Displaying items by tag: Fonterra
Board downsize remit stuns
A former Fonterra director behind moves to downsize the co-op's board says support from shareholders is heartening.
Fonterra responds to fall in credit rating
Fonterra has been notified that rating agency Standard and Poor's has downgraded the co-op's credit rating from A to A-.
Can volatility be managed?
Last month we highlighted the greater volatility the global dairy industry has experienced in recent times.
Fonterra war of words brewing
A war of words is brewing between Fonterra chairman John Wilson and two former board members over board composition.
‘Health’ foods grow wealth
The development of 10 to 20 more popular health-orientated products such as Fonterra's Anlene would make New Zealand a rich country again, a 'New New Zealand Forum' in Auckland heard this month.
It’s all in the timing
Fonterra's mishandling of a message urging farmers to curb PKE usage onfarm hasn't gone down well.
Opening trade borders will smooth prices
Better dairy trade between key economies by tariff elimination would reduce volatility in global dairy prices, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.
Motion to downsize Fonterra board
Two former Fonterra directors are seeking a reduction in the size of the co-op board.
Arrest in infant formula poison threat
A 60-year-old Auckland businessman has today been charged in connection with the criminal blackmail threat to poison infant formula with 1080, made public in March this year.
Fonterra predicts price rise
Global Dairy Trade prices are coming back relatively quickly and Fonterra expects whole milk powder prices to keep climbing over the next six months, says Fonterra chairman John Wilson.