NEW ZEALAND – Nestlé, a multinational food and beverage company, has sold some of its confectionery brands in New Zealand – including Fabulicious Red Licorice, Mackintosh and Black Knight – to Sydney-based firm Quadrant Private Equity. According to FoodBev, the company will cut production at its Wiri factory with as many as 55 jobs likely…
NEW ZEALAND - Synlait Milk, a dairy processing company, has announced Leon Clement, who was Fonterra’s Managing Director of Fonterra Brands New Zealand, as the new CEO from mid-August. According to the company, the appointment was the outcome of a global recruitment search undertaken following cofounder and inaugural CEO John Penno’s announcement in November 2017…
NEW ZEALAND - Coca-Cola will release the first Coca-Cola product exclusively sweetened with stevia in New Zealand, called Coca-Cola Stevia No Sugar, replacing Coca-Cola Life products in the country. According to the company, the introduction of the drink comes as part of a wider strategy to encourage consumers to consume less sugar. “The last 10…
SOUTH KOREA - A2 Milk Co, a New Zealand public listed company, has signed an exclusive distribution deal with Yuhan Corp in South Korea, more than a decade after an earlier foray into that country which ended in litigation. According to New Zealand Herald, the Auckland-based, Sydney-headquartered company signed an exclusive sales and distribution agreement…
UK - Countries from across the Commonwealth have pledged to eliminate avoidable single use plastic in an ambitious bid to clean up the world’s oceans. According to UK Whales Org, other countries like New Zealand, Sri Lanka and Ghana have become the latest nations to join the UK and Vanuatu-led Commonwealth Clean Oceans Alliance – an…
NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra and Apollo Foods, an innovative start-up company have partnered to launch a new technology capable of running dairy and fruit beverages to boost the beverage industry in New Zealand. They have collaborated to install an innovative beverage filling technology that allows production of different containers on site and fill them with…
NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra is reporting an after-tax loss of $348 million in the first half to January 31, down 36 per cent. However, board chairman John Wilson said the loss included a one-off Danone settlement and a write-down of the value of its Beingmate investment and its normalised profit is $248 million. "While our…
NEW ZEALAND – Fonterra, a multinational dairy co-operative has made a US$11 million investment to construct an advanced technology plant at Fonterra’s Darfield manufacturing site that will reduce the amount of groundwater extracted by 70%. The new plant will use reverse osmosis method in purifying water, a technology that removes dissolved minerals, metals and other particles…
NEW ZEALAND - Fonterra Ventures has entered into its first strategic partnership, teaming up with German active nutrition start-up foodspring through an investment in its parent company, Goodminton AG. Fonterra Ventures is part of Fonterra Co-operative Group, and is responsible for developing new business models, and engaging, collaborating and exploring business opportunities with innovative start-ups. Germany-based Goodminton…
NEW ZEALAND - French food group Danone unveiled a US$25 million upgrade and expansion of its Auckland infant formula blending, processing and packaging plant, effectively doubling its production capacity. The upgrade cements New Zealand as a critical, strategic supply point for local and regional markets, Danone said. Cyril Marniquet, New Zealand operations director for Danone…
