Danone S.A. (DANOY) Q1 2026 Earnings Call

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Thank you for standing by and bugged down in first quarter 2026, so cold. At this time, all participants are in listen-only mode. After the speaker's presentation, there will be a question and answer session. To ask a question during the session, you will need to press star 1 and 1 on your telephone. You will then hear an automated message advising your hand is raised. To withdraw your question, please press star 1 and 1 again. Please be advised that today's conference is being recorded. Our speaker today will be Juergen Esser, Chief Financial Officer. And now I'd like to hand the conference over to Mathilde Rodi, Danone's Head of Investor Relations. Please go ahead. Good morning, everyone. Mathilde Rodi speaking, Head of Investor Relations. Thank you for being with us this morning for Danone's 2026 Q1 Periscope. I'm here with your CFO, Jürgen Esser, who will go through some prepared remarks before taking your questions. And before we start, I draw your attention to the disclaimer on slide 20 of the presentation related to forward-looking statements and the definition of financial indicators that we'll refer to during the presentation. And with that, let me hand it over to Jürgen. Thank you, Mathilde, and good morning to all of you. Welcome to our Q1 2026 sales presentation. Thank you for taking the time to be with us. I suggest we go straight into it. It is a busy day for all of you. Let's go to slide number two. As you have seen from our press release this morning, we reported a solid set of numbers for the first quarter, a quarter which was far from business as usual. Firstly, the conflict in the Middle East. Most important is that all our colleagues who live and work in this region are safe and well. A big thank you for their commitment during these challenging t...