SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORM 6-K

REPORT OF FOREIGN PRIVATE ISSUER

PURSUANT TO RULE 13a-16 OR 15d-16 OF

THE SECURITIES EXCHANGE ACT OF 1934

Report on Form 6-K dated June 1320, 2006

Commission File No. 1-14734

GROUPE DANONE

(Name of Registrant)

17 boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris, France

(Address of Principal Executive Offices)

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Enclosure: Groupe Danone is furnishing under cover of Form 6-K a press release dated June 819, 2006 announcing the ~~acquisition~~incorporation of ~~the~~Stoneyfield ~~Algerian bottled water company Tessala~~Europe.

PRESS RELEASE

LOGO

Paris, June ~~8th~~ 19th 2006

~~Groupe~~Organic ~~DANONE~~Fresh ~~strengthens~~Dairy ~~presence~~Products: ~~in Algeria~~

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~~Groupe~~Stonyfield ~~DANONE~~Europe ~~today~~acquires ~~announced~~an ~~the~~interest ~~completion~~in ofIreland’s ~~the~~Glenisk ~~acquisition of the Algerian bottled water company Tessala from beverages group Algad.~~

AsGroupe ~~part~~DANONE ofannounces the ~~transaction~~creation of Stonyfield Europe, ~~Groupe~~a ~~DANONE~~subsidiary ~~will~~producing ~~acquire~~organic afresh ~~bottling~~dairy ~~plant~~products, asin ~~well~~which asit ~~the~~holds ~~rights~~an ~~for~~80% aequity ~~high~~interest. ~~quality~~The ~~water~~remaining ~~source,~~20% ~~rich~~is inowned ~~calcium~~by ~~and~~Stonyfield ~~magnesium~~Farm of the US. ~~Located~~This new company will be ~~close~~headed toby ~~Alger~~Gary Hirshberg, inChairman aand ~~protected~~CEO ~~zone~~of Stonyfield Farm, ~~the~~and ~~spring~~will ~~has~~operate aas ~~production~~an ~~potential~~independent ofentity ~~over~~within ~~500 million~~Groupe ~~litres~~DANONE’s ~~per~~Fresh ~~year~~Dairy Products business line.

~~The~~Stonyfield ~~first~~Europe ~~bottles~~has ~~will~~made beits ~~distributed during~~first ~~the~~business ~~summer~~move ~~under~~with the ~~Hayet~~acquisition ~~brand~~of a 37% interest in Glenisk, ~~which~~number ~~will~~one bein ~~positioned~~Ireland asfor aorganic ~~premium~~fresh ~~quality~~dairy ~~product~~products. Founded in ~~this~~1987 ~~dynamic~~by ~~market~~John ~~with~~Cleary, Glenisk reported sales growth of over 3010% ~~annual~~in ~~growth~~2005. The Cleary family, which will hold 63 % of equity, will continue to manage the business.

~~This acquisition~~Franck isRiboud, inChairman ~~line~~and ~~with~~CEO ~~the objective~~ of Groupe ~~strengthening~~DANONE, ~~the~~comments: ~~company’s~~“The ~~position~~European inmarket ~~North~~for ~~Africa~~organic ~~and~~dairy ~~Middle~~products ~~East,~~is ingrowing ~~particular~~but ~~helping~~it toremains ~~reinforce~~a ~~its~~fairly ~~position~~discreet inpresence. ~~Algeria~~With ~~through~~Stonyfield ~~the~~Europe, ~~presence~~we ofhope ~~its~~to ~~three~~capitalize ~~businesses.~~on Itthe ~~follows~~success ~~two~~and ~~recent investments~~unique inexpertise ~~this~~of ~~strategic~~Stonyfield ~~country~~Farm ~~with~~to aspeed ~~strong~~up ~~potential for~~ its development:.”

•Gary ~~Raising~~Hirshberg, ~~Groupe~~Chairman ~~DANONE~~and ~~interests~~CEO of both Stonyfield Farm in ~~Danone~~the ~~Djurdjura~~US and Stonyfield Europe, ~~the~~comments ~~local~~“I ~~leader~~am particularly proud that our first initiative in ~~Fresh~~Europe ~~dairy~~has ~~products~~been an investment in Glenisk, ~~from~~a ~~51%~~company that is a pacesetter for organic food in Europe. Our aim in this is to ~~95%~~help ~~(April~~Glenisk ~~2006)~~beef up capacity and find new sales openings. It is also a first step in the process of Stonyfield Europe’s own development.”

•**** ~~The creation of a company with a 51% stake to develop the Algerian biscuit market (end of 2005). A plant is currently under construction in Alger area.~~

~~*****~~The uncontested leader for organic yogurt in the US and the biggest producer of organic fresh dairy products worldwide, Stonyfield Farm posted sales of approximately €200 million in 2005, with annual growth topping 20% over the past decade. It is one of the four leading yogurt brands in US. Groupe DANONE acquired a 40% interest in Stonyfield Farm in 2001 and raised this to 80% in 2004.

~~Danone~~Reporting € ~~Tessala~~13 ~~financial~~billion ~~statements~~sales ~~will~~in be2005, ~~fully consolidated~~Groupe DANONE is the world leader for Fresh Dairy Products and for bottled waters in terms of volumes, as well as number-two worldwide for biscuits and cereal snacks.

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With around EUR 13 billion of total sales in 2005, Groupe DANONE is the world leader in fresh dairy products and bottled water (in volume terms), and n°2 in the biscuit market worldwide. In Africa & Middle East, Groupe DANONE posted sales of more than €1 billion through interests in companies enjoying strong leadership positions in local marketsContacts:

•Carmelle ~~Saudi~~Druchniak, Arabia*Stonyfield ~~(partnership~~Farm ~~with~~US, Al1 ~~Safi):~~603-437-4040, noext. 12203 ~~in fresh dairy products~~

•Mairé ~~Turkey*:~~Ginhoux, ~~no.~~Groupe 1DANONE, in33 ~~both~~(0)1 ~~fresh~~44 ~~dairy~~35 ~~products~~39 ~~and~~19 ~~bottled water~~

• Morocco (partnerships with ONA : Centrale Laitière, Sotherma and Bimo): no. 1 in fresh dairy products, no. 2 in bottled water, and no. 1 in biscuits

• Tunisia (partnerships with STIAL and Sotubi): no. 1 in fresh dairy products, no. 1 in biscuits

• Israel: (partnership with Strauss): no. 1 in fresh dairy products

• Algeria* (partnership with Sotubi for biscuits) n°1 in fresh dairy products with Danone Djurdjura

• Egypt* : presence on the fresh dairy market since 2005

* Fully consolidated companies

For further information:

Corporate Communication : 33 1 44 35 20 75 – Investor Relations : 33 1 44 35 20 76

GROUPE DANONE : 17, Boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris – Fax 33 1 44 35 26 95

SIGNATURES

Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.

	GROUPE DANONE
Date: June 13, 2006	By:	/s/ ANTOINE GISCARD D’ESTAING
Date: June 20, 2006	By:	/s/ ANTOINE GISCARD D’ESTAING
	Name: Title:	Antoine Giscard d’Estaing Executive Vice - President and Chief Financial Officer

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