# Danimals > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danimals > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Danimals.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danimals > Source revision: 1353958366 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|American food type brand}} {{Infobox company | logo = Danimals Logo.png | type = [Private](/source/Privately_held_company) | industry = [Dairy products](/source/Dairy_products) | founded = {{Start date and age|1994}} | products = [Yogurt](/source/Yogurt) | parent = [Dannon](/source/Dannon) | website = {{URL|https://danimals.com}} }} '''Danimals''' is an American brand of low-fat [drinkable yogurt](/source/drinkable_yogurt).{{Cite news |last=Hoffman |first=Ken |date=July 26, 2002 |title=Danimals skimps on drinkable yogurt |url=https://www.newspapers.com/clip/112257813/danimals-skimps-on-drinkable-yogurt/ |access-date=October 30, 2022 |newspaper=[Florida Today](/source/Florida_Today) |location=Cocoa, Florida |page=99 |via=Newspapers.com}} Launched by [Dannon](/source/Dannon) in 1994, its packaging is decorated with pictures of [wild animals](/source/wild_animals) and is popular among children and in [school lunches](/source/school_lunches).{{Cite book |title=International Directory of Company Histories |publisher=[St. James Press](/source/St._James_Press) |year=1996 |isbn=1558623426 |editor-last=Grant |editor-first=Tina |volume=14 |editor-last2=Derdak |editor-first2=Thomas}} == History == Danimals parent company Dannon popularized yogurt in the United States in the 1950s and has remained the nation's leading producer of yogurt. Danimals was released in 1994 and initially donated a small part of their proceeds to the [National Wildlife Federation](/source/National_Wildlife_Federation).{{Cite web |last=Shaw |first=Gabbi |date=July 15, 2020 |title=15 snacks found in every '90s lunchbox |url=https://www.insider.com/retro-snacks-lunchbox-2018-8 |access-date=October 30, 2022 |website=[Insider](/source/Business_Insider) |language=en-US}} Intended to be marketed to children, Dannon's marketing team told a ''[New York Times](/source/The_New_York_Times)'' reporter that "Yogurt hasn't been very kid-friendly in the past because the taste was too sour. This is a way of creating a new generation of yogurt eaters." Danimals was promoted by [Dylan and Cole Sprouse](/source/Dylan_and_Cole_Sprouse), the stars of ''[The Suite Life of Zack & Cody](/source/The_Suite_Life_of_Zack_%26_Cody)''. They starred in various commercials and in 2009 were part of a [sweepstake](/source/sweepstake) with a grand prize of $10,000 and a trip to [Hollywood](/source/Hollywood%2C_Los_Angeles) to meet the Sprouses.{{Cite web |last=Gervasi |first=Angela |date=July 17, 2020 |title=The Untold Truth Of Danimals |url=https://www.mashed.com/227602/the-untold-truth-of-danimals/ |access-date=August 27, 2023 |website=Mashed |language=en-US}}{{Cite news |last=Nichols |first=Katherine |date=July 2, 2009 |title='Man v. Food' host tackles Mac 24-7 |url=https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/130716405/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230827011100/https://www.newspapers.com/article/honolulu-star-bulletin/130716405/ |archive-date=August 27, 2023 |access-date=August 27, 2023 |work=[Honolulu Star-Bulletin](/source/Honolulu_Star-Bulletin) |pages=26 |via=[Newspapers.com](/source/Newspapers.com)}} Danimals was also promoted by [Ross Lynch](/source/Ross_Lynch) and [Bella Thorne](/source/Bella_Thorne), at the time stars of Disney Channel's series ''[Austin & Ally](/source/Austin_%26_Ally)'' and ''[Shake It Up](/source/Shake_It_Up_(American_TV_series))'' respectively. They starred in multiple commercials from 2013 to 2014 and promoted a sweepstake for a trip to [Walt Disney World](/source/Walt_Disney_World).{{Cite web |last=Stelmach |first=Sandra |date=April 11, 2014 |title=Bella Thorne And Ross Lynch's New Danimals Power Up Your Adventure Sweeps Commercial! |url=https://teeninfonet.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/bella-thorne-and-ross-lynchs-new-danimals-power-up-your-adventure-sweeps-commercial/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20240908165545/https://teeninfonet.wordpress.com/2014/04/11/bella-thorne-and-ross-lynchs-new-danimals-power-up-your-adventure-sweeps-commercial/ |archive-date=September 8, 2024 |access-date=September 8, 2024 |website=TeenInfoNet |language=en}} == Variations == One variation of the product is Danimals Yo-Tubes, which lets kids squeeze yogurt out of a tube.{{Cite web |last=Klara |first=Robert |date=October 31, 2017 |title=How Dannon Made Yogurt Mainstream in America After Starting as a Staple for Immigrants |url=https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/how-dannon-built-a-yogurt-market-in-the-u-s/ |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180307071401/https://www.adweek.com/brand-marketing/how-dannon-built-a-yogurt-market-in-the-u-s/ |archive-date=March 7, 2018 |access-date=October 30, 2022 |website=[Adweek](/source/Adweek) |language=en-US}} The same design concept is used in Danimals Squeezables. The Danimals Crush Cup was a similar product that allowed consumers to squeeze yogurt out of a specially designed cup without the need for a [spoon](/source/spoon). In 2020, Danimals launched Super Danimals, a [probiotic](/source/probiotic) version of their product advertised as supporting the [immune system](/source/immune_system).{{Cite web |last=Jones |first=Ashley |date=June 17, 2020 |title=The New Danimals Yogurt Is Full Of Probiotics, & It's The Perfect Kid Snack |url=https://www.romper.com/p/the-new-danimals-yogurt-is-full-of-probiotics-sounds-like-a-great-kid-snack-22985636 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230118055641/https://www.romper.com/p/the-new-danimals-yogurt-is-full-of-probiotics-sounds-like-a-great-kid-snack-22985636 |archive-date=January 18, 2023 |access-date=January 18, 2023 |website=Romper |language=en}} == Ingredients and nutrition == Danimals used to have 14 grams of sugar per serving, but in 2013 Dannon cut the sugar in the product to 9 grams per 50-calorie serving,{{Cite news |last=Strom |first=Stephanie |date=May 10, 2013 |title=The Trek to a Yogurt Less Sweet |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/11/business/dannon-cuts-sugar-carefully-in-childrens-yogurt.html |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221030151828/https://www.nytimes.com/2013/05/11/business/dannon-cuts-sugar-carefully-in-childrens-yogurt.html |archive-date=October 30, 2022 |access-date=October 30, 2022 |work=The New York Times |language=en-US |issn=0362-4331}} accounting for 72 percent of the total calories.{{Cite news |last=Haspel |first=Tamar |date=February 24, 2022 |title=Food label translator: What 'less processed' and 'multigrain' actually mean |url=https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/02/24/misleading-food-labels/ |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230330101035/https://www.washingtonpost.com/food/2022/02/24/misleading-food-labels/ |archive-date=March 30, 2023 |access-date=October 30, 2022 |newspaper=[Washington Post](/source/Washington_Post)}} Their [fruit](/source/fruit) flavors do not contain any real fruit. As of 2019, their products are [Non-GMO Project](/source/Non-GMO_Project) verified.{{Cite web |last=Watson |first=Elaine |date=July 26, 2017 |title=How far do consumers want Non-GMO claims to go in the dairy case? Right back to the farm, says Dannon |url=https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2017/07/27/Dannon-rolls-out-Non-GMO-Project-verified-dairy-products |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220811144148/https://www.foodnavigator-usa.com/Article/2017/07/27/Dannon-rolls-out-Non-GMO-Project-verified-dairy-products |archive-date=August 11, 2022 |access-date=October 30, 2022 |website=FoodNavigator-USA |publisher=[William Reed](/source/William_Reed_Ltd) |language=en-GB}} == References == Category:Brand name yogurts Category:Drink brands Category:Groupe Danone brands Category:Products introduced in 1994 Category:Food for children --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Danimals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danimals) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Danimals?action=history)). Available under [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/). 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