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| Danone Rotselaar employees go back to work after a deal is reached following 8 days of strike against restructuring | 22/11/2013 - 13:31 |
Initially the board had voiced to cut 75 positions (63 production workers and 12 white collar workers) in mid-September due to the revenue decline in the Actimel drink (-35 per cent since 2009) despite several measures to avoid redundancy were taken such as stopping the weekend production and reducing the production. |
| Danone Signs Deal to Invest in Russian Dairy Farms | 04/11/2013 - 16:45 |
French food group Danone signed a deal recently to co-fund the construction of dairy farms alongside Russian firm Damate to try to secure long-term milk supplies in the fast-growing Russian market. Danone said it would provide financial support to the construction of several dairy farms in the central Tyumen region and the Bashkortostan Republic. All milk produced by the farms will be sold to Danone's factories. Danone has more than 20 plants in Russia and is the leading producer of milk and dairy products. |
| Starbucks and Danone Team Up to Take on Growing U.S. Yogurt Market | 24/07/2013 - 11:16 |
Starbucks Coffee Company, the world's leading coffee retailer and roaster of specialty coffees, and Danone, the world's leading producer of fresh dairy products announced a strategic agreement to offer a jointly created and developed selection of new, healthy specialty yogurt products in participating Starbucks stores and in grocery channels on July 24,2013. |
| Danone Ecosystem Fund Newsletter- Issue 10 | 23/04/2013 - 14:39 |
Please find here the Newsletter of Danone Ecosystem Fund covering topics like sourcing,territory, recycling, distribution and caring services. |
| New Danone baby nutrition union formed in India | 14/04/2013 - 17:34 |
A union was organized for the first time at the Nutricia baby nutrition plant in Lalru, Punjab, a year after the plant was acquired by Danone through its purchase of Wockhardt Ltd. |
| Outcome of IUF/Danone Extraordinary Meeting for information and consultation for European members | 18/03/2013 - 14:03 |
A meeting for European members of the Danone Committee for Information and Consultation (CIC) took place on 19 February 2013 with some 40 trade union delegates representing Danone workers from 13 European countries. The meeting was called in connection with the company's announcement of a proposed cost-cutting plan affecting employment in Europe. |
| Danone Ecosystem Fund Newsletter | 23/09/2012 - 16:36 | |
| Updated activites of Danone Ecosystem projects | 09/09/2012 - 23:37 |
Danone published a presentation consisting of updated activities on Danone Ecosystem projects since January 2012. The ongoing projects vary from responsible farming to educational programs, caring services and sustainable sourcing. 41 active projects carried in 11 countries together with 31 partners create 51 000 jobs. Please find more details and the full presentation here. |
| USA: Teamsters organizing win at Danone's YoCream plant | 30/07/2012 - 08:55 |
Dairy workers with YoCream, a division of French food group Danone, voted overwhelmingly to join IUF-affiliated Teamsters Local 305 in Portland, Ore., seeking better conditions and a voice at work. |
| Danone Reports 5.9% Growth In Sales In H1 2012 | 27/07/2012 - 13:45 |
New full-year targets for 2012 confirmed are as follows: * Solid growth in H1 2012 sales[1] of +7.7% as reported and +5.9% like-for-like[2] |
The employees of dairy producer Danone in Rotselaar at a staff meeting on November 19 approved the draft agreement regarding restructuring and redundancies that management and unions had achieved. After an 8 days of strike majority of workforce started production again on November 20. 
