The Dannon Company, Inc. said it opened a new $9 million Dannon Discovery & Innovation Center at the company's White Plains, N.Y., headquarters.

Yogurt processor The Dannon Company, Inc., White Plains, N.Y., announced three senior management appointments.

Diversified food giant General Mills, Minneapolis, said it completed its purchase of a 51-percent controlling interest in Yoplait S.A.S.

The Modesto (Calif.) Bee reported that Modesto-based Foster Farms agreed to buy two ice cream plants in Sacramento, Calif.; and Salem, Ore., from Matterhorn Group Inc.

Global public refrigerated warehousing giant Versacold,  Vancouver, B.C., said it earned awards for outstanding supplier service from Unilever United States, Englewood Cliffs, N.J., The Dannon Company, White Plains, N.Y., and Danone, Inc.

Global yogurt giant Danone, Paris, regards the U.S. yogurt market as underdeveloped with consumption six times lower than in Western Europe.

It's a healthy on-the-go snack for kids ages two to four. That's how The Dannon Company, White Plains, N.Y., describes new Dan-o-nino yogurt.

Retail giant Wal-Mart Stores Inc. honored C.R. England Inc., Salt Lake City, Utah, as Wal-Mart's "2008 Dedicated Grocery Carrier of the Year."

There’s an expression often used in sports and business endeavors, “Go big or go home.” The implication? Reap rewards by aiming high. Executives at The Dannon Co., White Plains, N.Y., may have had this motto in mind three years ago when they set a bold goal - double production by 2010 - but three years later, executives say the company is well on it’s on way.