Danone (EPA: BN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France that owns 13 consumer brands across 2 categories, and has 4 recorded transactions.[1]
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.
Danone agreed in March 2026 to buy Huel, which sells complete, nutritionally balanced meals as powders and ready-to-drink bottles, mostly direct to consumers in the United Kingdom, Europe and the United States. The purchase completed on 4 September 2026 and Huel is consolidated from 1 September. Danone presented it as an extension of its functional nutrition business into complete nutrition and did not publish the price.
Danone acquired WhiteWave Foods for about $12.5 billion, buying Alpro in Europe and Silk in America. It made Danone the clear leader in plant-based drinks, and the Department of Justice required the divestiture of its own American organic milk business to clear it.
Danone acquired the Dutch nutrition group Numico for about €12.3 billion, buying Aptamil and Nutricia. It moved the company decisively into infant and medical nutrition, which are now among its most profitable divisions.
Lactalis acquired Stonyfield Farm from Danone for about $875 million. Danone was selling because American antitrust authorities required it to divest Stonyfield as a condition of completing its purchase of WhiteWave Foods, so this acquisition exists only because of a remedy imposed on another deal in this dataset.
Danone controlled these 2 brands in the past. Each row shows when the ownership ended and who holds the brand now, so a page that once said Danone owned it still shows why it no longer does.
5 recall notices from government regulators matched to Danone.
Each applies to the specific products, sizes and lot codes named in the notice, not to every product sold under the name.
Matched automatically from FDA, USDA FSIS, UK Food Standards Agency and CPSC records only when the recalling firm corresponds to this ownership record and, for a brand, the brand name appears in the product description. Check the linked notice for exact products and lots. Method.
Frequently asked questions
What brands does Danone own?
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Danone owns 13 consumer brands tracked here, including Nutricia, Danone, Evian, Volvic, Huel and Danonino.
Is Danone a French company?
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Yes. Danone is headquartered in Paris, France and was founded in 1919.
Who owns Danone?
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Danone is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as BN on the EPA.
What was Danone's most recent acquisition?
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The most recent completed acquisition recorded here is Huel on 4 September 2026.
Sources (5) & 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.
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