Danone's large product portfolio
The French based multinational food and beverage company was ranked as one the largest dairy corporation worldwide. In its latest annual report, the company recorded net sales amounting to over 27 billion euros. Danone operates fast-growing categories across three divisions: essential dairy and plant-based, waters, and specialized nutrition. The essential dairy and plant-based division is the company’s cash cow with over 14 billion euros of global sales value. The dairy division is home to well-known dairy staples such as Actimel and Activia. Activia, a probiotic yogurt, is sold in more than 70 countries. More than 2.44 million Britons consumed Activia in 2022.The movement towards healthy and zero sugar beverages has led Danone’s plain water, flavored water and functional beverages to become the fastest growing division of the company in recent years. A broad product portfolio enables the company to compete with food and beverage powerhouses such as Nestlé and Unilever. While the United States is the company’s clear profit center for Danone, France and China ranked next highest in generated sales.