酷兔英语

今年第二季度,中国强劲的婴儿奶粉需求帮助达能(Danone SA)抵挡住了欧洲销售下滑的影响。该公司最近对在华销售的婴儿配方奶粉下调了价格后,正试图让投资者对其在获利丰厚的中国市场的增长前景感到放心。达能生产的酸奶品牌包括达能(Danone)、Dannon和Activia。随着中国对外国婴儿配方奶粉生产商展开调查,该公司最近在中国下调了产品价格,且原材料价格有所上涨,尽管如此,该公司周一确认了全年销售目标。


Strong demand for baby milk in China helped Danone SA stem falling sales in Europe in the second quarter, as the company tried to reassure investors about future growth in the lucrative Chinese market after it cut prices on infant formula.


最近,中国有关部门就外国婴儿配方奶粉生产商可能存在的价格操纵和反竞争活动发起调查,之后达能于本月早些时候下调了在华销售的婴儿奶粉产品的价格。中国已经成为世界上最大的婴儿配方奶粉市场之一。由于中国中产阶级的崛起以及对国产奶制品安全性的担忧,中国一直是达能的一个重要的增长推动力。


The maker of yogurt brands including Danone, Dannon and Activia on Monday confirmed its full-year targets, despite recent price cuts in China amid a probe into foreign makers of infantformula and inflation in raw-material prices.


瑞士的雀巢(Nestle SA)、荷兰的富仕兰(Royal FrieslandCampina NV)和美国的雅培制药(Abbott Laboratories)及美赞臣(Mead Johnson Nutrition Co.)也都在接受调查。这些公司都下调了产品价格,并且说正在协助有关部门进行调查。


Danone earlier this month cut prices for baby-milk products in China after local authorities started probing foreign makers of infantformula for possible price fixing and anticompetitive activity. China