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 ~~July~~January 531, ~~2006~~2007

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 ~~July~~January 331, ~~2006~~2007 announcing the buyout of its ~~investment~~partners in ~~China~~the ~~Hui~~Japanese ~~Yuan~~joint ~~Juice Holdings~~venture ~~Co.,~~Calpis ~~Ltd~~Ajinomoto Danone.

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Paris, ~~July~~January ~~3rd~~31st ~~2006~~2007

Groupe DANONE ~~invests~~buys out its partners in ~~market~~Japanese ~~leading~~joint ~~Chinese~~venture ~~fruit~~Calpis ~~juice~~Ajinomoto ~~company~~Danone

Groupe DANONE today ~~announces~~announced ~~that~~the itacquisition of ~~has~~all ~~acquired~~shares 22in the Japanese joint venture Calpis Ajinomoto Danone (CAD).~~18%~~ ofThe ~~the~~transaction ~~Chinese~~reflects ~~fruit~~Groupe ~~beverages~~DANONE’s ~~company~~commitment ~~China~~to ~~Hui~~accelerate ~~Yuan~~strategic ~~Juice~~growth ~~Holdings~~objectives ~~Co.,~~in ~~Ltd~~the ~~(“Hui~~Asian ~~Yuan”)~~dairy market.

~~This~~The ~~agreement~~new ~~reflects~~organization, ~~Groupe~~which ~~DANONE’s~~will ~~strategy~~operate ofunder ~~strengthening~~the ~~its~~name ~~position~~Danone inJapan, ~~the~~will ~~Chinese~~continue ~~beverage~~to ~~market,~~work ~~where~~closely itwith ~~achieved~~Ajinomoto ~~sales~~and ofCalpis. ~~over~~Ajinomoto 6will remain the exclusive ~~billions~~distributor ~~litres~~for all Danone Japan fresh dairy products in ~~2005~~Japan, and Calpis will continue to provide various food raw materials for Danone Japan’s fresh dairy products.

~~With~~The ~~annual~~new ~~per~~shareholding ~~capita~~structure ~~juice~~will ~~consumption~~enable inDanone ~~China~~Japan ~~averaging~~to 2concentrate ~~litres,~~on ~~compared~~its ~~with~~core ~~11.5~~competencies ~~litres~~and infocus ~~Hong~~on ~~Kong~~fast growing products and ~~Taiwan,~~brands ~~the Chinese~~with ~~juice~~distinct ~~market~~health ~~offers~~benefits ~~promising~~as ~~scope~~well ~~for~~as ~~development.~~increasing ~~The~~investments in ~~average~~marketing. ~~annual~~With ~~growth~~low ~~for~~per-capita consumption, the ~~last~~Japanese 3dairy ~~years~~market has ~~been~~significant ~~above~~room ~~15%~~for growth.

~~Hui~~Emmanuel ~~Yuan~~Faber, isExecutive ~~the~~Vice ~~market~~President, ~~leader~~Asia inPacific, ~~juice~~said ~~beverages~~the ~~market~~27 year collaboration with aAjinomoto ~~nationwide~~and ~~market~~14 ~~share~~year ofcollaboration ~~17%~~with byCalpis ~~value~~has been successful. In“As ~~particular~~a result of our cooperation with Ajinomoto and Calpis, itwe ~~enjoys~~were aable ~~very~~to ~~strong~~establish ~~position~~the Danone brand in various dairy segments in Japan”. Commenting on the ~~health-oriented~~transaction, ~~juice~~Bernard ~~segments~~Hours, –Executive ~~Nectar~~Vice ~~and~~President ~~Pure~~Fresh ~~Juice~~Dairy –Products, ~~with~~said: a“the ~~market~~acquisition ~~share~~of all shares is part of ~~respectively~~Groupe ~~30%~~DANONE’s ~~and~~strategy to increase its positions in the Asian dairy ~~42%~~market. AsJapan is a ~~result,~~priority ~~Hui~~market ~~Yuan~~for ~~has~~Danone ~~developed~~in anAsia ~~enviable~~and ~~brand~~the ~~image~~success of our product BIO in Japan illustrates there is room for growth of products that deliver distinct health benefits”.

AsAjinomoto ~~its~~and ~~strategic~~Danone ~~partner,~~established ~~Groupe~~the ~~DANONE~~joint ~~will~~venture ~~help~~AD ~~Hui~~in ~~Yuan~~1980, ~~accelerate~~in ~~its~~which ~~development~~both in companies held 50% of the ~~fast-growing~~shares. Ajinomoto, Calpis and ~~profitable~~Danone ~~juice~~established ~~market~~the joint venture CAD in ~~China~~1993. InBefore ~~return,~~all shares were transferred to Groupe DANONE, ~~will~~Ajinomoto ~~benefit~~owned ~~from~~20%, ~~Hui~~Calpis ~~Yuan’s~~30% ~~unique~~and ~~expertise~~Danone in50% ~~value-added~~of ~~juices~~the joint venture CAD.

~~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 Asia, Groupe DANONE posted sales of more than EUR 2.2 billion with strong positions in the water market (n°1 in packaged wate r in China and Indonesia) and the biscuit market (leader in Malaysia, India and China, n°2 in Indonesia).

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 fresh dairy products, Groupe DANONE posted sales of EUR 7.2 billion with strong positions in Western Europe (n°1 in France, Spain, Italy, Portugal, United Kingdom, Belgium), in Eastern Europe (n°1 in Poland Czech, Hungary, Romania and Bulgaria), in North America (n°1 in United States), in Latin America (n°1 in Argentina and Brazil), in North Africa and Middle-East (n°1 en Algeria, Morocco, Tunisia, Israel, Saudi Arabia and Turkey). In Asia, Groupe DANONE posted sales of more than EUR 2.2 billion.

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 2624 9580

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: July 5, 2006	By:	/s/ ANTOINE GISCARD D’ESTAING
Date: January 31, 2007	By:	/s/ ANTOINE GISCARD D’ESTAING
	Name: Title:	Antoine Giscard d’Estaing Executive Vice - President and Chief Financial Officer

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