Danone

Danone First-Half Earnings Top Estimates On Price Increases

Danone, the world’s largest yogurt maker, reported first-half earnings that beat analyst estimates as a revamp of its Actimel and Danonino brands and...

Dannon Says WhiteWave Deal May Help Accelerate Non-GMO Push

Dannon, the yogurt maker owned by French food giant Danone, said its parent company’s $10 billion acquisition of WhiteWave Foods Co. may help speed u...

For Food Inc., Deals and More Deals Are a Diet Necessity: Gadfly

When it comes to M&A, food companies can no longer be couch potatoes and they know it. They're on the move -- whether it be for mega-mergers to cut...

The Food-And-Beverage Deal Frenzy Has A Dark Side: Gadfly

Stock prices for food and beverage companies are about to get frothier -- and that's not necessarily a good thing. French yogurt maker Danone's $10 bill...

Danone Said To Pick JPMorgan, BNP In Top Post-Brexit Funding

Danone is working with JPMorgan Chase & Co. and BNP Paribas SA to arrange funding for its $10 billion purchase of WhiteWave Foods Co., the largest...

Coke And Pepsi Shoulda Been WhiteWave Contenders: Gadfly

They coulda, and probably shoulda, been contenders -- but Coca-Cola and Pepsi let another meaningful M&A opportunity fizzle out. Either one of t...

Hain Shares Surge As WhiteWave Speculation Deal Spurs Of Buyout

Hain Celestial Group Inc. surged the most in almost two years as Danone SA’s takeover of WhiteWave Foods Co. spurred speculation that the maker of he...

Danone To Buy U.S. Soy-Milk Maker WhiteWave For $10 Billion

Danone agreed to buy WhiteWave Foods Co. for about $10 billion, adding the best-selling U.S. soy milk brand Silk and a line of plant-based foods and doubli...