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ACCESSION NUMBER:		0001033927-03-000012
CONFORMED SUBMISSION TYPE:	4
PUBLIC DOCUMENT COUNT:		1
CONFORMED PERIOD OF REPORT:	20030609
FILED AS OF DATE:		20030611

ISSUER:		

	COMPANY DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			DEAN FOODS CO/
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0000931336
		STANDARD INDUSTRIAL CLASSIFICATION:	ICE CREAM & FROZEN DESSERTS [2024]
		IRS NUMBER:				752559681
		STATE OF INCORPORATION:			DE
		FISCAL YEAR END:			1231

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE LB 30
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2143033400

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2515 MCKINNEY AVENUE LB 30
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201

	FORMER COMPANY:	
		FORMER CONFORMED NAME:	SUIZA FOODS CORP
		DATE OF NAME CHANGE:	19941013

REPORTING-OWNER:	

	OWNER DATA:	
		COMPANY CONFORMED NAME:			ENGLES GREGG L
		CENTRAL INDEX KEY:			0001033927

	FILING VALUES:
		FORM TYPE:		4
		SEC ACT:		1934 Act
		SEC FILE NUMBER:	001-12755
		FILM NUMBER:		03740990

	BUSINESS ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2100 MCKINNEY AVE
		STREET 2:		9TH FLOOR
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201
		BUSINESS PHONE:		2145289922

	MAIL ADDRESS:	
		STREET 1:		2515 MCKINNEY AVE
		STREET 2:		SUITE 1200
		CITY:			DALLAS
		STATE:			TX
		ZIP:			75201
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        <issuerName>DEAN FOODS CO/</issuerName>
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            <rptOwnerName>ENGLES GREGG L</rptOwnerName>
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ingSecurityShares><value>250000</value><footnoteId id="F3"/></underlyingSecurityShares></underlyingSecurity><postTransactionAmounts><sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction><value>250000</value></sharesOwnedFollowingTransaction></postTransactionAmounts><ownershipNature><directOrIndirectOwnership><value>D</value><footnoteId id="F4"/></directOrIndirectOwnership><natureOfOwnership><value></value></natureOfOwnership></ownershipNature></derivativeSecurity><footnotes><footnote id="F1">On June 11, 2002, Mr. Engles entered into a previously reported prepaid variable forward contract (the &amp;quot;Contract&amp;quot;) with Bear Stearns related to the disposition by Mr. Engles of up to 500,000 shares of Dean Foods common stock (or 750,000 shares if adjusted for the 3-for-2 stock split effected AFTER the market closed on June 9, 2003). 250,000 of those shares (or 375,000 split-adjusted shares) settled on June 9, 2003 (the &amp;quot;Settlement Date&amp;quot;).  The settlement of the Contract is deemed exempt from Section 16 (b)
 of the Securities Exchange Act. </footnote><footnote id="F2">Upon signing the Contract, Mr. Engles received $17,152,050 in exchange for his agreement to deliver up to 500,000 shares (750,000 split-adjusted shares) to Bear Stearns in June 2003 depending on the closing price of Dean Foods??? common stock on the settlement date (the &amp;quot;Settlement Price&amp;quot;) as follows:  (i) 500,000 shares (750,000 split-adjusted shares) if the Settlement Price is less than or equal to $38.115 ($25.41 if split-adjusted) (the &amp;quot;Floor&amp;quot;), (ii) if the Settlement Price is less than or equal to $48.1744 ($32.116 as split-adjusted) (the &amp;quot;Cap&amp;quot;) but greater than the Floor, shares equal to 500,000 (750,000 if split-adjusted) times the number equal to the Floor divided by  the Settlement Price, and (iii) if the Settlement Price is greater than or equal to the Cap, shares equal to 500,000 (750,000 if split-adjusted) times (a) divided by (b), where (a) equals the Floor plus the Settlement Pric
e minus the Cap, and (b) equals the Settlement Price .</footnote><footnote id="F3">On the Settlement Date, the closing price per share of Dean Foods??? common stock (the &amp;quot;Settlement Price&amp;quot;) was $45.63 (or $30.42 if split-adjusted), which was greater than the Floor price established in the Contract of $38.115 (or $25.41 if split-adjusted).  Accordingly, the Contract required Mr. Engles to deliver to Bear Stearns on the Settlement Date 208,830 shares of Dean Foods common stock (or 313,245 split-adjusted shares).  Mr. Engles was not obligated to deliver 41,170 (61,755 split-adjusted shares), and therefore those shares were retained.</footnote><footnote id="F4">The remaining 250,000 shares (or 375,000 split-adjusted shares) subject to the Contract will settle on June 17, 2003.  Mr. Engles also has another, unrelated prepaid variable forward contract (with Bank of America) related to the disposition of up to 200,000 shares (or 300,000 split-adjusted shares) of Dean Foods common stock that will s
ettle on June 16, 2003.</footnote></footnotes><ownerSignature><signatureName>Gregg L. Engles</signatureName><signatureDate>2003-06-09</signatureDate></ownerSignature></ownershipDocument>

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