Dannon Workers in Minster, Ohio Vote for Union Representation with the BCTGM

MINSTER, Ohio, Dec. 7 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ --- More than 300 workers at the
Dannon yogurt plant here have become members of the Bakery, Confectionery,
Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International Union (BCTGM) following a
National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) election that concluded yesterday.

An overwhelming majority of workers voted on December 5 and 6 to become
members of the BCTGM.

"These workers are to be commended for standing strong in their efforts to
become unionized," notes BCTGM International President Frank Hurt. "While this
organizing victory was the culmination of efforts on many different fronts, it
all came down to the strength of the workers," Hurt adds.

The Dannon workers first reached out to the BCTGM through the union's online
organizing contact form in early January. A group of workers met with BCTGM
International Representative John Price in late January to discuss their
desire to become unionized.

"The workers primary issues concerned health and safety, retirement and job
consistency and stability," recalls Price. "But what it always comes down to
is the dignity, justice and respect of workers."

The Dannon Company Inc. is a subsidiary of France-based Groupe Danone, one of
the world's largest food and beverage companies. Groupe Danone is the world's
leading producer of fresh dairy products, the second largest producer of
biscuits and cereal products and a leading producer of bottled water. In the
United States, Dannon has yogurt manufacturing facilities in Minster, West
Jordan, Utah, Fort Worth, Texas, and Londonderry, New Hampshire.

According to Price, the BCTGM's affiliation with the global International
Union of Food, Agricultural, Hotel, Restaurant, Catering, Tobacco and Allied
Workers Associations (IUF), played a large part in the organizing effort. The
majority of Danone's worldwide operations are unionized and the IUF has a
formal relationship with Groupe Danone dating back to 1986.

The IUF reached out to unions in Europe and Asia that represent Danone workers
to inform them of the organizing efforts in Ohio. Upon learning of the Dannon
workers' desire to join a union, Danone unions from around the world began
sending letters of solidarity to the Minster workers. Letters were received
from Belgium, Russia, Germany and other countries.

"Within this global economy, this was an overwhelming show of global
solidarity," concludes Hurt.

CONTACT: John Price, BCTGM International Representative, +1-240-271-5213

SOURCE Bakery, Confectionery, Tobacco Workers and Grain Millers International
Union

John Price, BCTGM International Representative, +1-240-271-5213