Tell me about Danone… The Parent Company
Groupe Danone is a world leader in the food industry in each of its three industry sectors: # 1 worldwide in Fresh Dairy Products, # 1 worldwide in Packaged Water, and # 2 worldwide in Cookies and Cereal Based Snacks.
Groupe Danone has over 90 companies employing 100,000 people in
32 countries, serving hundreds of millions of consumers in 120 countries
around the globe.
- Strong Local Presence - in businesses where close ties to consumers
are crucial, Danone has a key advantage: around 70% of its world sales
are achieved through No. 1 positions in domestic markets
- Proven expertise, with many global acquisitions
- Healthy organic growth is central to the Danone Model
- A wide range of opportunities: over 60% of worldwide volumes in each
of the three businesses are still from local suppliers
- Strong brands with continuing momentum
- Momentum from Innovation - customer satisfaction is what drives
innovation at Groupe Danone. In 2000, the Company brought together worldwide
research and development operations at a single multi-disciplinary centre,
Danone Vitapole, as a way to develop synergies, pooling the know-how and
experience from all three business lines.
- Strong Social and Environmental Policies - At Groupe Danone, a
policy of social and environmental responsibility has been fundamental
to strategy since the 1970's. Danone keeps pace with the
changing
times
- Danone is a company that prides itself on its values of Openness, Humanism,
Enthusiasm and Proximity, which are translated into action. In
tune with the professional and personal needs of each of its collaborators,
management
is also concerned with improving its relationship with all stakeholders:
clients, consumers, suppliers, social and ecological environments,
etc.
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ABOUT DANONE