Tuscan® DairyPure® turns 100, shares birthday with NY, NJ homeless youth

BURLINGTON, N.J., Aug. 7, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Tuscan® DairyPure® is partnering with The Birthday Party Project™ to share the Tuscan Dairy Farms' 100th birthday with homeless youth in the New York City boroughs and New Jersey.

Since 1918, when Tuscan began delivering door-to-door in New Jersey's Essex and Union Counties, families have trusted the fresh quality and flavor of Tuscan products. Today, Tuscan DairyPure milk comes from local farms throughout New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania.

Tuscan DairyPure will host an all-day Gallons of Goodness fundraiser for The Birthday Party Project on Aug. 11 at retailers throughout the New York/New Jersey metro area. On that day, Tuscan DairyPure will donate $1.00 for every gallon of milk purchased at participating stores, up to $10,000.

Additionally, these stores will provide customers with samples of milk and cake or cupcakes from 10:00 a.m. to noon on Aug. 11

• ACME, 2007 NJ-35, Wall Township, New Jersey
• Best Market, 800 Montauk Highway, Shirley, New York
• Foodtown, 9105-27 3rd Avenue, Brooklyn, New York
• Foodtown, 315 Pascack Road, Washington Township, New Jersey
• Super Foodtown, 362 Broad Street, Red Bank, New Jersey
• Kings, 778 Morris Turnpike, Short Hills, New Jersey
• Kings, 191 South St., Morristown, New Jersey

"We are excited to celebrate 100 years of providing quality Tuscan products to families in the New York/New Jersey metro area," said Steve Kane, Dean Foods Vice President, Group Sales Mid-Atlantic Region. "And, we're happy to partner with The Birthday Party Project to support their mission of bringing joy to homeless children through the magic of birthdays."

Tuscan DairyPure  will also provide party favors for the monthly birthday parties hosted by The Birthday Party Project at homeless shelters and transitional living facilities like the Bushwick Family Residence in Brooklyn and the Samuel Proctor Residence in New York City. The national nonprofit hosts birthday parties across the country to bring the joy of a birthday celebration to children of all ages and remind them that they matter.

For more information about Tuscan DairyPure milk visit Tuscandairy.com/birthday.

About Dean Foods
Dean Foods is a leading food and beverage company and the largest processor and direct-to-store distributor of fresh fluid milk and other dairy and dairy case products in the United States. Headquartered in Dallas, Texas, the Dean Foods portfolio includes DairyPure^®, the country's first and largest fresh, white milk national brand, and TruMoo^®, the leading national flavored milk brand, along with well-known regional dairy brands such as Alta Dena^®, Berkeley Farms^®, Country Fresh^®, Dean's^®, Friendly's^®, Garelick Farms^®, LAND O LAKES^®* milk and cultured products, Lehigh Valley Dairy Farms^®, Mayfield^®, McArthur^®, Meadow Gold^®, Oak Farms^®, PET^®**, T.G. Lee^®, Tuscan^® and more. In all, Dean Foods has more than 50 national, regional and local dairy brands as well as private labels. Dean Foods also makes and distributes ice cream, cultured products, juices, teas, and bottled water. Approximately 16,000 employees across the country work every day to make Dean Foods the most admired and trusted provider of wholesome, great-tasting dairy products at every occasion. For more information about Dean Foods and its brands, visit www.deanfoods.com.

About The Birthday Party Project
The Birthday Party Project brings joy to homeless children through the magic of birthdays. With the support of birthday enthusiasts, aka volunteers, the non-profit organization partners with homeless shelters to throw monthly birthday parties for children. Founder and CEO Paige Chenault founded The Birthday Party Project in 2012 with the hope of celebrating all children living in homeless shelters and transitional living facilities. To date, they have celebrated more than 6,000 birthdays with more than 38,000 children in attendance. They host 43 parties a month in 13 cities across the country.

SOURCE Dean Foods