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Tuesday, 26 May 2015 12:03

You can bank on it

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Shanghai Pengxin subsidiary Milk New Zealand Holdings has expressed a desire to build its own factory here.

Recently the firm took the supreme winner title at the 2015 HSBC NZ China Trade Association business awards. Does this herald another Chinese company carving a niche in New Zealand’s dairy landscape?

As for the awards, Milking It reminds readers what HSBC stands for – Hong Kong & Shanghai Banking Corporation.

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