Article: Dean Foods to stop making weight-loss shakes, drinks

WASHINGTON (Dow Jones/AP) -- Dean Foods Co., the country's largest dairy producer, said Friday it will stop making weight-loss shakes and drinks because of poor sales.

Dean Foods, which makes the Healthy Shake Weight Loss Beverage and the Bonus Nutritional Supplement, will close its nutritional-drinks plant in Michigan during the fourth quarter, according to a Securities and Exchange Commission filing.

Customers were told that production of nutritional drinks will cease by Nov. 7, Dallas-based Dean Foods said in the filing.

Sales of nutritional drinks have fallen significantly this year and "the company believes these volumes can't be replaced," the filing said.

Cory Olson, a spokesman for ...

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