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Wednesday, 03 September 2025 16:25

Buttery prize

OPINION: Westland Milk may have won the contract to supply butter to Costco NZ but Open Country Dairy is having the last laugh when it comes to cashing in on NZ grass-fed butter.

Published in Milking It
Tuesday, 11 April 2023 08:55

Westland hits $1b revenue

Hokitika-based Westland Milk Products is bracing for another good year after hitting $1 billion in revenue for the first time in 2022.

Published in General News
Friday, 17 February 2023 14:46

Westland Milk wins US butter battle

A bid by Irish dairy giant Ornua to prevent the sales of New Zealand-made Westgold Butter in the US was today (Thursday time in California) dismissed in the Californian District Court.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 17 January 2023 07:55

Butter branding battle!

Westland Dairy Company is standing by the packaging of its award-winning Westgold butter in the face of legal action by Irish dairy group Ornua.

Published in General News
Thursday, 18 August 2022 16:55

Yili in Global Top 5 dairy companies

Yili, which operates Westland Dairy Company and Oceania Dairy, has consolidated its position among the top five dairy companies in the world.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 27 July 2022 09:55

$40m butter plant for Westland

A unique gold rush started last week with the official opening of the new $40 million butter plant at the Chinese-owned Westland Milk Products plant on the West Coast.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 21 June 2022 08:55

Gloriavale standoff!

Westland Milk's decision to stop collecting milk from farms owned by reclusive Christian community Gloriavale is heading for a showdown in court.

Published in General News
Wednesday, 31 March 2021 09:55

Westland's $40m 'goldrush plan'

Chinese-owned Westland Milk Products is ramping production of butter.

Published in General News
Thursday, 25 March 2021 06:55

Wyeth's move west welcomed

A few weeks ago, Richard Wyeth took over as chief executive of Yili-owned Westland Milk Products and says his first impressions of the company and its people are positive.

Published in General News
Tuesday, 04 August 2020 14:55

Westland CEO steps down

Westland Dairy Company chief executive Toni Brendish will step down on Friday.

Published in General News
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