May 19, 2013 10:22 PM ET

Food Products

Company Overview of Danone

Company Overview

Danone produces and distributes food and beverage products. The company’s Fresh Dairy Products division produces and distributes yogurts, fermented dairy products, and other specialty fresh dairy products under the Activia, Actimel, Danonino, Fruchtswerge, Danoninho, Petit Gervais, Danimals, Serenito, Milkuat, Danacol, Densia, Oikos, Danette, Fantasia, Vitalinea, Taillefine, and Ser brand names. Its Waters division offers packaged natural, flavored, and vitamin-enriched water under Evian, Volvic, Bonafont, Mizone, Fontvella, Lanjarón, Villavicencio and Villa del Sur, Aqua, and Zywiec Zdroj brand names. The company’s Baby Nutrition division produces and distributes specialized food for babies...

Detailed Description

17 Boulevard Haussmann

Paris,  75009

France

Founded in 1899

102,401 Employees

Phone:

33 1 44 35 20 20

Fax:

33 1 42 25 67 16

www.danone.com

Key Executives for Danone

Chairman and Chief Executive Officer
Age: 57
Total Annual Compensation: $2.4M
Vice Chairman
Age: 48
Total Annual Compensation: $1.3M
Vice Chairman and Deputy General Manager
Age: 56
Total Annual Compensation: $1.3M
Compensation as of Fiscal Year 2012.

Danone Key Developments

Yakult Honsha Co. Ends Strategic Alliance with Danone

Yakult Honsha Co. has terminated its strategic alliance with Danone. The two sides signed a new memorandum of understanding to maintain cooperation in some areas, such as research and development, and overseas businesses. Danone is expected to continue holding the Yakult stake. Yakult decided to end the strategic alliance because the firm judged it better to implement its growth strategy independently, without being bound by the alliance with Danone.

Danone Announces Consolidated Sales Results for the First Quarter of 2013

Danone announced consolidated sales results for the first quarter of 2013. For the quarter, the company's sales were EUR 5.34 billion.

Danone, Q1 2013 Sales/ Trading Statement Call, Apr 16, 2013

Danone, Q1 2013 Sales/ Trading Statement Call, Apr 16, 2013

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