Turnover: 27.66 billion EUR (2022)
Country: France
Danone is a multinational company founded in Barcelona in 1919 and headquartered in Paris. The company boasts a wide range of food and beverage products, which can be summarized in 3 categories:
- Fresh dairy products
- Beverages
- Cookies and cereals
- Baby food
Danone's product portfolio includes several brands, such as Activia, Actimel, Danacol, Alpro, Danette, VitaSnella, HiPro, SuperMario, Mellin, Aptamil, Milupa, Fortifit, Fortimel, Souvenaid, Neocate, Fortini, Infatrini, and many others.
danone is present in Italy with two divisions:
- Dairy and Plant Products (EDP): Danone S.p.A. Benefit Company ;
- Specialized Nutrition (SN): Danone Nutricia S.p.A. Benefit Company.
News

The reorganization of the Villecomtal plant will focus on dairy production. 20/05/2022
- Danone decides to convert its Villecomtal dairy processing site to vegetable beverage production
- But this operation leaves 216 farmers without outlets
- Danone has agreed to pay compensation
- The Ségala-Limargue association will continue to deliver milk to Danone for the Lacapelle-Marival site
Financial Data
DUNS: 552032534
Legal Name: DANONE
Address: 17 BD HAUSSMANN , 75009 PARIS 9
Number of employees: Entre 1 000 et 1 999 salariés (2020)
Capital: 168 959 483 EUR
Financial Data:
Year | 2021 | 2020 | 2019 | 2018 | 2017 | 2016 | 2015 |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Turnover | 635 000 000 | 622 000 000 | 593 000 000 | 666 000 000 | 609 000 000 | 648 000 000 | 534 000 000 |
Gross margin (€) | 700 000 000 | 674 000 000 | 647 000 000 | 711 000 000 | 668 000 000 | - | - |
EBITDA (€) | -137 000 000 | -130 000 000 | -163 000 000 | -62 000 000 | -173 000 000 | - | - |
Operating profit (€) | -137 000 000 | -130 000 000 | -163 000 000 | -62 000 000 | -173 000 000 | - | - |
Net profit (€) | 3 674 000 000 | 1 931 000 000 | 471 000 000 | 899 000 000 | 176 000 000 | 1 347 000 000 | 2 217 000 000 |
Turnover growth rate (%) | 2,1 | 4,9 | -11 | 9,4 | -6 | 21,3 | - |
Ebitda margin rate (%) | -21,6 | -20,9 | -27,5 | -9,3 | -28,4 | - | - |
Operating margin rate (%) | -21,6 | -20,9 | -27,5 | -9,3 | -28,4 | - | - |
Working Capital (turnover days) | -886,9 | -3 400,6 | -2 422,1 | -1 249 | -1 235,2 | - | - |
Working Capital requirements (turnover days) | - | - | 203,1 | - | - | - | - |
Net margin (%) | 578,6 | 310,5 | 79,4 | 135 | 28,9 | - | - |
Added value / Turnover (%) | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | 100 | - | - |
Wages and social charges (€) | 254 000 000 | 260 000 000 | 295 000 000 | 287 000 000 | - | - | - |
Salaries / Turnover (%) | 40 | 41,8 | 49,7 | 43,1 | - | - | - |
Company Managers:
Position | First Name | Last Name | Age | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Président du conseil d'administration | Gilles | Schnepp | 64 | |
Directeur général | Antoine | Bernard De Saint Affrique | 58 | |
Administrateur | Bettina | Molitor | 61 | |
Administrateur | Serpil | Timuray | 54 | |
Administrateur | Frédéric | Boutebba | 56 | |
Administrateur | Michel Marie | Landel | 71 | |
Administrateur | Gilles | Schnepp | 64 | |
Administrateur | Valérie | Chapoulaud-Floquet | 60 | |
Administrateur | Antoine | Bernard de Saint Affrique | 58 | |
Administrateur | Patrice | Louvet | 59 | |
Administrateur | Géraldine | Roaux | 53 | |
Administrateur | Susan-Barbara | Roberts | 66 | |
Administrateur | Gilbert | Ghostine | 63 | |
Administrateur | Lise | Kingo | 62 |
Studies mentioning this company

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- HiPP
- Nutriset
- Kraft Heinz
- Humana Italia SPA
- Farmaè
- O.F.I. OFFICINA FARMACEUTICA ITALIANA SPA
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- Carrefour Italia
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- Coop
- Conad

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- Les 2 vaches (Danone)
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- Biocoop
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- Naturalia
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- Pechalou
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- Laiterie du Périgord
- Candia (Sodiial)
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