Dannon

A sweeping investigation into Dannon's nationwide marketing of its Activia and DanActive brands has resulted in the yogurt giant's agreeing to pay $21 million to 39 states to settle charges of deceptive advertising of its dairy products' health benefits. The settlement, announced...

Yogurt manufacturer Dannon has settled a class action lawsuit that alleged that Dannon had, "overstated the yogurt's health benefits" of its Activia and DanActive yogurt lines. As part of the settlement Dannon will set aside $35 million to reimburse customers up to $100. The settlement,...

On Sunday, Daniel Carasso, founder and honorary chairman of Group Danone, died at his home in Paris. A titan of industry, he had the rare distinction of transforming both the world of business and the world of food. Carasso was, in many ways, responsible for the current association between yogurt...