Fonterra cuts forecast 2018 per-share earnings on Danone damages, sees limited scope to appeal

Fonterra cuts forecast 2018 per-share earnings on Danone damages, sees limited scope to appeal
Paul McBeth
Fonterra Cooperative Group has cut its forecast for 2018 earnings per share after an arbitration tribunal in Singapore ruled it must pay 105 million euros ($183 million) to Danone in the wake of 2013's whey protein recall. The award for recall costs suffered by Danone comes after the French company launched arbitration proceedings in Singapore and a legal suit in the New Zealand High Court, estimating the cost of recalling the whey protein concentrate to be about 350 million euros. At the time, Fonterra said it expected any court action woul...