Danone

For Danone, limited visibility into sub-tier suppliers created blind spots that increased risk exposure, complicated compliance efforts, and made managing disruptions more difficult. Their complex global network depended heavily on sub-tier suppliers, where most risks often remain hidden:

• Hidden Risks in Sub-Tiers: With 60–70% of supply chain risks occurring below the first tier, Danone’s limited insight into these layers made it difficult to anticipate and respond to potential disruptions before they impacted operations. 

• Compliance Challenges: The lack of transparency into sub-tier suppliers complicated tracking regulatory compliance, making it harder to ensure that all partners met necessary standards and increasing the risk of violations or penalties. 

• Supplier Stability: Uncertainty about the financial and operational stability of sub-tier suppliers hindered Danone’s ability to take proactive, data-driven actions to mitigate risks and maintain supply continuity. 

To address these challenges, Danone needed real-time, multi-tier visibility that would uncover risks early, enable smarter decision-making, and significantly enhance overall supply chain transparency. 

By adopting Everstream Analytics’ sub-tier visibility solution, Danone gained real-time visibility into its extended supplier network, empowering earlier detection of disruptions and strengthening compliance and continuity management across its complex supply chain:

• Sub-tier Supply Chain Visibility: Leveraging AI-driven risk insights, Danone validated supplier continuity amid major geopolitical challenges, like the ongoing Middle East conflict, allowing the company to identify vulnerable suppliers early and mitigate risks before they escalated. 
• Predictive Analytics & Automated Alerts: The platform identified suppliers affected by critical disruptions such as the Red Sea shipping blockage, enabling Danone to activate contingency plans proactively and minimize delivery delays. 
• AI-driven Crop Yield Forecasting and Weather Intelligence: Danone used advanced analytics to predict crop yields and closely monitor major climate events like El Niño and La Niña, enabling proactive sourcing adjustments to protect production and ensure supply continuity. 

This comprehensive, data-driven approach transformed Danone’s ability to anticipate risks, maintain compliance, and secure supply continuity across its global operations.