stock Option and Restricted Stock Plan, and vest annually, on a prorata basis, over a three-year period beginning on the first anniversary of the date of grant.
 
Remarks:
In order to comply with the IRS guidelines which stipulate that the aggregate fair market value of incentive stock option grants (valued as of the grant date) exercisable for the first time during any calendar cannot exceed $100,000, a correction was made, whereby there was a replacement of some of the incentive stock options with non-qualified options, which contain the same exercise price and vesting terms.

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