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Fonterra staff moved without fanfare into its new head office on the edge of Auckland's glitzy Viaduct area.
The silent move is unsurprising given the hardships faced by farmers after three consecutive seasons of low payout.
The office in Fanshawe Street brings together staff from four locations. It is leased by the co-op, having been planned several years ago when the payout was favourable.
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Canterbury farmer Michelle Pye has been elected to Fonterra’s board for a three-year term.
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When American retail giant Cosco came to audit Open Country Dairy’s new butter plant at the Waharoa site and give the green light to supply their American stores, they allowed themselves a week for the exercise.
Fonterra chair Peter McBride says the divestment of Mainland Group is their last significant asset sale and signals the end of structural changes.
