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Danone(chinadaily.com.cn)Updated: 2007-07-05 18:33 Group Danone is one of the most famous food and beverage groups in the world with its headquarters in Paris and 90,000 staff members worldwide. Group Danone is a Global Fortune 500 company with a long history and large size. Danone develops its business across over 120 countries focusing on three core categories: fresh dairy products, biscuits (in which it ranks second worldwide) and beverages (in which it ranks first worldwide). Founded in 1966, Danone has followed an active expansion strategy throughout the world since the 1990s. In less than 40 years, Danone has become a giant of the food industry, owning many famous international brands such as Danone, LU, Evian, and more. Since the end of the 1980s, Danone began to develop the production and business in China extensively by investing in building factories. Now, the main business of Danone in China concerns yogurt, biscuits and beverages. Danone has 70 factories in China, including Danone Biscuits (in Shanghai, Suzhou and Jiangmen), Robust (in Guangzhou), Wahaha (in Hang Zhou), and Health (in Shenzhen). The products are not only sold in China, but also exported to different countries. (For more biz stories, please visit Industry Updates) |
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