As the global leader and pioneer in fresh dairy and plant-based products, with more than a century of know-how and expertise, we aim to promote healthier, more sustainable and more diversified diets around the world. Through our market-leading and iconic brands, we offer a diverse range of superior products that cater to evolving consumer trends and needs.
Essential Dairy and Plant-Based products
Leading and pioneering in the dairy and plant-based sectors
Home to household names such as Activia, Actimel, and Alpro, dairy and plant-based products are at the core of Danone’s health-focused portfolio.
No.1
Worldwide in fresh dairy products in 2023
No.1
Worldwide in plant-based food and beverages
€14.322 bn
Total sales of essential dairy and plant-based products in 2023
Promoting healthy and sustainable choices
At Danone, we believe that both dairy and plant-based products have a vital role to play in the healthy, sustainable, and diversified diets of the future.
The majority of our dairy and plant-based products are classified as healthy, with 89.2% of Danone’s volumes of dairy, plant-based, and waters products rated ≥ 3.5 stars by the Health Star Rating system*.
In fact, over 60% of Danone’s Essential Dairy & Plant-based sales come from products in functional segments such as immunity, gut health, indulgence, and performance.
We also cater to the growing number of people around the world seeking flexitarian options, through tasty and nutritious plant-based alternatives. Our plant-based ranges include high-protein options, and products fortified with micronutrients such as calcium, vitamin B2, B12, and D.
*The Health Star Rating system assesses the overall nutritional profile of packaged food and assigns it a rating from ½ a star to five stars. The more stars, the healthier the choice. At Danone, since 2019 we have decided to voluntarily provide additional information on our products by means of the internationally recognized/government-endorsed Health Star Rating system. We also use this as a reference for our formal external reporting and our commitments and policies. The Health Star Rating system has been developed on the UK’s Food Standards Agency Nutrient profiling model supported by the independent Scientific Advisory Committee on Nutrition (SACN). Health Star Rating has been selected by the Global non-profit Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) as one of the main Global Index used to report about the nutritional performance of products portfolios. Health Stars Rating system takes into account the energy, saturated fat, sodium and total sugars content along with fruit and vegetable content, dietary fiber and proteins of food to rate products. Reflecting our Danone Impact Journey health commitment to increase transparency around nutrition and enable consumers to make informed decisions, we have now decided to make this important information available online as well.
Always innovating to bring tasty and superior products to our consumers
Discover our latest innovations around the world
- Activia
- Danoninho in Brazil
- Alpro flavored barista
Preserving and regenerating nature
With close relationships with over 64,000 farmers worldwide, agriculture is at the core of our business and is one of the most significant ways we can create positive economic, societal, and environmental impact. Danone is working to develop and promote regenerative models of agriculture that reduce emissions and water use, protect soil, empower farmers, and promote animal welfare. Since 2017, Danone has supported the implementation of 25 agriculture projects in 14 different countries.
-30%
Target to reduce absolute methane emissions from fresh milk by 2030 (compared to a 2020 baseline)
First food company to commit to the Global Methane Pledge
38%
Key ingredients sourced from regenerative agriculture in 2023
This surpasses our ambition to have 30% of key ingredients sourced from regenerative agriculture
100%
Alpro soya beans are deforestation free
