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Danone Sells Griffins Biscuit BusinessNEW YORK - Mar 31/06 - SNS -- Danone Asia Pte Ltd, a subsidiary of Groupe DANONE S.A., will sell Griffins Foods Limited to Pacific Equity Partners Pty Ltd for NZ$ 385 million (EUR 194 million). With total sales of NZ$ 176 million (EUR 89 million) in 2005, Griffins is New Zealand's leading biscuit company. The completion of the transaction is subject to the fulfillment of certain conditions including regulatory approvals. The sale of Griffins is consistent with Groupe DANONE's strategic allocation of capital to targeted higher growth biscuit markets in the Asia Pacific region such as China, India and Indonesia.
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