PARIS, Oct. 8, 2002 (PRIMEZONE) -- Groupe DANONE (NYSE:DA), through its Quebec subsidiary, Labrador Laurentiennes, Inc., has acquired Patrimoine des Eaux du Quebec, the number 3 player in the Canadian HOD market.
With 2001 volumes of 70 million liters, mainly under the "Naturo" brand, the company is the leader in the Quebec City region.
Groupe DANONE, already number 1 in Canada, with a strong presence in the Montreal region, thus reinforces its regional and national leadership.
Through this acquisition, Groupe DANONE pursues its development strategy on the North American HOD market (Canada, U.S., Mexico), where it achieved a co-leading position.
Groupe DANONE is the world's largest seller of water jugs.