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Date:5/1/2008

turies to help promote healthy functioning of the body. New food products have been introduced and more are on the horizon that provide these good bacteria. For example, Dannon and Yakult are leading companies researching probiotics with academic approaches and providing various products worldwide. Dannon produces DanActive(TM), a cultured probiotic dairy drink that has been clinically proven to help strengthen the body's defense system, Activia(R), a yogurt that has been clinically proven to help naturally regulate the digestive system by helping with slow intestinal transit, and Danimals(R) which is clinically proven to help kids stay healthy. Yakult, with its signature probiotics Lactobacillus casei Shirota, has been educating people around the world about the benefits of probiotics with their cultured probiotic dairy drink, Yakult(R) for more than 70 years.

In March 2004, Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. and Groupe Danone, the parent company of The Dannon Company, jointly established the Global Probiotics Council. The role of the GPC is to promote and advance probiotics in the world by raising public awareness through education, communicating the latest knowledge to relevant interest groups, and supporting collaborative research in the areas of probiotics and intestinal flora.

The Dannon Company is America's founding national yogurt company and continually leverages its expertise to develop and market innovative cultured fresh dairy products in the United States. Headquartered in White Plains, NY, Dannon has plants in Minster, OH, Fort Worth, TX, and West Jordan, UT. The company produces and sells approximately 100 different types of flavors, styles and sizes of cultured fresh dairy products. Dannon is owned by Groupe Danone, one of the world's leading producers of packaged foods and beverages, and Dannon is the top-selling brand of yogurt products worldwide, sold under the names Dannon and Danone. With a strong commitment to high-quality, wholesome, nutrit
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SOURCE The Dannon Company, Inc.; Yakult Honsha Co., Ltd. Copyright©2008 PR Newswire. All rights reserved

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