Danone on the road to success

Danone has reported strong second half results, with overall sales up by 5.9% to 7.25 billion Euros on the same period last year.
Net income increased by 3.2%, although 1999 figures did include a r280 million capital gain on disposals. Excluding this capital gain, net income rose 12.6% in the first half of 2000. Fresh dairy products contributed 3.22 billion EUROS, 7.6% more than in the same period last year.