Saturday, 31 January 2015 08:00

Fonterra opens second China facility

Written by 

Fonterra has launched a new application centre in Guangzhou.

The Guangzhou facility is Fonterra's second in China, after Shanghai, and reflects the growing demand for the company's premium Anchor-branded foodservice products and accompanying services.

Equipped with advanced equipment and experienced technical experts and professional chefs, the application centre will help Fonterra to feed Southern China's rapidly growing appetite for dairy.

"China's casual dining and bakery market has developed rapidly in recent years, with an annual growth rate above 20%." says Christina Zhu, managing director, Fonterra Greater China.

"Within that overall growth, the demand for food made with premium dairy products also continues to rise. As the cultural and economic hub of Southern China, we are seeing strong growth in Guangzhou and are excited to bring our specialist application centre services to customers here."

Fonterra says the centre will offer "total dairy solutions" for its foodservices customers, including hosting technology demonstrations, bespoke professional training, recipe development and marketing workshops.

Fonterra's team of professional chefs based at the centre will collaborate with the co-op's global research and development teams to bring new products to China.

"Fonterra is committed to growing and developing the Chinese dairy industry alongside our partners and we believe this facility is a great platform for delivering on this commitment by sharing our rich New Zealand dairy knowledge and expertise with our local partners." says Zhu.

More like this

Fonterra R&D: Innovation needs more than just PhDs

Common sense and good human judgement are still a key requirement for the super highly qualified staff working at one of New Zealand's largest and most important research facilities - Fonterra's R&D Centre at Palmerston North.

Featured

Horticulture exports hit $8.4B, surge toward $10B by 2029

A brilliant result and great news for growers and regional economies. That's how horticulture sector leaders are describing the news that sector exports for the year ended June 30 will reach $8.4 billion - an increase of 19% on last year and is forecast to hit close to $10 billion in 2029.

National

Machinery & Products

Farming smarter with technology

The National Fieldays is an annual fixture in the farming calendar: it draws in thousands of farmers, contractors, and industry…

» Latest Print Issues Online

Milking It

110,000 visitors!

OPINION: It's official, Fieldays 2025 clocked 110,000 visitors over the four days.

Sticky situation

OPINION: The Federated Farmers rural advocacy hub at Fieldays has been touted as a great success.

» Connect with Dairy News

» eNewsletter

Subscribe to our weekly newsletter