Danone
Dairy, plant-based, waters and specialized nutrition · France
Danone is a French food and drink company that makes yogurt and plant-based products, bottled water such as evian, and baby and medical nutrition under brands like Activia, Alpro, Aptamil and Nutricia, sold in over 120 markets.
What makes it different
A third of sales come from baby and medical nutrition.
34%Sales from Specialized NutritionFY2025
Specialized Nutrition, mostly infant formula and medical nutrition, is Danone’s second-largest category after yogurt and plant-based products.
How big it is
How big is Danone?
€27.28BSalesFY2025
120+MarketsFY2025
88,670Employees2025
How it makes money FY2025
Dairy first, then baby nutrition.
- Essential Dairy & Plant-Based48%€13.16B
- Specialized Nutrition34%€9.28B
- Waters18%€4.85B
How the business works
Health science behind everyday food brands.
- 1Dairy, water, baby nutrition
- 2Science-based brands
- 3Pharmacies, shops, hospitals
Medical and infant products reach buyers through pharmacies and hospitals, not only supermarkets.
Who owns it
- Other shareholders74.5%
- BlackRock6.9%
- Artisan Partners5.9%
CEO: Antoine de Saint-Affrique
Who it competes with
Key moments
- 1919The first Danone yogurt, in Barcelona
- 1972Marseille speech and the Dual Project
- 1973BSN and Danone merge
- 2007Royal Numico acquired
- 2017WhiteWave acquired
Sources
Every number on this page comes from Danone's own reports.
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What Danone tracks25 metrics
Volumes sold rating 3.5 or more Health Stars
Key ingredients sourced from farms starting regenerative agriculture
Volume / mix growth
Results, quarter by quarterwith a chart
Revenue
Profit
Margin
Where the money comes from5 regions
Europe
North America
Asia, Middle-East & Africa
The full timeline18 moments
2021
2025
2026
Danone vs Nestléside by side
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