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Isaac Carasso (1874 – 19 April 1939) was a member of the prominent Sephardic Jewish Carasso (Karasu) family of Ottoman Salonica (modern Thessaloniki, Greece). After emigrating to Barcelona, he started a yogurt factory which later became Groupe Danone. Biography. Carasso was born in Salonica in 1874.
Inspired by the research of biologist and Nobel prize-winner Ilya Mechnikov into dairy ferments at the Pasteur Institute, Isaac mixed fresh milk with ferments to create what became the first Danone yogurt – a food common in the country of his birth, but at this stage foreign to the Spanish market.
Naming them after his son’s nickname ‘Danon’, Isaac Carasso began to sell “Danone” yogurt to pharmacies in 1919. A simple product, with the simple aim to improve health, rooted in one of the oldest processes known to man: fermentation.
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Under Franck Riboud, the pace of international growth picked up. In fresh dairy products, Danone partnered with Clover in South Africa (1996), La Serenisima in Argentina, and Stonyfield in the US. Alliances in waters included Bonafont in Mexico (1995), Aguas Minerales in Argentina (1996), and Aqua in Indonesia (1998).
In 1997, Danone defines its values around the acronym HOPE — humanism, openness, proximity and enthusiasm — and sets out to make them an integral part of daily management. These values are the foundation for a unique corporate vision that projects our strength and our identity around the world.
The Group continues to expand internationally while also refocusing on Fresh Dairy Products, Beverages and Biscuits — the three business lines that offer the greatest promise for international growth.
May 26, 2009 · In Switzerland, Isaac Carasso had an unlikely encounter with a Bulgarian immigrant who wanted to begin making yogurt from high-quality Swiss milk and selling it to locals.
- Emily Langer
OUR MISSION. "Bringing health through food to as many people as possible." Danone’s commitment to bringing health through food is as old as the company itself. In 1919, Isaac Carasso began making yogurt to help children with intestinal infections, using cultures from the Pasteur Institute.
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The history of Danone begins in 1916, when Greek businessman Isaac Carasso took his wife and three children to Spain, his ancestral home.
