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The paper points at the analysing and evaluating the reason of Danone’s agility and key factors in the current environment present opportunities and threats in the relation to Danone’s agility. Lastly, a series of strategic and operational recommendations to senior management regarding the preservation and enhancement of the Danone’s agility have been provided in this report. In this paper, we did research and discussion to enhance the quality of the report and we have used calculations and table

DANONE Case - Financial analysis of Danone group PENG Bo (e113110) GE Chuxiao(e113051) JIANG Yihong(e113066) Fiancial Statement Analysis – Danone Case Agenda • Introduction • Capital structure • Profitability • Return • Liquidity • Solvency • Conclusions & Recommendations Fiancial Statement Analysis – Danone Case Introduction of DANONE Group History Initiate in 1966, DANONE evolved from the original glass manufacturer to the international leader in fresh diary products. Mission “bringing

| GNC Holdings, Inc. | Operations/Supply Chain Management Overview and Analysis | | | | | | Executive Summary Background: GNC was founded by David Shakarian in 1960s, and specialized in yogurt and other healthy food such as honey, grains, and “healthy sandwiches”. Due to increasing demand, GNC expanded stores throughout the United States during the 1970s. However, the emergence of other competitors in the external environment and poor management internally lead to a difficult

ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 597 CASE STUDIES ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 598 ECS8C_C01.qxd 22/10/2007 11:54 Page 599 Guide to using the case studies The main text of this book includes 87 short illustrations and 15 case examples which have been chosen to enlarge specific issues in the text and/or provide practical examples of how business and public sector organisations are managing strategic issues. The case studies which follow allow the

9-608-107 REV : APRIL 1 6 , 2 0 0 8 ____________________________________________________________ ____________________________________________________ ANE DAMGAARD JEN SEN Global Knowledge Management at Danone At Danone we don’t talk about strategy, we react to the context around us. For me, it’s like a Lego box that you buy for your children. They start to play, trying to find a way to build the image on the Lego box. At the end of the day, they give up, throw out the box, and put the pieces

meals, confectionery, glass packaging, beer, cheese, etc. 2007 was a decisive year for the development of the group’s activities: Danone sold its “biscuits and cereal products” activity to the Kraft Foods group and acquired the Dutch company Royal Numico, one of the world leaders in infant food and medical nutrition. This acquisition brought its portfolio of activities in line with its mission of “bringing health through food to as many people as possible”. The products marketed covers all age groups