FONTERRA IS still looking for Government and other support for its national Milk for Schools programme.

FONTERRA IS still looking for Government and other support for its national Milk for Schools programme.

Outgoing Fonterra chairman Henry van der Heyden said he knew when Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings joined Fonterra just over a year ago he would hit the ground running.

Fonterra has thrown cold water on reports that it plans to build a $100 million state-of-the-art building in Auckland.

Fonterra chief executive Theo Spierings says since the co-op's formation in 2001, the board and farmer shareholders had made the tough decisions required to position it for growth.

OUTGOING FONTERRA chairman Henry van der Heyden will be using the next five months as a director to help execute the co-op's strategy refresh.

OUTGOING FONTERRA chairman Henry van der Heyden will be using the next five months as a director to help execute the co-op's strategy refresh.

All 350,000 primary school children throughout New Zealand will be offered a free serving of milk every school day from next year, as part of the nationwide Fonterra Milk for Schools programme, the dairy cooperative announced today.

All 350,000 primary school children throughout New Zealand will be offered a free serving of milk every school day from next year, as part of the nationwide Fonterra Milk for Schools programme, the dairy cooperative announced today.

Fonterra has lifted its 2012-13 forecast payout by 25c.