Groupe Danone News

Millicom said Thursday it has appointed Francois-Xavier Roger as its new chief financial officer starting Sep.

ICICI Venture may exit fully from Bangalore-based Avestha Gengraine Technologies either through its forthcoming IPO or by selling to a strategic/financial investor, Business Standard reported.

In Compliance with Article L. 233-8 II Of the French Commercial Code and with Article 223-16 Of the General Regulation of the Financial Markets Authority PARIS-- --Regulatory News: GROUPE DANONE : The total ...

Wahaha Group confirmed yesterday that it is breaking up with estranged joint-venture partner Groupe Danone, with the two sides negotiating the terms and the price of the French firm's departure.

Innovest Strategic Value Advisors has confirmed its Intangible Value Assessment of Groupe Danone based on the company's relative performance of social, environmental, and strategic governance issues relative to ... via CSRwire.com

“Stonyfield represents what Group Danone will be in 20 years.”

Gary Hirshberg is an anomaly - 'an entrepreneur who sold his company and still managed to keep control of it. via Jungle

“The first quarter of 2008 has witnessed a very solid financial performance across all our divisions”

Thanks to a boost from the Baby and Medical Nutrition businesses, Groupe Danone posted a 19% increase in sales during the first quarter of 2008. via Bakingbusiness.com

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“Their performances illustrate the quality and the speed of the integration process”

Groupe Danone, the world's largest yogurt maker, on Monday said first-quarter sales rose 19%, boosted by the acquisition of baby-food giant Royal Numico and strong demand for its Activia yogurts. via MarketWatch

“Danone put out a good set of numbers”

Higher sales of baby foods helped spur an 18.7 percent rise in first-quarter sales at Groupe Danone SA and the French company said on Monday it was on course to meet its 2008 financial targets. via MSN Money

“Based on the group's overall performance in the first three months of the year, we are confident to achieve our targets for 2008 both in terms of growth as well as profitability.”

Groupe_Danone has posted a healthy lift in first quarter sales, driven in part by rising revenues from its waters division. via Just-Drinks.com

“We expect Danone to start 2008 with double digit sales growth and the first-quarter numbers on April 24 to be the first in a series of reassuring results”

Groupe Danone was upgraded to buy from hold at Deutsche Bank, with the broker saying the group is well placed, with limited U.S. exposure and falling milk prices. via Market Watch

Groupe Danone, the French food group, saw profits triple in 2007, thanks to the 3.1 billion capital gain on the sale of its biscuit business. via Mad.co.uk

Excellent operational performance of the Group ' s three business lines in 2007: like-for-like sales up +7.2% and operating margin at 14% Published IFRS results above initial targets: like-for-like sales growth ... via Business Wire

“There is tremendous potential to leverage growth synergies with Kraft by developing our combined brand 'jewels', by expanding to new territories and by extending our biscuits brands together with Kraft's other strong categories.”

Kraft Foods Inc., a global leader in branded foods and beverages, recently announced that it has completed its acquisition of Groupe Danone's global biscuit business. via AME Info

Danone profit triples on cookie unit sale Groupe Danone SA, the Evian bottler that bought baby-food maker Royal Numico NV last year, said annual profit tripled on the sale of its cookie unit to Kraft Foods Inc. via Turkish Daily News

Groupe Danone SA, the Evian bottler that bought baby-food maker Royal Numico NV last year, posted a fivefold increase in second-half profit on the sale of its cookie unit to Kraft Foods Inc. via Bloomberg Business News

The two annual grants are designed to stimulate innovative research and to support young investigators and attract new researchers in the into the field of probiotics and gut microbiota. via Dairy Field

“In this particular instance, we did wait until the project was completed because of the confidential nature of the project”

Mead Johnson reveals big secret By Dan Shaw Wednesday, February 6, 2008 Over the past three years, Mead Johnson has been quietly working on a plastic bottle the company hoped hospitals would prefer over similar ... via Evansville Courier & Press