As the world’s largest food and beverage company we are driven by a simple aim: unlocking the power of food to enhance quality of life for everyone, today and for generations to come. To deliver on this, we serve with passion, with a spirit of excellence, offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families. Our culture is based on our values rooted in respect: respect for ourselves, respect for others, respect for diversity and respect for the future.
We can trace our origin back to 1866, when the first European condensed milk factory was opened in Cham, Switzerland, by the Anglo-Swiss Condensed Milk Company. One year later, Henri Nestlé, a trained pharmacist, launched one of the world’s first prepared infant cereals ‘Farine lactée’ in Vevey, Switzerland.
Today, we employ around 273,000 people and have factories or operations in almost every country in the world. With our headquarters still based in the Swiss town of Vevey, we had sales of CHF 84.3 billion in 2020.
Our portfolio covers almost every food and beverage category – offering products and services for all stages of life, every moment of the day, helping people care for themselves and their families.
House rules: https://nes.tl/HouseRules
Danone is a global leader in the food and beverage industry, operating in three fast-growing, health-focused categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based, Waters, and Specialized Nutrition.
True to its mission—bringing health through food to as many people as possible—Danone promotes healthier and more sustainable eating habits, while striving to deliver measurable impact across nutritional, social, societal, and environmental dimensions.
In 2026, Danone continues the rollout of the second chapter of its Renew strategy, aimed at strengthening its competitiveness, accelerating its transformation, and creating sustainable value.
With 90,000 employees and a presence in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.283 billion in revenue in 2025, reflecting solid growth driven by a positive volume/mix globally.
Its portfolio includes iconic international brands—Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danonino, evian, Volvic, Nutricia, among others—as well as strong local and regional brands.
Danone is listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform through an ADR program. Already included in numerous sustainability indexes, the Group reached a major milestone by becoming fully B Corp™ certified in 2025, underscoring its global commitment to a responsible business model.
**Please note: all official Danone job opportunities are published on our Careers website: https://careers.danone.com/
Danone will never contact candidates using non-@danone.com email addresses. Please stay vigilant and never share personal information if you are unsure of the source.
The Zygos Partnership was a leading international Executive Search firm specialising in finding Chairmen, Chief Executives, Finance and other Executive Directors, and Non-executive Directors.
We were founded in 2002 by three of the leading figures in Board level executive search. Over a period of 15 years, we advised a wide variety of organisations at many stages of their corporate development, from start up to FTSE 100, together with a large number of other private and family companies.
The Zygos Partnership was acquired by Russell Reynolds Associates in December 2017 and the entire team have integrated into Russell Reynolds, and relocated to Almack House, 28 King Street, London.