France-based food company Danone has announced that its like-for-like sales increased 3.9% in the third quarter of 2007. The company reported that its Fresh Dairy unit continued on its steady double-digit growth trajectory at 11.9%.

By Anonymous The United States' biggest food and beverage company, Kraft Foods Inc., is looking to expand globally with the acquisition of the cookie and cereal division of the French food company, Groupe Danone SA.

French dairy and drinks giant Groupe Danone has posted a 7% drop in first-half net profit to E656 million, compared to gains of E704 million in the prior year period, which were boosted by the E152 million sale of Amoy sauces in Asia.

By MATTHEW CURTIN OF DOW JONES NEWSWIRES When do biscuits cease to be a strategic French asset? When the right buyer offers the right price at the right time.

By Julia Werdigier Groupe Danone, the world's largest yogurt company, said Monday that it planned to buy Numico, a Dutch baby-food maker, for 12.3 billion as part of its focus on healthy nutrition.