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 ~~March~~June 1713, 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 ~~March~~June 168, 2006 announcing ~~that~~the ~~Groupe~~acquisition ~~Danone~~of ~~has entered into a 50-50 joint venture with~~ the ~~Grameen~~Algerian ~~Group~~bottled ~~to form a~~ water company ~~called the Grameen Danone Foods Social Business Enterprise in Bangladesh~~Tessala.

~~March,~~PRESS ~~16th~~RELEASE ~~2006~~

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~~The~~by ~~Grameen~~entering Group*bottled ~~and~~water ~~Groupe~~market ~~Danone entered into a 50-50 joint venture agreement effective March 16th 2006, to form a company called the Grameen Danone Foods Social Business Enterprise in Bangladesh.~~

AGroupe ~~unique~~DANONE ~~initiative,~~today ~~joining~~announced the ~~efforts~~completion ~~and expertise~~ of ~~Danone,~~ the ~~world~~acquisition ~~leading healthy food company and Grameen Group, created by the founder~~ of the ~~most~~Algerian ~~successful~~bottled ~~and celebrated~~water ~~micro-finance~~company ~~and~~Tessala ~~social~~from ~~business~~beverages ~~enterprise,~~group Grameen Bank, Grameen Danone Foods’ mission will be to bring daily healthy nutrition to low income, nutritionally deprived populations in Bangladesh and alleviate poverty through the implementation of a unique proximity business modelAlgad.

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A• ~~first~~Raising ~~factory~~Groupe ~~will~~DANONE beinterests ~~built~~ in ~~Bogra~~Danone ~~(150~~Djurdjura, ~~kms North of Dhaka) and will start operations by year-end 2006. Several hundreds livestock-farming and distribution jobs are expected to be created in~~ the local ~~community~~leader asin aFresh ~~result of~~dairy ~~this first implementation. In order to maximize the social impact of the project~~products, ~~Grameen~~from ~~and~~51% ~~Danone intend~~ to ~~reinvest~~95% ~~the~~(April ~~profits of Grameen Danone Foods, beyond its cost of capital, in the multi-local deployment of this unique proximity model throughout the country.~~ 2006)

~~Corporate~~• ~~Communications~~The :creation ~~+33~~of 1a 44company 35with 20a 7551% /stake 20to 74develop ~~Groupe~~the ~~DANONE~~Algerian ~~17,~~biscuit ~~boulevard~~market ~~Haussmann,~~(end ~~75009~~of ~~Paris~~2005). ~~Fax~~A :plant ~~+33~~is 1currently 44under 35construction 24in 80Alger 1area.

~~Professor~~***** Muhammad Yunus, Chairman, Grameen Group, commented: “This represents a unique initiative in creating a social business enterprise, i.e. an enterprise created not to maximize profit, but created with a declared mission to maximize benefits to the people served, without incurring losses. It is a small project to begin with, but contains the seed of a new breed of business, which can change the economic world fundamentally. World famous Danone’s participation in it, and Danone chairman Franck Riboud’s presence in Dhaka to put his own signature in the Agreement, shows very clearly that this is not a fancy idea of a graduate student, but this is a serious business - business to make a difference to the world.”

Franck Riboud, Chairman and CEO of Groupe DANONE, commented: “I’m deeply convinced that our future relies on our ability to explore and invent new business models and new types of business corporations. This partnership with a company as iconic and visionary as the Grameen Bank is for Danone aTessala ~~huge~~financial ~~step~~statements inwill ~~that~~be ~~direction and in better achieving our mission: to bring health through food to the largest number of people~~fully consolidated.”

~~With~~***** around 13 billion euros of total sales in 2005 (around US $15.5 billion), Groupe Danone is the world leader in Fresh Dairy Products and Bottled Water (in terms of volumes), and joint world leader in the Biscuits market. 50% of Groupe Danone’s 90,000 employees work in Asia Pacific and Danone operates around 100 factories in this part of the world.

~~Grameen~~With ~~Bank~~around isEUR ~~the institution which gave~~13 ~~micro~~billion ~~credit~~of tototal ~~the~~sales ~~world.~~in ~~It serves 5.8 million borrowers~~2005, ~~96 per~~Groupe ~~cent~~DANONE ~~women,~~is ~~representing as many families. Borrowers own~~ the ~~bank.~~world Itleader ~~lends~~in ~~over~~fresh ~~half~~dairy aproducts ~~billion~~and ~~dollars~~bottled awater ~~year~~ (in ~~loans~~volume ~~averaging $120~~terms), ~~without~~and ~~any~~n°2 ~~collateral,~~in orthe ~~legal instruments.~~biscuit ~~The~~market ~~bank~~worldwide. ~~lends~~In ~~for~~Africa & ~~income~~Middle ~~generating purposes~~East, ~~for~~Groupe ~~housing,~~DANONE ~~for~~posted ~~higher~~sales ~~education~~ of ~~the~~more ~~children~~than €1 ofbillion ~~the~~through ~~borrowers.~~interests Itin ~~lends~~companies toenjoying ~~beggars~~strong ~~without~~leadership ~~interest.~~positions ~~Its~~in ~~deposit~~local ~~base~~markets: ~~is larger than the loan outstanding.~~

*• ~~Grameen~~Saudi ~~Group~~Arabia* ~~consists~~(partnership ofwith ~~the~~Al ~~following sister companies of Grameen Bank~~Safi): ~~Grameen~~no. ~~Byabosha~~1 ~~Bikash,~~in ~~Grameen~~fresh ~~Kalyan,~~dairy ~~Grameen Shakti, and Grameen Telecom.~~products

~~Corporate~~• ~~Communications~~ Turkey*: ~~+33~~no. 1 44in 35both 20fresh 75dairy /products 20and 74bottled ~~Groupe DANONE 17, boulevard Haussmann, 75009 Paris Fax : +33 1 44 35 24 80 2~~water

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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

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

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

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

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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: March 17, 2006	By:	/s/ ANTOINE GISCARD D’ESTAING
Date: June 13, 2006	By:	/s/ ANTOINE GISCARD D’ESTAING
	Name: Title:	Antoine Giscard d’Estaing Executive Vice - President and Chief Financial Officer

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