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Danone to stand alone in China?

Posted on December 19, 2007 at 4:50 PM
Filed under: Corporate Strategy | Joint Ventures and Alliances

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If Groupe Danone SA were completely fed up with joint ventures in China, it wouldn't be all that surprising. The company is still trying to sort out a bitter trademark dispute with 11-year-old JV partner Hangzhou Wahaha Group. Perhaps the experience figured in Danone's recent decision to ditch plans for a yogurt JV with milk producer China Mengniu Dairy Co. — Baz Hiralal

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