PARIS (Reuters) -French food group Danone beat third-quarter sales expectations on Thursday, boosted by higher sales volumes as price hikes slowed further, and reflecting strong demand in North America for high-protein products, coffee creamers and waters. The world's largest yoghurt maker kept its forecast for 2024 like-for-like sales growth of between 3% and 5%, with a moderate improvement in recurring...

(Reuters) -Orange on Thursday reported third-quarter profit that was slightly ahead of market expectations, driven by a strong performance at its Africa and Middle East business. Group revenue rose by 1.6% compared with the third quarter of 2023. Africa & Middle East was the main contributor, growing by 10.5%. The French telecom operator posted earnings before interest, taxes, depreciation and...

PARIS (Reuters) - French carmaker Renault reported an unexpected rise in quarterly revenues on Thursday, as strong demand for its pricier new models helped it offset lower total volumes. Revenues came in at 10.7 billion euros ($11.55 billion), up 1.8% from a year earlier and beating an analysts' consensus forecast of 10.35 billion euros provided by the company. At constant...

(Reuters) -Nivea maker Beiersdorf on Thursday reported an increase in group sales for the first nine months of 2024, helped by a rebound in North America and growth in its skin care segment. Nine-month sales rose 6.5% organically to 7.55 billion euros ($8.15 billion) from 7.26 billion a year earlier. Sales in the consumer business segment rose 7.3% to 6.3...