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Promo Tracker: Waitrose offers deepest promotions
7 February 2012
Waitrose's promotions offered consumers the highest saving on average, according to the latest data from the just-food Promo Tracker.
Promo Tracker: Asda upped discounts in December
13 January 2012
Asda, unlike Tesco and Sainsbury's, increased its number of promotions in December, according to data from just-food's Promo Tracker.
Editor's choice: highlights on just-food this week
13 January 2012
The performance of the UK food retail sector over Christmas came under scrutiny this week and there were some clear winners and losers. Elsewhere, the M&A rumour mill continued to turn, with German yoghurt giant Müller in talks to buy UK milk supplier Robert Wiseman Dairies. In the US, baker Hostess Brands applied for Chapter 11 protection for a second time, Cargill reported its worst quarter in a decade and Archer Daniels Midland announced a swathe of job cuts. On just-food's insight pages, we looked at Bi-Lo's plan to buy fellow UK retailer Winn-Dixie and at the importance of price optimisation.
SWEDEN: Skanemejerier sale to Lactalis set for March
11 January 2012
Swedish dairy co-operative Skånemejerier said today (11 January) it expects its sale to French dairy giant Lactalis to go through at the start of March.
UPDATE: US: No decision yet on baby food unit, says Pfizer
10 January 2012
US pharmaceutical giant Pfizer has said it has yet to decide on whether it will sell its infant nutrition business following claims that HJ Heinz, Nestle and Danone have made bids for the unit.
US: Heinz, Nestle, Danone "bid for Pfizer baby food unit"
10 January 2012
HJ Heinz, Danone and Nestle have all been linked to bids for Pfizer's infant nutrition business.
The most-read analysis articles on just-food in 2011
23 December 2011
just-food's most popular analysis articles in 2011 had a very international flavour. Denmark's move to levy a tax on saturated fat grabbed your attention, as did our features on India's infant formula and biscuit sectors. Click on the headlines for more.
2011 in review - Industry tries to adapt to The Great Correction
22 December 2011
The collapse of Lehman Brothers in October 2008 was a pivotal point in the evolution of our economic landscape. The fact businesses can look back to that day and pinpoint a sea-change in the shopping behaviour of Western consumers makes it the most extraordinary of events.
AUS: Bright Food linked to NZ biscuit firm Griffin's
15 December 2011
Chinese food and drink group Bright Food has reportedly held talks with the private-equity owner of Griffin's over a possible deal for the New Zealand biscuit maker.
US: Danone prepares Super Bowl advertising
12 December 2011
French dairy giant maker Danone is to air an advertisement during Super Bowl XLVI, one of the flagship sporting events in the US.
CHINA: Danone halts yoghurt production at Shanghai plant
9 December 2011
French dairy giant Danone has confirmed that it has suspended yoghurt production at its Shanghai plant in China.
Promo Tracker: Sainsbury's ramps up promos in November
7 December 2011
Sainsbury's intensified its promotional activity in November, according to the latest data from the just-food Promo Tracker.
Category crunch: Brazilian biscuit firms look to M&A, NPD to drive growth
6 December 2011
In part two of just-food's Category crunch on Brazil's biscuit sector, Paula Krizanovic argues that, with volumes slowing, acquisitions and product innovation will be key ways for local and multinational players to drive growth in a competitive market.
Logistics - the role of the logistics service provider
30 November 2011
Logistics companies, far from being simple hauliers, have adapted to meet the increasingly complicated and specialised needs of customers in the food manufacture and retail spheres, such as tracking and traceability and flexible volumes. In the second part of his feature on logistics, Stuart Todd gains insight from major logistics providers about this fascinating industry.
RUSSIA: Danone wants majority stake in dairy plant
29 November 2011
Dairy giant Danone wants to increase its stake in the Kingiseppsky Dairy Plant near Saint Petersburg to 65.5%.
RUSSIA: Danone-Unimilk expands dairy factory
17 November 2011
Danone-Unimilk, the Russia arm of the French dairy giant Danone, is set to expand production at one of its plants to meet the growing demand for dairy products in the south of the country.
SWEDEN: Lactalis in talks to buy Swedish dairy Skanemejerier
16 November 2011
French dairy giant Lactalis is in talks to buy Swedish co-op Skånemejerier.
ISRAEL: Q3 jump fails to prevent nine-month profit fall at Strauss
16 November 2011
An increase in third-quarter profits at Strauss Group was not enough to prevent the Israel-based food and drink maker reporting lower earnings over the first nine months of 2011.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
31 October 2011
We had this week that M&A activity in the food industry - at least in the UK - had slowed in the third quarter of the year but the final three months has seen deal-making return to the headlines with Hain Celestial's takeover of Daniels Group and rumours around the future of Greencore. Click on the headlines for more.
RUSSIA: Danone postpones Russian factory plans
27 October 2011
French dairy giant Danone has put its plans for a new factory in Siberia on hold due to a stagnant local market.
CHINA/US: Mengniu cools talk of Pfizer baby food bid
24 October 2011
Mengniu Dairy, China's largest dairy firm, has played down reports that it is preparing a bid for the baby food business of US pharmaceuticals giant Pfizer.
Best bits: Wal-Mart, Danone demonstrate pitfalls of emerging markets
24 October 2011
In the US, economists are growing more pessimistic about the country's growth prospects. In Europe, political disputes over the eurozone, rather than solutions to the crisis, are making the headlines. Against this backdrop, the emerging markets seem a more attractive prospect than ever. However, there are risks as well as rewards.
Quote, unquote: just-food's week in words
24 October 2011
This week, two of the world's biggest retailers Wal-Mart and Carrefour were in the spotlight. Wal-Mart is facing questions over its business in China and Carrefour, after a series of profit warnings, is under pressure from one of its investors. Meanwhile, the world's dairy sector gathered in Italy to discuss the challenges facing the sector, including its impact on the environment.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
24 October 2011
The challenge of operating in emerging markets came into focus this week, with Wal-Mart facing fresh questions over its business in China and Danone insisting it can put its recent troubles in Russia behind it. Elsewhere, just-food was on the road this week, heading into London for the IGD's conference on online retailing and visiting the Italian city of Parma for this year's World Dairy Summit. Click on the headlines for more.
Best bits: Why PepsiCo could be eyeing US yoghurt
20 October 2011
Yoghurt is a growing category in a challenging US market and PepsiCo is reportedly looking to enter the sector. However, if PepsiCo is interested in yoghurt, it will need to act quickly.
On the money: Danone healthy but dairy concerns remain
19 October 2011
Analysts were for the most part positive about Danone's third-quarter results but warned the French food company still has work to do in its dairy operations, particularly in Russia and the US.
FRANCE: Danone in "good shape" according to Q3 results
18 October 2011
Growth in fresh dairy products and baby nutrition helped French dairy giant Danone to post rising third-quarter sales, it said today (18 October).
US: PepsiCo linked to yoghurt JV with Muller
14 October 2011
PepsiCo could be set to join forces with German dairy giant Müller as part of its plans to enter the rapidly-growing US yoghurt market and grow its global dairy arm.
Editor's choice: the highlights on just-food last week
10 October 2011
Tesco and Sainsbury's trading updates dominated the industry headlines here in the UK but, as the week came to a close, another profit warning from the country's largest food maker, Premier Foods plc, stunned the sector. Elsewhere, Hershey and Ferrero joined forces on logistics, while there was plenty of M&A talk, including a significant deal in the sugar sector.
INDIA: Danone to launch products for the masses
7 October 2011
French dairy giant Danone has launched a range of products for people on the lowest incomes.
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Groupe Danone - Strategy, SWOT, and Corporate Finance Report
Datamonitors' Groupe Danone’s SWOT, Strategy and Corporate Finance Report, is a source of comprehensive company data and information. The report covers the company’s structure, operation, SWOT analysis, product and service offerings, detailed financials, and corporate actions, providing a 360° view of the company.
Groupe Danone - SWOT Analysis
Datamonitor's Groupe Danone - SWOT Analysis company profile is the essential source for top-level company data and information. Groupe Danone - SWOT Analysis examines the company’s key business structure and operations, history and products, and provides summary analysis of its key revenue lines and strategy.Groupe Danone (Danone or ‘the group’) is engaged in the production and marketing of fresh dairy products and beverages. The group operates in Europe. It is headquartered in Paris, France and employs 80,976 people. The group recorded revenues of E14,982 million ($20,894.3 million) during the financial year ended December 2009 (FY2009), a decrease of 1.6% compared to FY2008. The operating profit of the group was E2,294 million ($3,199.3 million) in FY2009, an increase of 1.1% over FY2008. The net profit was E1,361 million ($1,898.1 million) in FY2009, an increase of 3.7% over FY2008.
Danone (BN) - Financial and Strategic Analysis Review
Danone (Danone) is a global food processing and commercializing company. Danone was formerly known as Groupe Danone. The company, along with its subsidiaries, engages in the production and sales of range of beverages, fresh dairy products, cereal and nutrition based baby food, medical nutrition food, packaged food articles, and various other related products. All these products are sold under the brands Danone, Activia, Essensis, Evian, Volvic, Aqua, Gallia, Nutricia, Cow & Gate, Nutricia, Fortimel, FortiCare and Infatrini. Geographically, the company operates in North America, Latin America, Western Europe, Central Europe, Asia Pacific, Africa and the Middle East.
