France $54 Billion Food & Beverage Giant Danone to Buy Nutrition Food & Drinks Company Huel for $1.2 Billion, Founded in 2015 by Julian Hearn & James Collier
29th March 2026 | Hong Kong
France food & beverage giant Danone ($54 billion market value) has announced to buy nutrition food & drinks company Huel for $1.2 billion. Heal was founded in 2015 by Julian Hearn & James Collier. Huel – Huel is a global leader in complete, nutritionally balanced meals, offering a broad range of products including powders, ready-to-drink shakes, Hot & Savory meals, nutrition bars, supergreens and functional beverages. Built on a science-driven formulation approach, all Huel products provide essential macronutrients and micronutrients in convenient, plant-based formats. With a predominantly direct-to-consumer model and best-in-class digital capabilities, Huel has developed a highly engaged community and strong brand advocacy. Its portfolio is designed to deliver sustainable, accessible nutrition that supports modern, active lifestyles. Danone – Danone is a leading global food and beverage company operating in three health-focused, fast-growing and on-trend Categories: Essential Dairy & Plant-Based products, Waters and Specialized Nutrition. With a long-standing mission of bringing health through food to as many people as possible, Danone aims to inspire healthier and more sustainable eating and drinking practices while committing to achieve measurable nutritional, social, societal and environmental impact. Danone has defined its Renew strategy to restore growth, competitiveness, and value creation for the long-term. With c.90,000 employees, and products sold in over 120 markets, Danone generated €27.3 billion in sales in 2025. Danone’s portfolio includes leading international brands (Actimel, Activia, Alpro, Aptamil, Danette, Danio, Danonino, evian, Nutricia, Nutrilon, Volvic, among others) as well as strong local and regional brands (including AQUA, Blédina, Bonafont, Cow & Gate, Mizone, Oikos and Silk). Listed on Euronext Paris and present on the OTCQX platform via an ADR (American Depositary Receipt) program, Danone is a component stock of leading sustainability indexes including the ones managed by Moody’s and Sustainalytics, as well as MSCI ESG Indexes, FTSE4Good Index Series, Bloomberg Gender Equality Index, and Access to Nutrition Index. Danone achieved B CorpTM certification at global level in 2025.
“ France $54 Billion Food & Beverage Giant Danone to Buy Nutrition Food & Drinks Company Huel for $1.2 Billion, Founded in 2015 by Julian Hearn & James Collier “
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France $54 Billion Food & Beverage Giant Danone to Buy Nutrition Food & Drinks Company Huel for $1.2 Billion, Founded in 2015 by Julian Hearn & James Collier
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