Displaying items by tag: Fonterra

Cheesemakers of the world need to make a joint stand for the rights of generic cheeses, says Philip Turner, Fonterra director of global stakeholder affairs.

Fonterra has been asking its staff how it could do things differently and how it could disrupt itself, says Mark Piper, the co-op’s director of group R&D.

Fonterra aspires to play a global leadership role in reducing biological emissions in dairy, says Francesca Eggleton, the co-op’s group environment manager. 

Fonterra has lowered its forecast milk collection for the 2017-18 season.

Fonterra directors are in line for a pay increase after a three-year freeze.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says weather conditions over spring will be crucial to this season’s milk production.

Fonterra chairman John Wilson says the board has no regrets over its $700 million investment in troubled Chinese child nutrition trader Beingmate.

Fonterra is set to become Australia’s largest milk processor following an exodus of suppliers from a troubled rival.

Fonterra will this month recoup $193 million from its farmers -- some of the special loans made two years ago at the depth of the dairy downturn.

Fonterra is defending chief executive Theo Spierings’ hefty $8 million pay packet, saying he hit “far-reaching and demanding targets” set by the board.