Article: DANONE BREAKS UP WITH WAHAHA GROUP


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10-09-2009
Danone Breaks up with Wahaha Group

BEIJING, Oct 09, 2009 (SinoCast Daily Business Beat via COMTEX) -- France-based food heavyweight Danone SA decided to put an end to its partnership with Hangzhou Wahaha Group Co., Ltd., after a long-running legal dispute turned out to be fruitless.

The partners co-announced on September 30 that they had entered into an amicable agreement, under which the French company would sell 51% stakes in all the Danone-Wahaha joint ventures to its Chinese cooperator.

The proposal needs an approval from the Chinese regulators, the two companies said, without giving financial details.

The Danone-Wahaha tie, once regarded as a win-win ...

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