EXHIBIT 99.1

               CERTIFICATION PURSUANT TO 18 U.S.C. SECTION 1350,
      as adopted pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002

In connection with the Form 10-Q of Dean Holding Company (the "Company") for the
quarter ended September 30, 2002, as filed with the Securities and Exchange
Commission on the date hereof (the "Report"), I, Gregg Engles, Chief Executive
Officer of the Company, certify, pursuant to 18 U.S.C. Section 1350, as adopted
pursuant to Section 906 of the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, that the Report fully
complies with the requirements of Section 13(a) or Section 15(d) of the
Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended, and the information contained in
the Report fairly presents, in all material respects, the financial condition
and results of operations of the Company.


                                                    /s/ Gregg Engles
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                                                    Gregg Engles
                                                    Chief Executive Officer
                                                    Date: November 14, 2002


Note: This certification accompanies the Report pursuant to Section 906 of the
      Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 and shall not be deemed filed, except to the
      extent required by the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002, by the Company for
      purposes of Section 18 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, as amended.