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The news page for Danone S.A. (DANOY) aggregates company announcements and market-relevant updates for this global food and beverage group. Danone’s releases provide insight into its three core categories—Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition—as well as its broader Renew strategy, which it describes as focused on restoring growth, competitiveness and long-term value creation.
Investors and observers can use Danone news to follow developments such as quarterly sales updates, geographic and category performance, and details on like-for-like growth, volume/mix and pricing trends. Danone’s communications also cover acquisitions and strategic investments, including moves in gut health, microbiome science and plant-based nutrition that support its health-focused positioning.
Capital markets and balance sheet actions feature regularly in Danone’s news flow. Examples include dual-tranche bond issues, with explanations of how proceeds will be used and how instruments are treated under IFRS and by credit rating agencies, as well as share buyback mandates and transactions involving the company’s own shares. Danone also publishes recurring notices on its total number of shares and voting rights, in line with French regulatory requirements.
Corporate governance and organizational updates are another theme, with announcements on changes to leadership structure and geographic organization, such as the shift to EMEA, Asia Pacific and Americas. For those tracking DANOY, this news stream offers context on Danone’s operational performance, strategic priorities and capital structure. Bookmark this page to review new press releases and regulatory communications as they are published.
Danone has reported strong financial results for 2022, with net sales of €27,661m, representing a 13.9% increase. On a like-for-like basis, sales grew by 7.8%, driven by an 8.7% rise in price, despite a 0.8% decline in volume/mix. The company achieved a recurring EPS of €3.43, up 3.6% year-over-year, and proposed a dividend of €2.00 per share. For 2023, Danone forecasts like-for-like sales growth of 3-5% and aims to improve its recurring operating margin. Key regional performances included significant growth in North America and the Rest of the World, although the recurring operating margin decreased to 12.2%, attributed to input-cost inflation.
DANONE has reported the total number of voting rights and shares as of January 31, 2023. The total number of shares stands at 675,837,932.
The total number of theoretical voting rights is 699,982,512, which includes shares with suspended voting rights. The total number of exercisable voting rights is 663,752,511, excluding those with suspended voting rights. This disclosure complies with Article L. 233-8 II of the French Commercial Code and Article 223-16 of the AMF regulations, ensuring public transparency.
Danone announced on January 26, 2023, that it will explore strategic options, including a potential sale, for its U.S. organic dairy operations, which include the Horizon Organic and Wallaby brands. These brands constitute about 3% of Danone's global revenues and have negatively impacted the company’s like-for-like sales growth and recurring operating margin in 2022. CEO Antoine de Saint-Affrique emphasized that while these brands are strong, they do not align with Danone's priority growth areas as defined in its Renew strategy. This move is part of a broader portfolio review initiated in March 2022.
On January 18, 2023, Danone announced the appointment of three Group Deputy CEOs to enhance its leadership and drive the Renew Danone strategy. Véronique Penchienati-Bosetta will oversee Global Marketing, Digital, and Specialized Nutrition, while Shane Grant will lead the Americas and Global Dairy and Plant-Based initiatives. Juergen Esser is assigned to Finance, Technology, and Data. The company also reported the departure of two executives, Nigyar Makhmudova and Floris Wesseling. The new leadership structure aims to improve decision-making and execution speed, with changes effective February 1, 2023. Danone will adjust financial reporting accordingly.
Danone has announced a groundbreaking initiative to cut its methane emissions from fresh milk by 30% by 2030, making it the first food company to align its goals with the Global Methane Pledge. This plan aims to eliminate 1.2 million tons of CO2 equivalent methane by 2030 and builds on a 14% reduction achieved from 2018 to 2020. The company will partner with the Environmental Defense Fund to enhance reporting and advocacy for methane solutions. Danone's efforts, which include working with 58,000 farmers, address the 8% of total human-caused methane emissions arising from dairy production.
DANONE has disclosed its total number of shares and voting rights as of December 31, 2022. The company has 675,837,932 shares outstanding, with a total of 700,077,825 theoretical voting rights. The total number of exercisable voting rights stands at 663,847,824. This information complies with Article L. 233-8 II of the French Commercial Code and Article 223-16 of the Financial Markets Authority regulations. The announcement is part of regular disclosures to shareholders and regulatory bodies.
DANONE has disclosed its total number of voting rights and shares as of November 30, 2022. The total number of shares stands at 675,837,932, while the total theoretical voting rights are 700,083,982. The exercisable voting rights amount to 663,849,920.
This information is provided in compliance with French regulations, specifically Article L. 233-8 II and Article 223-16 of the AMF General Regulation, ensuring transparency for shareholders and the public.
As of October 31, 2022, Danone reported a total of 675,837,932 shares and 700,077,464 total theoretical voting rights. The exercisable voting rights stand at 663,843,402. These figures comply with the French Commercial Code and the AMF General Regulation, ensuring transparency in shareholding structures. The distinction between theoretical and exercisable voting rights is crucial for regulatory compliance and for understanding shareholder influences in corporate decisions.
In the third quarter of 2022, Danone reported a 19.1% increase in net sales, reaching €7.33 billion, with like-for-like (LFL) growth of 9.5%. Price increases contributed 10.9%, while volume/mix saw a decline of 1.4%. North America led growth with 11.2% LFL sales, while Europe reported 6.0%. The company upgraded guidance for full-year LFL sales growth to 7-8% from an earlier 5-6%. Danone initiated a process to transfer control of its EDP Russia business, which may lead to a write-off of up to €1 billion.
Danone announced plans to transfer control of its Essential Dairy and Plant-based (EDP) business in Russia to ensure long-term local business continuity. This decision follows that the EDP Russia business had contributed approximately 5% to Danone's net sales in the first nine months of 2022, alongside impacting like-for-like sales growth and recurring operating margin negatively. The transaction could entail a write-off of up to €1 billion and will require regulatory approvals, resulting in the deconsolidation of the EDP Russia business.