Danone is a food and beverage company with its registered office in Paris. It describes three businesses: essential dairy and plant-based products, waters, and specialised nutrition across early life and medical nutrition. Its brands include Activia, Actimel, Alpro, Danonino, Silk, International Delight, Evian, Volvic and Aqua. Danone traces its history to 1919, when Isaac Carasso first sold yoghurt in Barcelona, and says it has almost 90,000 employees, with products sold in over 120 markets.
Danone S.A. is listed on Euronext Paris, and Antoine de Saint-Affrique is Chief Executive Officer. The company reported €27.3 billion in sales for 2025. It ranks 14th in Food Engineering’s 2026 Top 100 Food and Beverage Companies, which records food sales of $32,011 million (€27,283 million) for the year to December 2025. Its Indian website names Nutricia International Private Limited, and its UK site lists brands including Aptamil and Cow & Gate.