Fonterra vote
OPINION: Voting is underway for Fonterra’s divestment proposal, with shareholders deciding whether or not sell its consumer brands business.
Not all milk processors in New Zealand are struggling; just look at Westland Milk Products on the West Coast.
Troubled milk processor Synlait Milk won’t find it easy to offload under-utilised South Island assets.
A poor half-year financial result is forcing listed Canterbury milk processor Synlait to carry out “a strategic review” of its North Island assets, including its new plant at Pokeno and blending and canning facility in Auckland.
Listed milk processor Synlait is partnering with rural retailer Farmlands to deliver exclusive discounts to farmer suppliers, who have been battling high farm input costs for the past two years.
One of the world’s largest dairy companies, Nestle is teaming up with Synlait and its 300 farmer suppliers to help fund innovative on-farm emissions reduction tools.
Synlait Milk's financial woes are mounting with farmer suppliers expressing concern about the state of the Canterbury milk processor.
OPINION: If you are an investor in listed Canterbury milk processor, Synlait then you may have a reason to be worried.
Milk processor Synlait claims that despite a poor financial result, it delivered several sustainability successes in the last financial year.
OPINION: Voting is underway for Fonterra’s divestment proposal, with shareholders deciding whether or not sell its consumer brands business.
OPINION: Politicians and Wellington bureaucrats should take a leaf out of the book of Canterbury District Police Commander Superintendent Tony Hill.