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Danone scores with 'high protein' and infant nutrition
Food giant Danone has had a strong first quarter of 2025, with sales up 4,3%. Mainly thanks to infant nutrition and also products with a high protein content. Danone did particularly well on the Chinese market.
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In total, Danone sold €6,844 billion worth of products in the first three months of this year. The largest part of the turnover continues to come from the EDP division (essential dairy and plant-based product). This division is still the undisputed largest with 49% of turnover, but the Specialized Nutrition division (infant nutrition, medical nutrition and nutrition for special groups) is a good second with almost 34%, and the division that performed best. The water division did slightly less well, although the results differ considerably by region.
Specialized Nutrition did particularly well in China, particularly with infant nutrition, but also in Latin America. That Danone scores such good results on the Chinese market may seem strange given the Chinese dairy surplus, but Danone does operate in the exclusive segment and that certainly plays a role.
Sales of proteinproducts (the YoPro line) are particularly popular in the US, but Danone is also doing well in Japan with these types of products.