Fail File: Diane Foreman CNZM, entrepreneur and businesswoman

Fail File: Diane Foreman CNZM, entrepreneur and businesswoman
Diane Foreman CNZM.
Victoria Carter
Each fortnight, Victoria Carter speaks to someone about failure, disappointment and what they have learned.This time, she talks to Diane Foreman, CNZM, entrepreneur and businesswoman.I was disappointed: I‘ve had so many disappointments. A huge disappointment was when we were taking milk formula to China. We had clients waiting, we had made the product, we had container loads, on boats heading for China. And then, there was a concern about a botulism threat. China banned all milk products from New Zealand. Ours didn’t...

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