Danone’s troubled relationship with China’s Wahaha looks finally to be at an end; and rumours of a new deal with Mead Johnson over baby food are flatly denied.
Global probiotics leader, Danone, has submitted a new disease reduction article 14 health claim linking consumption of its probiotic drinking yoghurt, Actimel, and diarrhoea, after withdrawing three article 13.5 immunity and digestive health claims in...
French dairy group Danone has bought complete control of its
Japanese joint venture, lured by the promise of riches from rapidly
growing consumer demand for healthy dairy products.
French dairy giant, Danone, has launched an action against Glanbia,
Yoplait International and Yoplait Marque Internationales in the
Dublin High Court, after alleged infringments on trademark after
the launch of the Yoplait Essence...
French food giant Danone is set to announce plans for a new dairy
plant in Bangladesh to provide nutritious foods to low-income
consumers, following successful entry into a number of similar
emerging markets.
Danone, France's iconic dairy group, is working with a prestigious
French research institute to find new probiotic strains for dairy
products and understand more about how the 'friendly bacteria'
work.
Danone's chairman appeared to defend French government proposals
for more transparency from firms during takeover rumours, in an
internal interview concerning the recent PepsiCo gossip.
Danone's rapid expansion into the home and office delivery (HOD)
bottled water market has given it a global market share to match
that of rival Nestlé in recent years, but the growth has not come
without a price, writes Chris...
Hungary's competition watchdog has fined French dairy giant Danone
HUF10 million for manipulating and misleading consumers with its
advert for Danone Activia yoghurt, writes Chris Mercer.
The Baltic States have received a boost to the export of animal
products to Russia after federal auditors acknowledged that around
150 companies had been given approval to export their products.
The European Bank for Reconstruction and Development is to increase
its capital charter investement in Danone Industria in a move that
is expected to help finance expansion plans, allowing the company
to more than double its annual...
Dairy leaders are reaping the benefits of increasing consumer
interest in functional foods, with both Danone and Nestlé this week
reporting strong growth in probiotic and other healthy products,
report Danny Vincent and Dominique...
French dairy producer and drinks company, Danone, has confirmed
that its it to buy the Russian company Chok and Rolls, which
currently belongs to Spanish confectionery company Chupa Chups.
Danone has announced plans to increase the production capacity of
two of its Russia-based dairies. The move has been influenced by
the company's increase in profits in the country, which is
currently expanding at an estimated...
Danone, the French dairy product, bottled water and biscuits group,
may have said that it is not interested in acquiring any assets of
bankrupt Italian group Parmalat, but this does not mean that it is
not on the acquisition trail.
Dutch nutrition company Numico is struggling to stay afloat at the
moment, but rumours in the Dutch press suggest French dairy giant
Danone could be interested in a bid. An odd choice for the French
company which has been streamlining...
The next few years are expected to see strong growth in the
European water cooler market as major players strengthen their
positions. While Nestle has been active in Europe for some time,
Danone - market leader in Asia and America...
French food giant Danone is believed to be interested in St Ivel,
the yoghurts division of the UK food group Uniq (formerly Unigate),
reports French financial paper Les Echos.
French food group Groupe Danone and US soft-drinks giant Coca-Cola
in deal to make Coke the licensed importer and distributor of
Danone's Evian mineral.
French food group Danone on Thursday made a final extension to its
bid for New Zealand drinks maker Frucor Beverages Group Ltd but
left the bid price unchanged at NZ$2.35 a share.
French food group Danone reported a 6.5 per cent rise in first-half
profit on Wednesday and an advance in operating margins despite
higher raw materials costs.
After a call for a nationwide boycott of its products, French food
company Danone has decided to resume production at itsbiscuit
factory in the western...
Danone SA, the French food company, is to pay 123 million euros
($108.6 million) to buy out minority shareholders in
Brussels-listed Mecaniver SA, the...
