Danone – No.5 (29)
Another Western giant to give ground on the Forbes innovation list in 2013 – it held #25 in 2012 – Danone is best known for its dairy division, but it also produces probiotic-based yogurt beverages under the Actimel and DanActive brands.
The French firm – $27.53bn sales – is also a major beverage player via the Evian and Volvic brands, as well as Aqua in Indonesia.