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In the Spotlight – Danone stake sale to Huiyuan Juice Group
30 July 2010
Shares in Huiyuan Juice Group rose by 8% on Thursday (29 July) – the most in almost two months – after Groupe Danone agreed to sell its stake in the firm to Hong-Kong-based private equity firm SAIF Partners.
June Management Briefing - The BRICM Markets – Part I
6 July 2010
The rise of the world’s large emerging markets, Brazil, Russia, India, China and Mexico - or BRICM to give them their popular acronym - has been especially significant for the drinks industry. With its array of international and local brands and a growing inquisitiveness of consumers worldwide towards foreign drinks, the drinks industry is a good fit for globalisation.
Review of the Year 2009 - Soft Drinks & Water
17 December 2009
It would appear that, beyond the shadow of one major transaction, the soft drinks and water categories had a year of innovation and controversy. A colourful 12 months for the sector, then, as Ben Cooper reports.
CHINA: Danone silent on Wahaha payment
10 November 2009
Groupe Danone has declined to comment on a report that it agreed a EUR300m (US$450m) sum for the sale of its stake in a joint venture with China's Wahaha, ending a dispute between the two groups.
CHINA: Coca-Cola Co develops Minute Maid dairy drink
26 October 2009
Coca-Cola Co is entering the fast-growing Chinese dairy drinks market with a new product under the Minute Maid brand.
UK: Danone Actimel advert banned
14 October 2009
A UK television advert for Danone’s Actimel has been banned by the country's advertising watchdog for failing to back up its claim that the yoghurt drink provides health benefits to children.
just the facts – Danone, Wahaha dispute
1 October 2009
Danone said yesterday (30 September) it has agreed to sell its 51% stake in a joint venture with China's Wahaha, bringing to an end their long-running dispute and years of court battles across the globe. Here we look at five facts on the two companies.
Comment - The Danone Wahaha legacy
30 September 2009
Danone's trademark dispute with Wahaha may have ended, but the fallout from the one of the most long-running and high-profile disputes between joint venture partners in the drinks sector will not disappear so easily.
CHINA: Danone, Wahaha settle dispute
30 September 2009
Danone has agreed to sell its 51% stake in a joint venture with China's Wahaha, bringing to an end their long-running dispute.
just the facts – Disputes between drinks firms
20 August 2009
In 1996, Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co, a leading beverage producer in China, began a joint venture with Danone Group to form five new subsidiaries.
CHINA: Danone dismisses Wahaha victory claim
22 June 2009
A claim by Chinese firm Wahaha that it has won its trademark dispute against Danone has been dismissed by the French dairy and water giant.
CHINA: Wahaha wins latest court battle with Danone
29 April 2009
Wahaha's chairman, Zong Qinghou, has emerged victorious from the Chinese company's latest battle with joint venture partner Danone in a China court.
INDIA: Danone ends Wadia deal to go it alone
15 April 2009
Danone has said it intends to pursue growth in India independently, after announcing the end of its joint venture in the country with Wadia Group.
CHINA: Wahaha to invest in AGV - report
30 March 2009
Chinese food and beverage company Wahaha Group is in talks to invest in Taiwanese rival AGV Products, according to reports.
US: Judge tells Danone to settle Wahaha dispute in China
4 March 2009
A California court has ruled that Groupe Danone's trademark dispute with Chinese joint venture partner Wahaha should be settled in China, not by the US judicial system.
CHINA: Wahaha plans to double sales in five years
11 February 2009
Chinese drinks group Hangzhou Wahaha has said that it remains largely unaffected by the global economic downturn, and plans to double its sales within five years.
CHINA: Danone to appeal latest Wahaha ruling
8 January 2009
Danone, the French dairy and water group, has said it will appeal a court ruling in the British Virgin Islands over its trademark dispute with Chinese business partner Wahaha.
CHINA: Wahaha pins hopes on new Danone tribunal
24 September 2008
Chinese firm Wahaha has said it is confident of victory when its trademark dispute with Groupe Danone goes before a Swedish tribunal in January.
CHINA: Diageo files lawsuit against Johnnie Walker copycat
8 August 2008
Diageo has filed legal action against Chinese drinks firm Blue Blood, accusing the group of copying the packaging design used on Johnnie Walker whisky.
CHINA: Danone to appeal against Wahaha, again
6 August 2008
French food and drink giant Danone has said it will continue to fight its trademark case against Chinese joint-venture partner Wahaha.
Focus - Sports drinks and The Olympic Games
5 August 2008
The 2008 Beijing Olympics are almost upon us as we finally realise that in addition to all the brand sponsorship activity, there will be some sport. Not surprisingly Coca-Cola is one of the leading participants in the brand marketing frenzy but Annette Farr found a surprising paucity of activity around sports drinks.
CHINA: Danone China chief executive in tax probe
25 July 2008
Groupe Danone's China chief executive is to be investigated by Shanghai's tax bureau for suspected tax evasion, according to local reports.
FRANCE: Danone quiet on Wahaha rumours
27 May 2008
Danone has remained mum on rumours that the French food giant is looking to exit its partnership with Wahaha.
FRANCE/CHINA: Danone calls time on Wahaha brouhaha?
22 May 2008
Groupe Danone has refused to comment on reports that it has decided to pull out of its commercial relationship with Chinese joint venture partner Hangzhou Wahaha.
Spotlight - Master Kong: The master of Chinese RTD tea
19 May 2008
The Master Kong brand has outperformed domestic and international competitors alike in the Chinese RTD tea category and is also diversifying into new beverage sectors, extending an already multi-faceted brand even further. Simon Maddrell of Euromonitor International takes a look at this successful brand story, and examines the challenges and opportunities Master Kong faces in China’s developing beverage market.
FRANCE: Groupe Danone confirms targets for 2008
1 May 2008
Groupe Danone has reiterated its sales and profits targets for this year.
FRANCE: Danone CFO joins exec committee
15 April 2008
Pierre-André Terisse, the recently-appointed CFO at Danone, has been named on the food giant’s executive committee.
FRANCE: Danone quells Hangzhou Wahaha deadline talk
14 April 2008
Groupe Danone has dismissed reports that a deadline for negotiations with Hangzhou Wahaha over the companies’ troubled joint-venture in China has passed.
FRANCE: Groupe Danone deliver Q1 sales lift
14 April 2008
Groupe Danone has posted a healthy lift in first quarter sales, driven in part by rising revenues from its waters division.
FRANCE/CHINA: Danone mute on Wahaha stalemate
11 March 2008
Groupe Danone has declined to comment on reports that its Chinese venture partner Hangzhou Wahaha's chairman Zong Qinghou is threatening that the dispute between the two may go back to the courts.
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