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Danone is a French multinational food-

products corporation based in Paris and
founded in Barcelona, Spain. The
company is listed on Euronext Paris
where it is a component of the CAC 40
stock market index. The company's
products are branded Dannon in the
United States.
Danone S.A.

New corporate logo revealed in June 2017

Type Société anonyme

Traded as Euronext: BN
CAC 40 Component

Industry Food processing

Founded Barcelona, Spain

(1919)
Founder Isaac Carasso

Headquarters Boulevard Haussmann

9th arrondissement,
Paris, France
Area served Worldwide
Key people Franck Riboud
(Honorary Chairman),
Emmanuel Faber
(Chairman and CEO)
Products Baby food, coffee,
dairy products, dairy-
 free products, plant-
based products,
bottled water, dietary
supplements[1]
Revenue €24.68 billion
(2017)[2]
Operating income €3.73 billion
(2017)[2][1]
Net income €2.45 billion (2017)[2]

Total assets €44.27 billion

(2017)[2]

Total equity €14.57 billion

(2017)[2]
Number of employees 104,843 (2017)[2][1]

Subsidiaries The Dannon Company

(US)
Evian
Danone North
America[3]
Website www.danone.com
As of 2018, Danone sold products in 120
markets, and had sales in 2017 of €24.7
billion.[4] In 2018, 29% of sales came
from specialized nutrition, 19% came
from waters, and 52% came from dairy
and plant-based products.[5]

History
Name

Danone was founded by Isaac Carasso, a

Sephardic Jewish doctor, who began
producing yogurt in Barcelona, Spain in
1919. The brand was named Danone,
which translates to "little Daniel", after his
son Daniel Carasso.[6][7]
In 1929, Isaac Carasso moved the
company from Spain to France, opening
a plant in Paris.[8] In 1942, Daniel
Carasso moved the company to New
York.[9] In the United States, Daniel
Carasso partnered with the Swiss-born
Spaniard Juan Metzger and changed the
brand name to Dannon to sound more
American.[10]

In 1951, Daniel Carasso returned to Paris

to manage the family's businesses in
France and Spain, and the American
business was sold to Beatrice Foods in
1959; it was repurchased by Danone in
1981.[11][12] In Europe in 1967, Danone
merged with Gervais, the leading fresh
cheese producer in France, and became
Gervais Danone. In 1973, the company
merged with bottle maker BSN. The
company changed its name to Groupe
Danone in 1983.[12]

Strategic reorientation

Danone factory in Bieruń, Poland

The acquisitions initially took the shape

of vertical integration, acquiring Alsatian
brewer Kronenbourg and Evian mineral
water who were the glassmaker's largest
customers. This move provided content
with which to fill the factory's bottles.[13]
In 1973, the company merged with
Gervais Danone and began to expand
internationally. In 1979, the company
abandoned glassmaking by disposing of
Verreries Boussois. In 1987, Gervais
Danone acquired European biscuit
manufacturer Général Biscuit, owners of
the LU brand, and, in 1989, it bought out
the European biscuit operations of
Nabisco.[14]

In 1994, BSN changed its name to

Groupe Danone, adopting the name of
the group's best-known international
brand. Franck Riboud succeeded his
father, Antoine, as the company's
chairman and chief executive officer in
1996 when Riboud senior retired. Under
Riboud junior, the company continued to
pursue its focus on three product groups
(dairy, beverages, and cereals) and
divested itself of several activities which
had become non-core.

The research center of Danone in the business

cluster of Paris-Saclay, France
In 1999 and 2003, the group sold 56%
and 44%, respectively, of its glass-
containers business. In 2000, the group
also sold most of its European beer
activities (the brand Kronenbourg and the
brand 1664 were sold to Scottish &
Newcastle for £1.7 billion;[15] its Italian
cheese and meat businesses (Egidio
Galbani Spa) were sold in March 2002;[16]
as were its beer producing activities in
China. The company's British (Jacob's)
and Irish biscuit operations were sold to
United Biscuits in September 2004.[17] In
August 2005, the Group sold its sauces
business in the United Kingdom and in
the United States (HP Foods),[18] in
January 2006, its sauces business in
Asia (Amoy Food) was sold to
Ajinomoto.[19] Despite these divestitures,
Danone continues to expand
internationally in its three core business
units, emphasising health and well-being
products.[20]

In July 2007, it was announced that

Danone had reached agreement with
Kraft Foods Inc (now Mondelēz
International) to sell its biscuits division,
including the LU and Prince brands, for
around €5.3 billion.[21] Also in July 2007,
a €12.3 billion cash offer by Danone for
the Dutch baby food and clinical nutrition
company Numico was agreed to by both
boards,[22] creating the world's second-
largest manufacturer of baby food.

In 2009, the company changed its name

from Groupe Danone to Danone.[23]

Danone acquired the Unimilk group's

companies in Russia in 2010 and the
Wockhardt group's nutrition activities in
India in 2012.[24][25] In mid-February 2013
Danone announced their intention to cut
900 jobs or about 3.3 percent of their
27,000 person European workforce.[26]

Since 2013, Danone has accelerated its

development on the African continent,
notably with the acquisition of a
controlling interest in Centrale Danone in
Morocco and equity interests in Fan Milk
in West Africa and Brookside in Kenya.

In 2014, Emmanuel Faber became CEO.[1]

Danone was present in 130 markets and

generated sales of US$25.7 billion in
2016, with more than half in emerging
countries. In 2015, fresh dairy products
represented 50% of the group's total
sales, early life nutrition 22%, water 21%
and medical nutrition 7%.[27] In 2017,
Franck Riboud became honorary
chairman and Faber became chairman
as well as retaining his CEO position.[1]

In 2018, Danone rebranded its

DanoneWave subsidiary, formed after the
2017 acquisition of WhiteWave Foods
(Alpro), into Danone North America.[3]

Corporate governance
Head office

Danone head office

Danone's head office has been located in

the 9th arrondissement of Paris since
2002.[28][29]

Executives and board

Executives and board

Danone is led by a CEO and Chairman as

well as a Board of Directors.[30] As of
April 26, 2018 the 16 members of the
Board of Directors are:[31]

Emmanuel Faber – Chairman and CEO

Franck Riboud – Honorary Chairman
Guido Barilla
Frédéric Boutebba
Cécile Cabanis
Gregg L. Engles
Clara Gaymard
Michel Landel
Gaëlle Olivier
Benoît Potier
 Isabelle Seillier
Jean-Michel Severino
Virginia A. Stallings
Bettina Theissig
Serpil Timuray
Lionel Zinsou-Derlin

As of 2018 the members of the Executive

Committee are as follows:[32][33]

Emmanuel Faber
Bertrand Austruy
Cécile Cabanis
Véronique Penchienati-Bosetta
Henri Bruxelles
Francisco Camacho
 Bridgette Heller

Main brands

Danone's brand logo

Danone's brand portfolio includes both

international brands and local brands. In
2016, the main brands were Activia,
Actimel, Danette, Danimals, Yocrunch,
Danette POP, waters including Evian,
Aqua, Volvic, Aptamil, Badoit, Font Vella
(es) and Damavand (Iran), and medical
nutrition products including Nutricia.[34]
cow being milked

Joint ventures

Global locations of Danone factories

In some areas, Danone has adopted a

strategy of growth through joint ventures,
particularly in fast-growing emerging
markets which represent over 50% of its
sales.[35]

Danone signed joint ventures with Al Safi

in Saudi Arabia (2001),[36] Yakult in India
(2005) and Vietnam (2006), Alquería in
Colombia (2007), and Mengniu in China
(2013–2014).[35]

Bangladesh

In November 2005, Franck Riboud met

Muhammad Yunus, founder of the
Grameen Bank and later winner of the
2006 Nobel Peace Prize. The two men
discussed at length their ideas on the
development of poor countries and found
that their areas of expertise were
complementary.[37] As a result, in 2006,
the Grameen Bank and Danone formed a
company called Grameen Danone Foods,
a social business in Bangladesh.[38]

Grameen Danone Foods Ltd. produces a

yoghurt called Shokti Doi containing
protein, vitamins, iron, calcium, zinc and
other micronutrients aimed to fill
nutritional deficits of children in
Bangladesh. Shokti Doi is sold for 6 euro
cents, a price that studies found to be
affordable for the poorest families. Its
pursuit of profitability is based solely on
criteria such as improving public health,
creating jobs, reducing poverty and
protecting the environment. Profits
earned by the company are re-invested in
expanding and running the business.

India

In 1995, Danone and Britannia Biscuits

set up a joint-venture in India. It was
terminated in 2006, after an arbitration in
the Bombay High Court.[39] In 2012,
Danone acquired Wockhardt's nutrition
business, including brands Dexolac,
Farex, Nusobee and Protinex, in India.[40]

Under the 1995 joint venture agreement

to acquire Britannia Industries, Danone
agreed not to launch food brands within
India without the consent of the Wadia
family.[41] The partners also agreed on a
right of first refusal to the other partner in
the event of the other wishing to exit.[42]

Danone also manufactures Yakult in

India under a 50:50 partnership.[43]

Israel

In March 1996 Danone signed an

agreement to purchase 20 percent of the
Strauss Group, Israel's second largest
food manufacturer. Since the 1970s,
Strauss Dairies had a series of
partnership and knowledge agreements
with Danone.[44]

China
Danone has invested in China since
1987. It is one of Danone's top 5
markets.

Bright Dairy

In 2001, Danone acquired a 5% stake in

Bright Dairy and, in March 2005, doubled
its shareholding,[45] and again, to 20%, in
April 2006, becoming the third largest
shareholder after Shanghai Milk Group
and S.I. Food.

The parties announced in October 2007

that Danone would divest its stake by
selling it to the other two main
shareholders at a small profit.[46] Bright
Dairy said Danone would pay 330m yuan
(€31m) to terminate the existing
distribution and production agreement
with it.[47]

Wahaha

The Hangzhou Wahaha Group, the

largest beverage producer in China,[48]
and Danone entered into a dairy products
joint venture in 1996, in which Danone
held 51%. It was hailed by Forbes
magazine as a "showcase" joint
venture.[49]

Yet in 2005, Danone noted that alongside

the 39 structures of the joint venture, 60
factories and distribution companies
produce and sell beverages illegally
under the Wahaha brand. Danone made
several attempts to take a stake in the
Wahaha companies external to the joint
venture, but was rebuffed by Wahaha's
General Manager Zong Qinghou.[50]
Danone and Zong Qinghou had signed a
deal in December 2006 allowing Danone
to buy a majority stake in these non-JV
operations. However, Zong had second
thoughts about the deal and reneged,
claiming the offer was underpriced and
held out for a higher price from
Danone.[51]

The dispute took on the shape of a

trademark dispute, and Danone filed for
arbitration in Stockholm on 9 May
2007.[46] On 4 June,[52] Danone filed suit
in Los Angeles Superior Court against
Ever Maple Trading and Hangzhou
Hongsheng Beverage Co Ltd, companies
controlled by Zong, his wife, and
daughter.[53]

In 2009, an agreement was reached

between the two parties. Danone left the
Danone-Wahaha joint venture and sold
its shares (51%) to its former Chinese
partner.

Mengniu

On 20 May 2013, Danone announced a

strategic investment (4.0%) in Mengniu,
the top dairy products company in China,
through an agreement with COFCO (the
state-owned largest food company in
China a majority shareholder in
Mengniu). Later on, Danone raised its
interest in Mengniu from 4.0% to 9.9%. In
2016, Danone is Mengniu's second
shareholder.[54]

In addition, in May 2013, a joint-venture

was created between Danone and
Mengniu to grow the fresh dairy product
category.[55]

On 31 October 2014, Danone, Mengniu

and Yashili announced that they had
signed an agreement allowing Danone to
take part in a private placement by
Yashili totalling €437 million, at a price of
HK$3.70 per share. Upon completion of
the suscription, Mengniu and Danone
respectively held 51.0% and 25.0% equity
interest in Yashili.[56]

Russia

On 18 June 2010, Danone partnered with

Unimilk, one of Russia's main milk
producers. Danone and Unimilk merged
their fresh dairy products activities in
Russia, Ukraine, Kazakhstan and Belarus.
The joint-venture gave birth to the
number one dairy products company in
this region. Russia became one of the
five most important markets for
Danone.[57]
Africa

In June 2012, Danone raised its interest

in Centrale Laitière (leader of the dairy
products market in Morocco) to 67.0%.
Centrale Laitière is Danone's first
franchise ever: the companies have
worked together since 1953.[58]

In October 2013, Danone teamed up with

Abraaj Group to acquire FanMilk
International, the leading manufacturer
and distributor of frozen dairy products
and juices in Ghana, Togo, Nigeria,
Burkina Faso, Benin and Ivory Coast.[59]

On July 2014, Danone announced the

acquisition of a 40% interest in Kenya's
Brookside, East Africa's leading dairy
products group.[60]

Corporate social
responsibility
Danone operates several funds including:
danone.communities, created in 2007 to
finance social business,[61] the Danone
Ecosystem Fund, created in 2009 to
provide support to Danone partners
including farmers, subcontractors, and
vendors, [62] and Livelihoods, created in
2011 in order to finance environment-
related projects (such as peasant
agriculture, deforestation, access to
energy in emerging countries) and in
return provide investors with carbon
credits with strong social intensity.[63]

Danone's corporate social responsibility

programs were influenced by former
CEO, Antoine Riboud, and a speech he
gave on 25 October 1972 known as the
"Marseilles speech".[64][65]

In this speech, he stated that growth

should not take place without corporate
social responsibility. He was the first
CEO to publicly state that human and
environment aspects of a company
should be take into account.[65]These
ideas laid the ground to Danone's dual
project (economic and social).[65]
Antoine Riboud also developed profit-
sharing with employees and reduced
work time in the 1970s and early 1980s.

Danone Institute
The Danone Institute is a non-profit
organization established to promote
research, information and education
about nutrition, diet and public health.
One of the organization's main objectives
was to increase nutrition knowledge
medical professionals, educators and
parents.[66]

The company set up its first Institute in

1991 in Paris, France, and officially
launched as a private non-profit
organization in 1997.[67][66]

The Institute is led by nutrition experts

and Danone company executives.[66]

Danone Institutes around the

world

By 2007, Danone had set up 18 institutes

in countries around the world to develop
programs that address local public
health issues.[66] The institutes are
located in Belgium, Canada, China, Czech
Republic, France, Germany, Indonesia,
Israel, Italy, Japan, Mexico, Poland,
Russia, Spain, the United States, and
Turkey.[68]
They operate under the aegis of the
Danone Institute International.[67] The
Danone Institute International is
responsible for steering the network, and
encouraging a continual exchange
between the various countries.[67]

Today, more than 200 experts in diet and

nutrition are involved in this international
network.[68]

Each institute is composed of a board of

directors and a scientific council.[66] Each
board includes 8 members.[66] The board
members are responsible for setting the
strategic direction and budget for the
organization.[66] The scientific council
that is composed of from 6 to 10
members, takes future programmatic
decisions.[66]

The institutes develop educational

programs in their countries to deal with
local health and nutrition issues.[66] Each
institute therefore develops its own
program in order to be relevant in their
environment.[68] For instance, the Czech
Danone Institute provides a fund to
support research, development and
education in nutrition, and scholarships
abroad.[69]

Each local Danone Institute develops

specific programs including:[68]
Support research programs :
scholarships, grants, awards, prizes
Publications of research findings
relating to health and nutrition
Organization of scientific conferences
Publication of newsletters and books
for professionals (e.g., health care
professionals, educators, journalists)
Organization of workshops, training
and educational sessions for
professionals
Production of pedagogic material,
booklets, television and radio
programs, PC games for parents,
children...
Spread the knowledge to the public
Throughout the world, the Danone
Institutes continue to be non-profit
organizations.[68]

The Danone Institutes gather

internationally renowned scientists in
diet and nutrition from independent
organizations (e.g.: universities, research
centers).[68] They are independent from
Danone and do not have any commercial
objective. Publications remain scientific
and not commercial.[68]

From 1991 to 2006, more than 40 prizes

and awards have been attributed for
more than €600,000. Over 140 events
have gathered more than 30,000 health
care professionals. And 75 publications
have been published. More than 70
programs towards the public have been
organized.[68]

To date, Danone Institutes have funded

more than 900 research projects.[68] This
represents a global budget of €16
million.[67] They have set up dozens of
educational programs. 100 symposia
have been launched.[67]

Danone Institute International

The Danone Institute International was

established in 2004 to gather together
the 18 Danone Institutes. Its goal is to
develop large-scale international
programs. It also aims at encouraging
the sharing of the knowledge between
the local institutes. It facilitates
cooperation, collaboration and exchange
between scientists.[66]

Danone Institute International is a non-

profit organization[70] originally
established with funding from Danone.
The association promotes the exchange
of information related to the relationship
between diet, nutrition and health.[71]

The Danone Institute International

comprises more than 220 scientific
experts, and may be considered as a
think tank. This international network
gathers renowned scientists from
various fields such as clinical nutrition,
pediatric medicine, microbiology,
gastroenterology, psychology...[66]

The Danone Institute International

produces publications, supports research
via grants, programs and a prize. The DII
also organizes international conferences
and symposia.[66]

The Danone International Prize For

Nutrition is a cornerstone in the work of
the Danone Institute International.[67][71]

Danone International Prize for

Nutrition

The Danone International Prize for

Nutrition is an award established in 1997
by the Danone Institute International,
presented every two years to honour
individuals or teams that have advanced
the science of human nutrition.

The prize aims at encouraging nutrition

research and promoting the public's
understanding of the importance of this
field.

This award is one of the most respected

awards within the field of nutritional
research.[72] Many leading scientists
received this award, that recognizes their
accomplishments.

The Danone International Prize for

Nutrition is worth €120,000. The prize is
awarded every two years by the Danone
Institute International and organized with
the support of the French organization
Fondation pour la Recherche
Médicale.[70][73]

The Danone International Prize for

Nutrition recognizes a single researcher
or a research team as leading a major
step in nutrition, developing novel
concepts, including research fields with
potential application for populations.[73]

The jury consists of up to 9 members,

including one member of the Fondation
pour la Recherche Médicale. 50% of the
jury members come from the Danone
Institute International or the Danone
Institutes. The jury selects one winner by
a secret vote. In case of a tie, the chair's
vote counts as two votes.[73]

Danone Institute International selected in

2007 Friedman through a process
involving more than 650 applicants
worldwide.[72] Candidates must be
employed by a not-for-profit institution
and actively involved in research.[73]
Laureates are chosen after an
independent and international selection
procedure.[70]

Prize winners: Source: Danone

International
2016 Philip Calder, for his outstanding
work on nutrition and immunity.
2013 Gökhan S. Hotamisligil, Harvard
School of Public Health, for his
outstanding research in immunology
and metabolic diseases.[74]
2011 Jeffery I. Gordon, Center for
Genome Sciences and Systems
Biology, Washington University School
of Medicine, St. Louis, for his
outstanding contribution to scientific
research on the human gut microbiome,
diet and nutritional status.[75]
2009 Johan Auwerx, Federal
Polytechnic School of Lausanne, for
his research in molecular nutrition.[76]
2007 Jeffrey M. Friedman, Rockefeller
University and Howard Hughes
Medical Institute; for research on the
role of genetics and leptin, a hormone
he discovered, in body-weight
regulation.[77]
2005 David J. P. Barker,
epidemiologist at the Developmental
Origins of Health and Disease Division
Research Centre of Southampton
University, UK and at the Heart
Research Centre, Oregon Health and
Science University, US, for the Barker
Early Origins Hypothesis, also known as
the fetal origins hypothesis or the thrifty
phenotype hypothesis
 2003 Ricardo Bressani, for his life-time
commitment to maximise the
understanding of the nutritional
potential and limitations of local basic
foods
2001 Alfred Sommer and team from
the School of Hygiene and Public
Health at Johns Hopkins University, for
his work on Vitamin A deficiency
1999 Leif Hallberg, for his work on iron
metabolism
1997 Vernon R. Young, for his work on
protein and amino acids metabolism

Global summit on the health

effects of yogurt
In 2012, the Danone Institute
International in collaboration with the
American Society for Nutrition (ASN)
organized an international working group
to examine the health effects of yogurt.
They communicated their scientific
conclusion to health care professionals
and the public.[78] One year later, the ASN
and the Danone Institute International
joined forces to launch the first global
summit on the health effects of yogurt.

This event aims at evaluating the state of

science as concerns yogurt consumption
and public health.[79]

The first summit took place in 2013 in

Boston. It featured international experts
in medicine and nutrition.[79] Since that
time, summits have been held every
year.[78]

Yogurt in Nutrition Initiative

for a balanced diet

In 2013, the Danone Institute

International, the American Society for
Nutrition (ASN) and the Nutrition Society
(NS) launched the Yogurt in Nutrition
Initiative for a balanced diet. This
program aims at examining the health
effects of yogurt, encouraging research
around yogurt as part of a healthy diet
and communicating scientific
information toward health care
professionals and the public.[80]

Through this project, the Danone Institute

International plans to organize worldwide
conferences to share researchers'
findings.[80] From 2013, the Yogurt in
Nutrition Initiative for a balanced diet co-
organizes every year Global Summit on
the Health Effects of Yogurt.[81]

The Danone Institute International in

collaboration with the American Society
for Nutrition and the International
Osteoporosis Foundation also organizes
the Yogurt in Nutrition Award. This prize
is offered by the Yogurt in Nutrition
Initiative for a balanced diet. This award,
valued at USD 30,000, supports projects
focused on the role of yogurt in the
prevention and management of
diseases. It finances research programs
for 2 years. It recognizes individuals or
research teams from public
organizations, universities or
hospitals.[82]

Controversies
2005–2006: the Pepsico
acquisition case

Due to its narrow focus and relatively

small size, Danone is potentially an
attractive takeover target for its
competitors, namely Nestlé and Kraft
Foods. In mid-July 2005, the share price
of Danone rose 20% within two weeks on
rumours of a bid approach by PepsiCo,
although this intention was denied.[83]
Upon realising that a takeover of a
national treasure such as Danone by a
foreign company was indeed possible in
the capital markets, the "economically
patriotic"[84] French government stepped
in by drafting a law to protect companies
in "strategic industries" such as
Danone[85] from takeover. This has been
dubbed the "Danone Law".[86]

Speculation was renewed once again in

mid-2006, when PepsiCo declared its
intention to grow significantly in France
through a sizeable non-hostile
acquisition,[87] and Kraft was also
reported in Le Figaro, a French daily
newspaper, as not having ruled out an
acquisition on French soil.[88] The stock
market apparently marked down the
possibility of a bid by PepsiCo following
Danone's acquisition of Numico.[89]

China

In October 2012, a Save the Children

survey was conducted in the cities of
Hohhot, Beijing, Jinan, Shanghai, Nanjing,
and Shenzhen. Sixty mothers of infants
0–6 months were interviewed in each
city. 40% of the mothers interviewed said
they had received formula samples. Of
these, 60% were provided by company
representatives, and over one-third by
healthcare workers. The mothers
reported that samples were provided by
(in order of frequency): Dumex (Danone,
and since May 2016 Yashili), Enfamil
(Mead Johnson), Wyeth, Abbott, Nestlé,
Friso, Ausnutria and Bei-yin-mei.[90] The
overall 2013 Save the Children report
which includes this 2012 survey states,
"If new mothers are given free samples
to feed to their babies it can start a
vicious circle that undermines their own
ability to breastfeed. An infant satiated
with formula may demand less breast
milk, so the mother produces less, and
that can result in her losing confidence in
her ability to breastfeed."[90]

Indonesia subsidiary

In February 2013 The Guardian reported

that up until 2011, Danone subsidiary
Sari Husada had midwives sign contracts
to receive financial payments for selling
a certain number of boxes of baby
formula.[91] According to Danone, this no
longer happens, and has been replaced
by a scheme which runs training for
midwives. However, the main difference
appears to be a change from cash to
merchandise such as televisions or
laptops, and often including items which
are needed in the midwives' practices,
such as oxygen canisters, TENS
machines, and nebulisers. The Guardian
has seen a spreadsheet detailing the
number of new mothers contacted, the
amount of 0–6 months formula sold, and
the proportion of their target this
represents. Danone commented: "That
may still be happening, that's something
we need to address."

Turkey marketing campaign

In June 2013 the organisation was

accused in Turkey of "misleading
mothers with a marketing campaign that
warned they might not be providing
enough breast milk to their babies [and
suggesting] mothers use its powdered
baby milk to make up any shortfall."
Danone responded that it "based its
advice on WHO guidance" and claimed
that both the WHO and UNICEF
"endorsed the campaign." The WHO said
Danone did not have permission to use
its logo and asked Danone to remove its
name from the company's marketing
materials within 14 days while Ayman
Abulaban, the UNICEF representative for
Turkey, said: "The Unicef Turkey office
has not endorsed this campaign."
UNICEF also requested that their name
be removed from marketing materials.[92]
Fonterra New Zealand alert

Following a statement by the New

Zealand government and Fonterra on 2
August 2013 warning that batches of
ingredients supplied by Fonterra to four
Danone plants in Asia-Pacific might be
contaminated with Clostridium
botulinium bacteria,[93] Danone recalled
selected infant formula products from
sale in eight markets (New Zealand,
Singapore, Malaysia, China, Hong Kong,
Vietnam, Cambodia and Thailand) as a
precautionary measure.

The alert was lifted on 28 August when

New Zealand Ministry for Primary
Industries concluded after several weeks
of tests that there was no Clostridium
botulinium in any of the batches
concerned. None of the many tests
conducted by Danone before and after
this period showed any
contamination.[94]

On 8 January 2014, Danone announced

its decision to terminate its existing
supply contract with Fonterra and make
any further collaboration contingent on a
commitment by its supplier to full
transparency and compliance with the
food safety procedures applied to all
products supplied to Danone.[95] Danone
won damages of €105 million from
Fonterra.[96]

2013 Unethical marketing

There have been reports and allegations

in 2013 that Danone engaged in
unethical marketing of infant formula in
China,[90] Indonesia,[91] and Turkey.[92]

See also
Yoplait

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