Danone

Mengniu sets up yogurt venture with Danone

21 May 2013

Shares in China Mengniu jumped more than 10 per cent yesterday after the company said it will introduce the French dairy-foods maker Danone as a strategic shareholder, with the two firms agreeing...

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French food group Danone takes stake in China Mengniu

20 May 2013

A Danone Group joint venture has agreed to take a stake worth about HK$3.6 billion in China Mengniu Dairy, marking a comeback for the French company in China where food scares have hit consumer...

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Beverage king blames partner

16 Apr 2008

The chairman and founder of Wahaha - the mainland's largest drinks maker - has accused the company's estranged French joint venture partner, Group Danone, of tipping off mainland tax officials in...

1:30AM

Xinjiang court deals Danone further setback

22 Dec 2007

French food giant Groupe Danone has been dealt yet another setback two weeks after a Xinjiang court threw out the company's suit against Zong Qinghou, president of estranged partner and the...

2:37PM

Wahaha union claims legal win to freeze assets

17 Dec 2007

The blame game between French food giant Groupe Danone and its mainland partner Wahaha Group escalated yesterday as Wahaha's workers' union announced at a Beijing press conference that it had...

2:09PM

Wahaha ups ante with plans for Euro5b lawsuit

26 Jun 2007

As row with Danone escalates, drinks maker cites 'illegalities'

12:29PM

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Lawsuit threat bugs Danone even before Wahaha row wanes

Conflicts arising from Groupe Danone's stake ownership deals with rival mainland companies are increasingly becoming a headache for the firm, with a shareholder of one local partners - Bright...

11:43AM

Danone still hopes to mend ties with Wahaha despite row

French food giant Groupe Danone still hopes to patch up the rift with its joint-venture partner Wahaha Group despite an increasingly bitter and public dispute over alleged contract violations.

11:02AM

Danone and Wahaha vie for the last laugh

Continuing battle between beverage companies remains unresolved

10:45AM

Wahaha-Danone tensions spread to factory floor

Rising tensions between Paris-based Groupe Danone and Hangzhou Wahaha Group over their troubled joint venture has spread to the factory floor, with Chinese workers rejecting the new French...

10:25AM

Wahaha chief quits venture with Danone

Zong Qinghou takes partner to task

10:19AM

Danone set to sue Wahaha over alleged contract breach

Yogurt maker accuses drinks firm after takeover bid fails

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