Danone growth
CHINA: Danone invests in fruit juice company
Groupe Danone has acquired 22.18% of Chinese fruit beverages company China Hui Yuan Juice Holdings Co for an undisclosed amount.…
Opportunistic Danone balances acquisition and innovation
Iconic French food manufacturer Danone once had a diverse portfolio ranging from bottles to baby food and beer. Now, having…
FRANCE: Groupe Danone initiates Stonyfield subsidiary in Europe
Groupe Danone has created a European dairy organic subsidiary called Stonyfield Europe branching from the company’s 80%-owned US organic yoghurt…
FRANCE: Danone to invest in US organic dairy production
Danone plans to invest US$66m over the next three years in the US, doubling the production of its subsidiary Stonyfield…
FRANCE: Carrefour and Danone on protected list
The French Government has reportedly designated 20 top companies as ‘national champions’ to be protected from foreign takeover. According to…
FRANCE: PepsiCo/Danone – a storm in a yogurt pot (COMMENT)
Rumours of a bid by PepsiCo for Danone sent the French dairy firm's shares soaring, but led to an outcry…