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Fonterra celebrates coal free manufacturing in the North Island
One year on from the release of its climate roadmap, Fonterra is on track to meet its climate targets and coal free in its North Island manufacturing, the company says.
Pure Dairy welcomes Wellington as CCO
Pure Dairy has appointed Andrew Wellington as chief commercial officer. With over 20 years’ experience in the dairy and food-processing industries, he brings expertise in operational leadership, market expansion and supply chain optimisation, the Australian dairy says.
The trouble with trade
The ongoing trade dispute between the EU and China has escalated as the European Commission investigates Chinese electric vehicle subsidies, leading to retaliatory measures targeting EU dairy products, including cheese and cream.
Fonterra management moves for divestment
Fonterra Co-operative Group announced changes to its management team to support the next phase of its strategic delivery.
Dinnissen Process Technology opens new branch in New Zealand
This marks the company’s sixth branch, in addition to its two locations in the Netherlands, Germany, Indonesia, and the UK.
Fonterra continues to invest for future
Fonterra has announced a further investment in its operations with around NZ$150 million earmarked for a new cool store at its Whareroa site in Taranaki, New Zealand.
New plant for Fonterra’s Edendale site, creating 70 new jobs
Fonterra is set to invest $150 million to build a new UHT cream plant at its Edendale site in Southland to meet growing demand through its Foodservice business.
Milk Monitoring ‘key to driving quality and efficiency’, study finds
Fonterra is a New Zealand dairy Co-operative owned by thousands of dairy farmers. The study involved introducing monitoring telemetry to the milk vats or tanks of Fonterra’s farmer owners and comparing the data, from a subset of almost 1200 farms, to the year prior to the technology being introduced.
Inflation impacts on global exporters, says USDA FAS
Argentina’s economic crisis and its domestic dairy industry, along with exports, is the headline for the US Department of Agriculture’s Foreign Agricultural Service (USDA FAS) latest dairy world markets and trade report.
Fonterra to move to B2B from consumer businesses
Fonterra Co-operative Group has announced it is exploring full or partial divestment options for some or all of its global consumer business.
The trouble with the EU/NZ trade deal
Both EU and New Zealand dairy processors are underwhelmed by the terms of the latest free trade agreement, Barbara Barkhausen and Liz Newmark report
Differences in EU and UK/New Zealand trade quotas
The UK National Farmers Union has flagged up the differences between the agreements reached between the European Union and New Zealand.
Westland Milk Products opens new lactoferrin plant in New Zealand
Lactoferrin, a multifunctional natural protein, offers immune benefits as well as antibacterial and antioxidant functions and is now widely used in food, pharmaceutical products and in other industries.
Westgold ups its presence in Australian market
New Zealand company Westgold is upping its presence in the Australian market after a positive response to its butter and cream products at a major Australian food show.