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Exhibit 10.6

CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT

     THIS CHANGE IN CONTROL AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”) is entered into effective as of
October _7_, 2005, by and between DEAN FOODS COMPANY, a Delaware corporation (together with its
subsidiaries, the “Company”), and Joseph E. Scalzo (the “Executive”).

RECITALS

     A. The Board of Directors of the Company (the “Board”) has determined that the
interests of the Company will be advanced by providing the key executives of the Company with
certain benefits in the event of the termination of employment of any such executive in connection
with or following a Change in Control (as hereinafter defined).

     B. The Board believes that such benefits will enable the Company to continue to attract and
retain competent and qualified executives, will assure continuity and cooperation of management and
will encourage such executives to diligently perform their duties without personal financial
concerns, thereby enhancing shareholder value and ensuring a smooth transition.

     C. The Executive is a key executive of the Company.

AGREEMENTS

     NOW, THEREFORE, for good and valuable consideration, including the mutual covenants set forth
herein, the parties hereto agree as follows:

     1. Definitions. The following terms shall have the following meanings for purposes of this
Agreement.

     “Affiliate” means any entity controlled by, controlling or under common control with, a person
or entity.

     “Annual Pay” means the sum of (i) an amount equal to the annual base salary rate payable to
the Executive by the Company at the time of termination of his or her employment plus (ii)
an amount equal to the target bonus established for the Executive for the Company’s fiscal year in
which his or her termination of employment occurs.

     “Cause” means the Executive’s (i) willful and intentional material breach of this Agreement,
(ii) willful and intentional misconduct or gross negligence in the performance of, or willful
neglect of, the Executive’s duties, which has caused material injury (monetary or otherwise) to the
Company, or (iii) conviction of, or plea of nolo contendere to, a felony; provided, however, that
no act or omission shall constitute “Cause” for purposes of this Agreement unless the Board or the
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notice clearly and fully describing the particular acts or omissions which the Board or the
Chairman of the Board reasonably believes in good faith constitutes “Cause” and (b) an opportunity,
within thirty (30) days following his or her receipt of such notice, to meet in person with the
Board or the Chairman of the Board to explain or defend the alleged acts or omissions relied upon
by the Board and, to the extent practicable, to cure such acts or omissions. Further, no act or
omission shall be considered as “willful” or “intentional” if the Executive reasonably believed
such acts or omissions were in the best interests of the Company.

     “Change in Control” means (1) any “person” (as such term is used in Section 13(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended (the “Exchange Act”), but specifically
excluding the Company, any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company and/or any employee benefit plan
maintained by the Company or any wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company) becomes the “beneficial
owner” (as determined pursuant to Rule 13d-3 under the Exchange Act), directly or indirectly, of
securities of the Company representing thirty percent (30%) or more of the combined voting power of
the Company’s then outstanding securities; or (2) individuals who currently serve on the Board, or
whose election to the Board or nomination for election to the Board was approved by a vote of at
least two-thirds (2/3) of the directors who either currently serve on the Board, or whose election
or nomination for election was previously so approved, cease for any reason to constitute a
majority of the Board; or (3) the Company or any subsidiary of the Company shall merge with or
consolidate into any other corporation, other than a merger or consolidation which would result in
the holders of the voting securities of the Company outstanding immediately prior thereto holding
immediately thereafter securities representing more than sixty percent (60%) of the combined voting
power of the voting securities of the Company or such surviving entity (or its ultimate parent, if
applicable) outstanding immediately after such merger or consolidation; or (4) the stockholders of
the Company approve a plan of complete liquidation of the Company or an agreement for the sale or
disposition by the Company of all or substantially all of the Company’s assets, or such a plan is
commenced.

     “Code” means the Internal Revenue Code of 1986, as amended.

     “Confidential Information” means all information, whether oral or written, previously or
hereafter developed, acquired or used by the Company or its subsidiaries and relating to the
business of the Company and its subsidiaries that is not generally known to others in the Company’s
area of business, including without limitation trade secrets, methods or practices developed by the
Company or any of its subsidiaries, financial results or plans, customer or client lists, personnel
information, information relating to negotiations with clients or prospective clients, proprietary
software, databases, programming or data transmission methods, or copyrighted materials (including
without limitation, brochures, layouts, letters, art work, copy, photographs or illustrations). It
is expressly understood that the foregoing list shall be illustrative only and is not intended to
be an exclusive or exhaustive list of “Confidential Information.”

     “Good Reason” means any of the following events occurring, without the Executive’s prior
written consent specifically referring to this Agreement, in connection with or within two (2)
years following a Change in Control:

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     (1) (A) Any reduction in the amount of the Executive’s Annual Pay, (B) any reduction in
the amount of Executive’s other incentive compensation opportunities, or (C) any significant
reduction in the aggregate value of the Executive’s benefits as in effect from time to time
(unless in the case of either B or C, such reduction is pursuant to a general change in
compensation or benefits applicable to all similarly situated employees of the Company and
its Affiliates);

     (2) (A) the removal of the Executive from the Executive’s position as «Position» of the
ultimate parent of the business of the Company or (B) any other significant reduction in the
nature or status of the Executive’s duties or responsibilities;

     (3) transfer of the Executive’s principal place of employment to a metropolitan area
other than that of the Executive’s place of employment immediately prior to the Change in
Control; or

     (4) failure by the Company to obtain the assumption agreement referred to in Section 7
of this Agreement prior to the effectiveness of any succession referred to therein, unless
the purchaser, successor or assignee referred to therein is bound to perform this Agreement
by operation of law.

     “Termination Pay” means a payment made by the Company to the Executive pursuant to Section
2(a)(ii) or Section 2(b)(ii) hereof.

     2. Benefits.

          (a) Involuntary or Constructive Termination. In the event that the Executive’s
employment with the Company or its successor is terminated by the Company or its successor without
Cause or by the Executive for Good Reason in connection with or within two years after a Change in
Control, the Executive shall be entitled to the following payments and other benefits:

               (i) The Company shall pay to the Executive a cash payment in an amount equal to the sum of (A)
the Executive’s accrued and unpaid salary as of his or her date of termination of employment, plus
(B) his or her accrued and unpaid bonus, if any, for the Company’s prior fiscal year, plus (C) an
amount equal to the greater of the following, paid on a pro rata basis for the portion of the year
between January 1 and the date of the Executive’s termination of employment: (x) Executive’s target
bonus for the year of termination, or (y) the actual bonus to which the Executive would be entitled
in the year of termination, plus (D) reimbursement for all expenses reasonably and necessarily
incurred by the Executive (in accordance with Company policy) prior to termination in connection
with the business of the Company. This amount shall be paid on the date of the Executive’s
termination of employment.

               (ii) The Company shall pay to the Executive a cash payment in an amount equal to three (3)
times the Executive’s Annual Pay. This amount shall be paid by the Company in accordance with
Section 2(e) hereof.

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               (iii) The Company shall pay to the Executive a cash payment in an amount equal to the sum of
(A) the Executive’s unvested account balance under the Company’s 401(k) plan, and (B) three (3)
times the amount of the most recent matching contribution that the Company paid into the
Executive’s 401(k) account. This amount shall be paid as soon as administratively practicable
after the date of the Executive’s termination of employment.

               (iv) The Executive and his or her eligible dependents shall be entitled for a period of two
(2) years following his or her date of termination of employment to continued coverage, on the same
basis as similarly situated active employees, under the Company’s group health, dental, long-term
disability and life insurance plans as in effect from time to time (but not any other welfare
benefit plans or any retirement plans); provided that coverage under any particular benefit plan
shall expire with respect to the period after the Executive becomes covered under another
employer’s plan providing for a similar type of benefit. In the event the Company is unable to
provide such coverage on account of any limitations under the terms of any applicable contract with
an insurance carrier or third party administrator, the Company shall pay the Executive an amount
equal to the cost of such coverage.

               (v) The Company shall pay all costs and expenses, up to a maximum of $50,000, related to
outplacement services for the Executive, the provider of which shall be selected by the Executive
in his or her sole discretion. This amount shall be paid directly to the provider of such
services.

          (b) Voluntary Termination. If, at any time during the 13th month after a
Change in Control, the Executive voluntarily terminates his or her employment with the Company for
any reason, the Executive shall be entitled to receive the same payments and benefits as set forth
in Sections 2(a)(i) through 2(a)(v) hereof.

          (c) Accelerated Vesting. All of the Executive’s unvested awards under the Company’s
stock award plans shall automatically and immediately vest in full upon the occurrence of a Change
in Control.

          (d) No Duplication; Other Severance Pay. There shall be no duplication of severance
pay in any manner. In this regard, the Executive shall not be entitled to Termination Pay
hereunder for more than one position with the Company and its Affiliates. If the Executive is
entitled to any notice or payment in lieu of any notice of termination of employment required by
Federal, state or local law, including but not limited to the Worker Adjustment and Retraining
Notification Act, the severance compensation to which the Executive would otherwise be entitled
under this Agreement shall be reduced by the amount of any such payment in lieu of notice. If
Executive is entitled to any severance or termination payments under any employment or other
agreement (other than stock award agreements) with the Company or any of its Affiliates, the
severance compensation to which Executive would otherwise be entitled under this Agreement shall be
reduced by the amount of such payment. Except as set forth above, the foregoing payments and
benefits shall be in addition to and not in lieu of any payments or benefits to which the Executive
and his or her dependents may otherwise be entitled to under the Company’s compensation and
employee benefit plans. Nothing herein shall be deemed to restrict the right of

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the Company from amending or terminating any such plan in a manner generally applicable to
similarly situated active employees of the Company and its Affiliates, in which event the Executive
shall be entitled to participate on the same basis (including payment of applicable contributions)
as similarly situated active executives of the Company and its Affiliates.

          (e) Mutual Release. Termination Pay shall be conditioned upon the execution by the
Executive and the Company of a valid mutual release to be prepared by the Company pursuant to which
the Executive and the Company shall each mutually release each other, to the maximum extent
permitted by law, from any and all claims either party may have against the other that relate to or
arise out of the employment or termination of employment of the Executive, except such claims
arising under this Agreement, any employee benefit plan, or any other written plan or agreement (a
“Mutual Release”). The full amount of Termination Pay shall be paid in a lump sum in cash
to the Executive within ten (10) days following receipt by the Company of a Mutual Release which is
properly executed by the Executive; provided, however, that in the event applicable law allows the
Executive to revoke the Mutual Release for a period of time, and the Mutual Release is not revoked
during such period, the full amount of Termination Pay shall be paid to the Executive following the
expiration of such period.

     3. Excise Taxes.

          (a) Gross-Up Payment. Anything in this Agreement to the contrary notwithstanding and
except as set forth below, if it is determined that any payment or distribution (a
“Payment”) by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive (whether paid or payable
or distributed or distributable pursuant to the terms of this Agreement or otherwise, but
determined without regard to any additional payments required under this Section 3) including,
without limitation, vesting of options, would be subject to the excise tax imposed by Section 4999
of the Code, or if any interest or penalties are incurred by the Executive with respect to such
excise tax (such excise tax, together with any such interest and penalties, being hereinafter
collectively referred to as the “Excise Tax”), then the Executive shall be entitled to
receive an additional payment (a “Gross-Up Payment”) in an amount sufficient to pay all
taxes (including any interest or penalties imposed with respect to such taxes), including, without
limitation, any income taxes (and any interest and penalties imposed with respect thereto) and
Excise Tax imposed upon the Gross-Up Payment.

          (b) Calculation of Gross-Up Payment. Subject to the provisions of paragraph (c) of
this Section 3, all determinations required to be made under this Section 3, including whether and
when a Gross-Up Payment is required and the amount of such Gross-Up Payment and the assumptions to
be used in arriving at such determination, shall be made by a certified public accounting firm
selected by the Company and reasonably acceptable to the Executive (the “Accounting Firm”),
which shall be retained to provide detailed supporting calculations both to the Company and the
Executive. If the Accounting Firm is serving as accountant or auditor for the individual, entity
or group effecting the Change in Control, the Executive shall have the right to appoint another
nationally recognized accounting firm to make the determinations required hereunder (which
accounting firm shall then be referred to as the Accounting Firm hereunder). All fees and expenses
of the Accounting Firm shall be paid solely by the Company. Any Gross-

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Up Payment, as determined pursuant to this Section 3, shall be paid by the Company to the
Executive within five (5) days of the receipt of the Accounting Firm’s determination. Any
determination by the Accounting Firm shall be binding upon the Company and the Executive. As a
result of the uncertainty in the application of Section 4999 of the Code at the time of the initial
determination by the Accounting Firm hereunder, it is possible that Gross-Up Payments which should
have been made will not have been made by the Company (“Underpayment”), consistent with the
calculations required to be made hereunder. If the Company exhausts its remedies pursuant to
paragraph (c) of this Section 3 and the Executive thereafter is required to pay an Excise Tax in an
amount that exceeds the Gross-Up Payment received by the Executive the Accounting Firm shall
determine the amount of the Underpayment that has occurred and any such Underpayment shall be
promptly paid by the Company to or for the benefit of the Executive.

          (c) Contested Taxes. The Executive shall notify the Company in writing of any claim
by the Internal Revenue Service that, if successful, would result in an Underpayment. Such
notification shall be given as soon as practicable but no later than ten (10) business days after
the Executive is informed in writing of such claim and shall apprise the Company of the nature of
such claim and the date on which such claim is requested to be paid or appealed. The Executive
shall not pay such claim prior to the expiration of the 30-day period following the date on which
it gives such notice to the Company (or such shorter period ending on the date that any payment of
taxes with respect to such claim is due). If the Company notifies the Executive in writing prior
to the expiration of such period that it desires to contest such claim, the Executive shall:

               (i) give the Company any information reasonably requested by the Company relating to such
claim,

               (ii) take such action in connection with contesting such claims as the Company shall
reasonably request in writing from time to time, including, without limitation, accepting legal
representation with respect to such claim by an attorney reasonably selected by the Company,

               (iii) cooperate with the Company in good faith in order to effectively contest such claim, and

               (iv) permit the Company to participate in any proceedings relating to such claim;

     provided, however, that the Company shall bear and pay directly all costs and expenses
(including additional interest and penalties) incurred in connection with such contest and shall
indemnify and hold the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, for any Excise Tax or income tax
(including interest and penalties with respect thereto) imposed as a result of such representation
and payment of costs and expenses. Without limitation on the foregoing provisions of this
paragraph (c), the Company shall control all proceedings taken in connection with such contest and,
at its sole option, may pursue or forego any and all administrative appeals,

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proceedings, hearings and conferences with the taxing authority in respect of such claim and
may, at its sole option, either direct the Executive to pay the tax claimed and sue for a refund or
to contest the claim in any permissible manner, and the Executive agrees to prosecute such contest
to a determination before any administrative tribunal, in a court of initial jurisdiction and in
one or more appellate courts, as the Company shall determine; provided, however, that if the
Company directs the Executive to pay such claim and sue for a refund, the Company shall advance the
amount of such payment to the Executive, on an interest-free basis, and shall indemnify and hold
the Executive harmless, on an after-tax basis, from any Excise Tax or income tax (including
interest or penalties with respect thereto) imposed with respect to such advance or with respect to
any imputed income with respect to such advance; and further provided that any extension of the
statute of limitations relating to payment of taxes for the taxable year of the Executive with
respect to which such contested amount is claimed to be due is limited solely to such contested
amount. Furthermore, the Company’s control of the contest shall be limited to issues with respect
to the amount of the Gross-Up Payment, and the Executive shall be entitled to settle or contest, as
the case may be, any other issue raised by the Internal Revenue Service or any other taxing
authority.

          (d) Refunds. If, after the receipt by the Executive of an amount advanced by the
Company pursuant to this Section 3, the Executive becomes entitled to receive any refund with
respect to such claim, the Executive shall promptly pay to the Company the amount of such refund
(together with any interest paid or credited thereon after taxes applicable thereto).

     4. Certain Covenants by the Executive.

          (a) Protection of Confidential Information. The Executive agrees that he or she will
not at any time during or following his or her employment by the Company, without the Company’s
prior written consent, divulge any Confidential Information to any other person or entity or use
any Confidential Information for his or her own benefit. Upon termination of employment, for any
reason whatsoever, regardless of whether either party may be at fault, the Executive will return to
the Company all physical Confidential Information in the Executive’s possession.

          (b) Nondisclosure of Agreement. The Executive agrees, at all times during his or her
employment by the Company, not to disclose or discuss in any manner (whether to individuals inside
or outside the Company), the existence or terms of, this Agreement without the prior written
consent of the Company, except to the extent required by law.

          (c) Nondisparagement. The Executive and the Company agree that, for so long as the
Executive remains employed by the Company, and for a period of two years following the termination
of the Executive’s employment, neither the Executive nor the Company will make or authorize any
public statement, whether orally or in writing, that disparages the other party hereto with respect
to such other party’s business interests or practices; provided, that neither party shall be
restricted in connection with statements made in context of any litigation, arbitration or similar
proceeding involving the other party hereto.

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          (d) Extent of Restrictions. The Executive acknowledges that he or she has given
careful consideration to the restraints imposed by this Section 4 and he or she fully agrees that
the restrictions contained in this Section 4 correctly set forth the understanding of the parties
at the time this Agreement is entered into, are reasonable and necessary to protect the legitimate
interests of the Company, and that any violation will cause substantial injury to the Company. In
the event of any such violation, the Company shall be entitled, in addition to any other remedy, to
preliminary or permanent injunctive relief. If any court having jurisdiction shall find that any
part of the restrictions set forth in this Agreement are unreasonable in any respect, it is the
intent of the parties that the restrictions set forth herein shall not be terminated, but that this
Agreement shall remain in full force and effect to the extent (as to time periods and other
relevant factors) that the court shall find reasonable.

     5. Tax Withholding. All payments to the Executive under this Agreement will be subject to the
withholding of all applicable employment and income taxes.

     6. Severability. In the event that any provision or portion of this Agreement shall be
determined to be invalid or unenforceable for any reason, the remaining provisions of this
Agreement shall be unaffected thereby and shall remain in full force and effect.

     7. Successors. This Agreement shall be binding upon and inure to the benefit of the Company
and any successor of the Company. The Company will require any successor to all or substantially
all of the business and/or assets of the Company to expressly assume and agree to perform this
Agreement in the same manner and to the same extent that the Company would be required to perform
if no succession had taken place.

     8. Entire Agreement. By executing this Agreement, the Executive agrees that any and all
agreements executed between the Company (or any subsidiary of the Company or any predecessor of the
Company or any subsidiary of the Company) and the Executive prior to the date hereof regarding
benefits resulting from a Change in Control are hereby nullified and cancelled in their entirety,
and this Agreement shall substitute for and fully replace any such prior agreements. This
Agreement shall constitute the entire agreement between the parties hereto with respect to the
subject matter hereof. This Agreement may not be modified in any manner except by a written
instrument signed by both the Company and the Executive.

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     9. Notices. Any notice required under this Agreement shall be in writing and shall be
delivered by certified mail return receipt requested to each of the parties as follows:

	 	 	 
	 

	 	To the Executive:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	Joseph E. Scalzo
	 

	 	                                                                                
	 

	 	                                                                                
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	To the Company:
	 
	 	 
	 

	 	DEAN FOODS COMPANY
	 

	 	2515 McKinney Avenue, Suite 1200
	 

	 	Dallas, Texas 75201
	 

	 	Attn.: General Counsel
	 

	 	Tel.: 214-303-3400
	 

	 	Fax: 214-303-3499

     10. Governing Law. The provisions of this Agreement shall be construed in accordance of the
laws of the State of Delaware, except to the extent preempted by ERISA or other federal laws, as
applicable, without reference to the conflicts of laws provisions thereof.

     IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the Executive and the Company have executed this Agreement as of the date
and year first above written.

	 	 	 	 	 
	 	DEAN FOODS COMPANY

 	 
	 	/s/ Michelle P. Goolsby
 	 
	 	Name:  	Michelle P. Goolsby 	 
	 	Title:  	EVP & General Counsel 	 
	 
	 	 	 
	 	                                              /s/ Joseph E. Scalzo
 	 
	 	Joseph E. Scalzo 	 
	 	 	 
	 

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Exhibit 10.7

PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, INVENTIONS

AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT

          THIS PROPRIETARY INFORMATION, INVENTIONS AND NON-COMPETE AGREEMENT (this “Agreement”), dated
as of the _7th___day of October, 2005, between WhiteWave Foods Company a Delaware corporation (“the
Company”), having its principal place of business at 1890 North 57th Court, Boulder,
Colorado 80301, and Joseph E. Scalzo (“Employee”).

          WHEREAS, the Company has offered Employee employment as President and Chief Executive Officer
of the Company; a position which will result in Employee acquiring substantial knowledge of the
operations and practices of the business of the Company;

          WHEREAS, the Company desires to prevent any competitive business from securing or utilizing
the services of Employee, to the extent and for the period of Employee’s employment and for a
reasonable period thereafter; and

          WHEREAS, as a condition to the employment of Employee, the Company has required that Employee
enter into this Agreement.

          NOW, THEREFORE, it is agreed as follows:

          1. Acknowledgments. Employee acknowledges that (i) the Company is engaged in a
continuous program of research, development, and production respecting its business throughout the
United States and Canada (the foregoing, together with any other businesses in which the Company
engages, from the date hereof to the date of the termination of Employee’s employment with the
Company, is hereinafter referred to as the “Company Business”); (ii) Employee’s services to the
Company will be unique and have significant value to the Company, and Employee may make new
contributions and inventions of value to the Company; (iii) Employee’s work for the Company allows
Employee access to trade secrets of, and confidential information concerning, Company; (iv) the
Company Business is national and international in scope; (v) the Company would not have agreed to
employ Employee but for the agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement; and (vi) the
agreements and covenants contained in this Agreement are necessary and essential to protect the
business, goodwill, and customer relationships that the Company has expended significant resources
to develop.

          2. Ownership of Works. The Company shall own all rights, including all trade secrets
and copyrights, in and to all discoveries, developments, designs, improvements, inventions,
formulas, processes, techniques, know-how and data, whether patentable under patent or registerable
under copyright or similar statutes or reduced to practice and all documentation thereof created by
Employee, during the time Employee is employed by the Company, whether created during or outside
normal business hours or on the Company premises or at some other location and that: (i) directly
relate to or are derived from the Company Business; and (ii) result from or are derived from any
task or work assigned to Employee or work performed by Employee for the Company (collectively,
“Works”). To the extent that any Works do not qualify as works made for hire under U.S. copyright
law, this

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Agreement shall constitute an irrevocable assignment by Employee to the Company of the
ownership of, and rights of copyright in, Works. Employee agrees to give the Company or its
designees all assistance reasonably required to protect such rights.

          3. Inventions. If Employee individually or jointly makes, conceives of, or reduces to
practice any invention, technique, recipe, process, improvement, modification, development,
documentation, data, design, idea, discovery, trademark, trade secret, formula, process, or other
know-how, whether patentable or not, in the course of performing services for the Company, that
directly relates to the Company Business (collectively, “Inventions”), Employee will and hereby
does assign to the Company Employee’s entire right, title and interest in and to such Inventions.
Employee agrees that all Inventions shall be the sole property of the Company and its assigns, and
the Company and its assigns shall be the sole owner of all patents, copyrights, and other rights in
connection therewith. Employee will disclose any such Inventions (to the extent Employee knows such
inventions are “Inventions” as defined herein) to an officer of the Company and will, upon request,
promptly sign a specific assignment of title to the Company and do anything else reasonably
necessary without additional compensation to enable the Company to secure patent, trade secret, or
any other proprietary rights in the United States or foreign countries. Employee agrees to execute
any documents deemed necessary or advisable by the Company to effect the terms of this paragraph.
Employee agrees that after termination of employment with the Company Employee shall not use any
Inventions, except in furtherance of the Company Business and except to the extent such Inventions
are in the public domain through no fault of Employee.

          4. Non-Disclosure. Employee recognizes that the Company competes in a highly
competitive field and that the Company possesses and will continue to possess information of
commercial value that relates to the Company Business, including but not limited to trade secrets,
technical and scientific information, financial business information, processes, recipes, formulas,
data, know-how, improvements, inventions, product concepts, discoveries, developments, designs,
inventions, techniques, marketing plans, strategies, forecasts, new products, blueprints,
specifications, programs, ideas, customer lists, vendor lists, pricing and other structures,
marketing and business strategies, budgets, projections, licenses, costs, financial data, and
plans, proposals and information about the Company’s employees and/or consultants (collectively,
“Proprietary Information”). Notwithstanding the foregoing, Proprietary Information shall not
include information that is publicly available when received, or thereafter becomes publicly
available through no fault of Employee or is otherwise disclosed by the Company to another party
without obligation of confidentiality. Employee agrees that the Proprietary Information constitutes
a unique and valuable asset which is essential to the Company’s business success, and that any
release of Proprietary Information would be harmful to the Company and/or its customers. To
protect the Company’s Proprietary Information, Employee agrees that at all times, including during
and after the term of Employee’s employment, Employee will not disclose to any person, firm,
company, or corporation or use for Employee’s own benefit or for the benefit of any third party
(except in furtherance of Company Business or affairs of the Company) any and all Proprietary
Information that Employee may have acquired in the course of or as an incident to Employee’s
employment with the Company. Employee further agrees to take all reasonable precautions to protect
against the intentional, negligent, or inadvertent disclosure by Employee of the Company’s
Proprietary

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Information to any other person or business entity, except in furtherance of the Company
Business.

          5. Non-Competition. Employee understands and agrees that during Employee’s employment
with the Company, Employee will be provided access to specialized information related to Company
Business and trade secrets, as well as the Company’s customers and their confidential information.
Employee further agrees that if this information were used in competition against the Company, the
Company would experience serious harm and the competitor would have a unique advantage against the
Company. Employee hereby covenants and agrees that (A) at no time during Employee’s employment with
the Company and (B) at no time until the two years from the date of Employee’s termination (the
“Non-Compete Period”), will Employee (i) develop, own, manage, operate, or otherwise engage in,
participate in, represent in any way or be connected with, as officer, director, partner, owner,
employee, agent, independent contractor, consultant, proprietor, stockholder or otherwise, any
Competing Business in any geographic territory (within or outside the United States) in which the
Company does business; or (ii) act in any way, directly or indirectly, on behalf of any Competing
Business, with the purpose or effect of soliciting, diverting or taking away any business,
customer, client, supplier, or good will of the Company.

The foregoing provisions shall not restrict Employee from (i) owning up to a 2% interest in a
publicly traded company which is or engages in a Competing Business or (ii) acting as an officer,
employee, agent, independent contractor or consultant to any company or business which engages in
multiple lines of business, one or more of which may be a Competing Business, if Employee has no
direct or indirect involvement, oversight or responsibility with respect to the unit, division,
group or other area of operations which cause such company or business to be a Competing Business.

A “Competing Business” shall mean a company or business which is engaged, or intends to engage in,
the manufacture, distribution, sale or marketing of any products which compete directly with the
Company’s products or the Company Business.

Employee acknowledges that this covenant has a unique, substantial, and immeasurable value to the
Company.

Employee further acknowledges the following provisions of Colorado law, set forth in
Colorado Revised Statutes §8-2-113(2):

“Any covenant not to compete which restricts the right of any person to receive
compensation for performance of skilled or unskilled labor for any employer shall be
void, but this subsection (2) shall not apply to:

(a) Any contract for the purchase and sale of a business or the assets of a
business;

(b) Any contract for the protection of trade secrets;

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(c) Any contract provision providing for the recovery of the expense of educating
and training an employee who has served an employer for a period of less than two
years;

(d) Executive and management personnel and officers and employees who constitute
professional staff to executive and management personnel.”

Employee acknowledges that this Agreement is executed for the protection of trade secrets under
§8-2-113(2)(b), and is intended to protect the confidential information and trade secrets of the
Company. Employee also acknowledges that he or she is an executive or manager within the meaning
of §8-2-113(2)(d).

Notwithstanding the foregoing, the restrictions of this Section 5 shall terminate immediately if
your employment with the Company is involuntarily terminated by the Company without “Cause.”
“Cause” shall mean: (a) conviction of Employee of any crime deemed by the Company to make continued
employment untenable; (b) any act of gross negligence or willful misconduct in the conduct of your
employment; (c) any act of dishonesty on the part of Employee whether relating to the Company or
any of its subsidiaries, its affiliates, employees, agents or otherwise; (d) failure by Employee to
comply with the Dean Foods Code of Ethics, or any conduct of Employee which brings the Company or
any of its affiliates into disrepute, in each case as determined by the Board of Directors.

          6. Non-Solicitation. Employee hereby covenants and agrees that at no time during
Employee’s employment with the Company and during the Non-Compete Period, will Employee (i)
recruit, hire, assist or solicit, directly or indirectly, any of the Company’s employees to leave
the employ of the Company or (ii) solicit any customer or prospective customer of the Company for
the purpose of (1) inducing or otherwise intending to cause such customer or prospective customer
to alter or end its business relationship with the Company or (2) interfering with the Company’s
business relationship with such customer or prospective customer. For the purposes of this
Agreement, “customer” shall mean any company that was a customer of the Company at any time during
the term of Employee’s employment with the Company, and “prospective customer” shall mean any
company that, to Employee’s knowledge, was actively solicited by the Company at any time during the
term of Employee’s employment with the Company.

          7. Remedies. Employee acknowledges, understands, and agrees that the restrictions
contained in Paragraphs 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 of this Agreement are reasonable, fair, and equitable in
scope, terms, geographic area and duration, are necessary to protect the legitimate business
interests and good will of the Company, and are a material inducement to the Company to employ
Employee and to enter into this Agreement, and that any breach or threatened breach of such
restrictions would cause the Company substantial and irreparable harm for which there is no
adequate remedy at law. Therefore, Employee agrees that in the event of any such breach, any
unvested stock options, restricted stock awards or other equity grants shall be immediately
canceled and all of Employee’s rights thereunder shall be immediately terminated. In addition, if
the Company deems such action warranted by the particular circumstances, the Company shall be
entitled to equitable relief including, but not

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limited to, temporary, preliminary, and permanent injunctive relief, including the issuance of
a temporary restraining order, in order to secure the specific performance of this Agreement
without the necessity of posting bond or security, which Employee expressly waives. Employee
agrees that the rights of the Company to obtain injunctive relief shall not be considered a waiver
of the Company’s rights to seek any other remedies it may have at law or in equity.

          The restrictions set forth herein shall be construed as a series of separate and severable
covenants. Employee agrees that if in any proceeding, the tribunal refuses to enforce fully any
covenants contained herein because such covenants cover too extensive a geographic area or too long
a period of time or for any other reason whatsoever, any such covenant shall be considered
divisible both as to duration and geographic area so that each month of a specified period shall be
deemed a separate period of time and each county in each particular state (or such other geographic
subdivision as the tribunal determines is reasonable) a separate geographic area, resulting in an
intended requirement that the longest lesser period of time or the largest lesser geographic area
found by such tribunal to be a reasonable restriction shall remain an effective restrictive
covenant specifically enforceable against Employee. Further, the covenants contained in Paragraphs
2, 3, 4, 5, and 6 shall be construed as agreements independent of any other provision of this
Agreement, and the existence of any claim or cause of action of Employee against the Company or any
of its employees, agents, shareholders, directors, or officers, whether predicated on this
Agreement or otherwise, shall not constitute a defense to enforcement by the Company of any of
these covenants.

          8. Return of Records. Upon termination of employment, Employee agrees to return to the
Company all documents (whether electronic or written), notes, drawings, data, records, materials
and other property of whatever nature received from or created for the Company, and any and all
copies thereof including, but not limited to, those documents, records, and materials containing or
relating to Proprietary Information. Employee agrees that all such documents that are currently in
Employee’s possession or control or which may come into Employee’s possession or control in the
future shall be the property of the Company.

          9. Miscellaneous.

               (a) Severability. Nothing in this Agreement shall be construed so as to require the
commission of any act contrary to law and wherever there is any conflict between any provision of
this Agreement and any law, statute, ordinance, order or regulation, the latter shall prevail, but
in the event of any conflict, any provision of this Agreement shall be curtailed and limited only
to the extent necessary to bring it within applicable legal requirements. If any provision of this
Agreement should be held invalid or unenforceable, the remaining provisions shall be unaffected by
the holding.

               (b) Complete Agreement. This Agreement contains the entire agreement and understanding
between the parties relating to the subject matter hereof, and supersedes any prior understandings,
agreements, or representations by or between the parties, written or oral, relating to the subject
matter hereof. It may not be modified, except in a written document executed by both parties to
this Agreement.

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               (c) Other Agreements. Employee represents and warrants that Employee is not a party to
or bound by the provisions of any other agreement which would prevent or impair Employee’s ability
to render services to the Company and that Employee’s entering into this Agreement. The parties
hereto each represent and warrant to the other party that the performance of any obligations
hereunder by such party will not violate the provisions of, or cause such party to be in default
under, any other agreement or contract to which such party is a party or by which such party is
bound.

               (d) Paragraph Headings. The paragraph headings used in this Agreement are included
solely for convenience and shall not affect, or be used in connection with, the interpretation of
this Agreement.

               (e) Governing Law. This Agreement shall be governed by and this Agreement and any
disputes or controversies related hereto shall be construed in accordance with the laws of the
State of Colorado, excluding any choice of law provisions that would apply the laws of any other
jurisdiction.

               (f) Waiver. No delay on the part of either party in exercising any right, power, or
privilege hereunder shall operate as a waiver thereof, nor shall any waiver on the part of either
party of any right, power, or privilege hereunder, preclude any other or further exercise thereof
or the exercise of any other right, power, or privilege hereunder.

               (g) Assignment. This Agreement and Employee’s rights and obligations hereunder may not
be assigned by Employee. The Company may, without Employee’s consent, assign its rights, together
with its obligations, under this Agreement.

               (h) Period of Employment. As used herein, the period of employment includes any time
in which Employee is retained by the Company as an employee, director, or consultant.

               (i) Counterparts. This Agreement may be entered into in two or more counterparts, each
of which shall be deemed an original, and together shall be deemed to be one and the same
instrument.

          IN WITNESS WHEREOF, the parties have executed and delivered this Proprietary Information,
Inventions and Non-Compete Agreement as of the date first set forth above.

	 	 	 
	EMPLOYEE

	 	WHITEWAVE FOODS COMPANY
	 
	 	 
	/s/ Joseph E. Scalzo

	 	By: /s/Roger Theodoredis
	 

	 	 
	JOSEPH E. SCALZO
	 	 

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