date:Jul 30, 2013
French food group Danone posted better than expected sales growth in the second quarter, helped by an improvement at its core dairy business in recession-hit Europe, sending its shares up 3 percent.
The world's largest yoghurt maker kept its full-year forecast for higher sales but weaker profitability as it tries to offset sluggish demand in Europe by expanding in fast-growing emerging markets in Asia and Latin America.
Danone, the maker of Bledina baby food and Volvic water, achieved like-for