Danone restructures leadership team
Danone will combine the functions of chairman and chief executive officer. Emmanuel Faber, who has been c.e.o. since 2014, has been appointed chairman and CEO of Danone, effective Dec. 1....
Danone CEO assumes dual leadership role as chairman Riboud steps down
...June he wanted Danone to be at the forefront of consumers’ moves towards healthier eating. LINGERING BID RUMOURS Danone has been touted as a potential target for suitors or shareholders...
Danone bids to revive ailing Brazil dairy business
...calls “New Danone” – which reflects the combined organic performance of Danone and the WhiteWave Foods business acquired earlier this year – rose 4.7%. Danone updated its forecast for 2017...
Danone launches dairy offensive in France
...and for transparency from manufacturers. Le Danone Nature is a line of yogurt made from French milk and natural ingredients. Danone said French consumers were looking for products that were...
Mondelez Chairman and CEO Irene Rosenfeld to retire
...CEO of McCain Foods. Van de Put has also held executive positions with Novartis, Groupe Danone, The Coca-Cola Company and Mars, Incorporated. On March 31, 2018, Van de Put will...
Global dairy TNC’s strengthen market dominance
...cooperatives. On July 3 Lactalis announced it had purchased the U.S. organic dairy business Stonyfield for $875 million from rival French company Danone which was required by regulators to sell...
Danone 2016 results: New cost-cutting plan after drop in sales
Danone announced a new cost-cutting plan on February 15, at its full-year group results presentation. The plan, called “Protein”, is aimed at reducing costs by EUR 1 billion by 2020...
New IUF publication: Resisting and Rolling Back Casual & Precarious Employment
The IUF has produced a 4-page guide to accompany the IUF-Danone Agreement on Sustainable Employment and Access to Rights. The guide summarizes the contents of the Agreement on Sustainable Employment...
New Zealand Dairy Workers Union continues to organize and grow
In recent years local and transnational companies have been challenging the local mega cooperative Fonterra’s dominance in sourcing and processing New Zealand milk. Prominent among the new entrants are Danone...
Turkey: Tekgida-Is signs first agreement at Danone Hayat Waters
...and significantly improved wages and benefits including a 60% rise in overtime pay. The IUF Secretariat supported Tekgida-Is in its organizing efforts at Danone Hayat waters and negotiated with Danone...
IUF affiliate in Malaysia signs first agreement at Danone Dumex
The IUF-affiliated Food Industry Employees Union (FIEU) in Malaysia signed the first ever collective bargaining agreement at Danone Dumex on March 16 2016. This came after the concerted effort of...
Danone invests in infant formula production in Germany
Danone has opened an infant formula processing plant in Germany that will process around 90,000 tonnes of formula – or 150m packs – to be exported to 70 countries worldwide....