Tag: Fonterra
Multi-million dollar equipment arrives as Fonterra’s new cheese plant starts taking shape
Fonterra has begun taking delivery of millions of dollars’ worth of cheese equipment that will form part of the company’s new state-of-the-art cheese plant...
Fonterra posts strong increase in profit despite ongoing milk price crisis
Fonterra has announced a 65% increase in net profit after tax to $834 million for the financial year ended 31 July 2016 despite ongoing...
Fonterra announces Wynyard plant expansion
Fonterra Australia has announced a $4.3 million investment to boost cheese and whey capacity at its Wynyard plant in Tasmania.
Fonterra said the investment will...
Fonterra sells Wagga Wagga business to Blue River Group
Fonterra Australia has agreed to sell its Wagga Wagga business to Blue River Group after the two parties successfully negotiated the signing of a...
Fonterra’s Western Star brand wins top honours at prestigious dairy product competition
Fonterra’s Western Star has collected its third major industry award for the year, winning a Gold and Silver medal at the 2016 Dairy Industry...
Robots to pick and pack Fonterra dairy products at new Victorian facility
Fonterra Australia announced that it will strengthen its Australian distribution network and six warehouses under one facility in Melbourne, following the signing of a 10 year...
Fonterra lauches switch to biodiesel
Fonterra has become one of six cornerstone customers switching to Z Energy’s new biodiesel alongside Air New Zealand, TIL (Transports Investment Ltd), South Fuels,...
Bega Cheese announces 2016/17 farm gate milk price
Australian dairy company Bega Cheese has released its opening farm gate milk prices for the 2016/17 financial year.
The company has cut the farm gate...
Fonterra to double lactose recovery from waste stream with $8m upgrade
Fonterra will spend $8 million on a technology upgrade that will double the amount of lactose recovered at its Edgecumbe plant in the Bay...
Coalition Government announces $579m support package for Australian dairy farmers
A $579 million support package to help Australian dairy farmers affected by Fonterra and Murray Goulburn’s decision to slash prices has been announced by the Coalition...