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Danone evaluates role of chairman

October 18, 2017
Consumer Packaged Goods

The board of French food group Danone is to meet on Wednesday to discuss the future of chairman Franck Riboud at the company founded by his father.

> Read the full story on the Financial Times website

By Harriet Agnew

Source: Financial Times

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