From way back in the 1980s, our scientists at Danone have been working with passion to create a truly unique dairy product. A product with an amazingly creamy texture. A product that always tastes as awesome as it looks.

Groupe Danone Activia is a brand of yogurt owned by Groupe Danone (Dannon in the United States) and introduced in France in 1987. As of 2013, Activia is present in more than 70 countries and on 5 continents. Activia is classified as a functional food, designed to improve digestive health.

Danone North America's 440,000-square-foot Minster, Ohio, plant produces the lion's share of its Activia brand's products.

We Recommend. All Activia products are considered to be probiotics. This means that they contain healthy bacteria that can improve the health of your gastrointestinal tract. As fermented milk products, all yogurts have some bacteria in them: all yogurts contain ‌Lactobacillus bulgaricus and Streptococcus thermophilus.

Today, there are a wide variety of different types of yogurts and brands available at the grocery store, from low-fat to nonfat to Greek to yogurts with added fiber. Activia, made by Dannon, is similar to regular yogurt, but contains an exclusive strain of bacteria not found in any other yogurt.

In 1843, the Miami and Erie Canal linked Minster to New York and New Orleans. While the waterway is long since defunct, this little town (population 2,800) continues to send products across the United States. It is home to The Dannon Co., which has been making yogurt in Minster since 1968.

Each serving of Activia contains billions of our probiotic culture. Activia may help reduce the frequency of minor digestive discomfort when consumed twice a day for two weeks as part of a balanced diet and healthy lifestyle. Minor digestive discomfort includes bloating, gas, abdominal discomfort, and rumbling.

Ingredients: Cultured Grade A Reduced Fat Milk, Cane Sugar, Strawberries, Water, Modified Food Starch, Contains Less than 1% of Milk Protein Concentrate, Kosher Gelatin, Agar Agar, Natural Flavors, Fruit Juice Concentrate, Fruit and Vegetable Juice (for Color), Carrageenan, Calcium Lactate, Lactic Acid, Milk Calcium, ...

The yogurt: Originally made in Spain with cultures isolated at Paris' Pasteur Institute, Dannon yogurt is today made in four dairy plants around the United States.

Activia and Daily Dairy Recommendations Activia makes a healthy addition to your diet. USDA recommends 3 cups of dairy a day for good health. Including Activia, or any other brand of yogurt, in your diet can help you meet your daily dairy needs.

Every flavour of Activia contains live and active probiotics (more than 1 billion Bifidobacterium lactis per serving) and may help reduce the frequency of minor digestive issues like: bloating, gas, discomfort and rumbling when consumed twice per day (2x100g) for 2 weeks as part of a balanced diet and a healthy ...

1919, fresh milk & ferments Naming them after his son's nickname 'Danon', Isaac Carasso began to sell “Danone” yogurt to pharmacies in 1919. A simple product, with the simple aim to improve health, rooted in one of the oldest processes known to man: fermentation.