Danone: brands it owns and its ownership tree
Danone (EPA: BN) is a publicly listed company headquartered in Paris, France that owns 12 consumer brands across 2 categories.[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.
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Company facts
- Legal name
- Danone S.A.
- Type
- publicly listed company · see all publicly listed company owners
- Headquarters
- 🇫🇷 Paris, France
- Founded
- 1919
- Tickers
- EPA: BN
- Wikidata
- Q194304
- Website
- www.danone.com
- Last verified
- · 1 sources
Danone in numbers
- Danone owns 12 consumer brands tracked here across 2 top-level categories; the largest is food with 10 brands.[1]
- 8 of its brands originated outside France.
Everything Danone owns
Controlling ownership as of . Brands grouped under the entity that owns them; large groups are collapsed.
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Brand portfolio by category
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Frequently asked questions
What brands does Danone own?
Danone owns 12 consumer brands tracked here, including Nutricia, Danone, Evian, Volvic, Danonino and International Delight.
Is Danone a French company?
Yes. Danone is headquartered in Paris, France and was founded in 1919.
Who owns Danone?
Danone is a publicly listed company owned by its shareholders; it trades as BN on the EPA.
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 1 March 2026; retrieved 6 September 2026.
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