Danone has refuted claims from Russian grocery retailer Seventh Continent that it has increased its wholesale prices in the country by up to 31%.The French food giant confirmed there had been an increase...

French food giant Danone is to enter the Australian market through a dairy products venture with local milk co-op Murray Goulburn. Products from the venture are scheduled for launch next year but Murray...

The European Consumers Association (BEUC) yesterday (27 April) insisted that a pledge to stop advertising junk food to children under the age of 12 throughout the EU needs to go further. Five European...

Dairy group Danone has informed investors this week that they are very confident in the strength of their business model but have tempered expectations of high single-digit sales growth in the medium-term. Emmanuel...

Dairy group Danone has reported sales growth of 2.4% on a like-for-like basis in the first three quarters as stronger volumes overcame a 1.5% decline in prices received. Consolidated sales fell, however,...

The Dannon Company, American-based subsidiary of French dairy group Danone, has announced the US$35 million (A$40.6m) settlement of a class action lawsuit regarding alleged misleading advertising for its...

Nestlé’s filing of its half-year numbers earlier this week meant that all of Europe’s largest food makers had provided an update on how their businesses are faring amid the worst recession...

Danone, the world’s largest yoghurt maker, has reported a sales rise of 2.2 per cent after stripping out the negative impact of currency translation. The dairy firm saw volumes rise, reversing the...

Reports are circulating in the European press that the world’s largest yoghurt maker Danone could make a play for Italian dairy firm Parmalat. Parmalat’s share price soared overnight as rumours...

The world’s largest yoghurt maker, Danone, has announced a 3 billion-Euro (A$5.4 b) rights offering, to secure acquisition funding as it predicts long-term market difficulties. The French-based...