Who owns Actimel?
Actimel is owned by Danone (France, EPA: BN).[1]
This ownership is reported in official statements but has not yet been matched to a regulatory filing.
Evidence: Danone Universal Registration Document 2025, Danone S.A, 4 March 2026. Last checked .
Key facts
- Current owner
- Danone S.A. reported
- Owner HQ
- 🇫🇷 France, Paris
- Origin
- 🇫🇷 France
- Founded
- 1994
- Category
- Food › Dairy & alternatives › Yogurt
- Parent ticker
- EPA: BN
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
About Actimel
Actimel is a probiotic drinking yoghurt launched in 1994 and sold in small daily bottles, marketed on immune support. It is sold as DanActive in North America. European regulators required health claims on the category to be substantially rewritten after a 2010 review of the evidence.
Ownership timeline of Actimel
Where Actimel sits in Danone
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Other brands owned by Danone
Danone controls 13 brands on Brandtree, 11 of them in food.
Also in food
Other brands in yogurt, and who owns them
Danone has more brands in yogurt on Brandtree than any other owner: 5 of 83.
About the owner: Danone
Danone is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France, founded in 1919. Brandtree records 13 brands under its control, and it is listed as EPA: BN.
Danone began in Barcelona in 1919 when Isaac Carasso started making yoghurt with cultures from the Pasteur Institute, naming it after his son Daniel. It is now a French company focused on dairy and plant-based products, waters and specialised nutrition.
🇫🇷 Actimel and other French brands
Brandtree records a controlling owner for 322 brands that began in France. 100 of them (31%) are now controlled by a company headquartered in another country; Actimel is not one of them.
- Babybel — Bel Group 🇫🇷
- Bonduelle — Bonduelle 🇫🇷
- Béghin Say — Tereos 🇫🇷
- Candia — Sodiaal 🇫🇷
- Caprice des Dieux — Savencia Fromage & Dairy 🇫🇷
- Carrefour — Carrefour 🇫🇷
Frequently asked questions
Who is the parent company of Actimel?
The parent company of Actimel is Danone, a publicly listed company headquartered in France.
Is Actimel French?
Yes. Actimel originated in France in 1994 and its owner, Danone, is also headquartered in France.
Is Actimel still owned by Danone?
Yes. As of 16 September 2026, Actimel is still owned by Danone. The ownership record was last checked against primary sources on that date.
Sources (1) & corrections
Last verified . Every ownership fact above is backed by one of these primary documents. Numbers in brackets in the text refer to this list.
- [1] Danone Universal Registration Document 2025 — Danone S.A., Annual report, published 4 March 2026; retrieved 28 September 2026.
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