Fonterra kicks off $144 million partnership with Dutch cheese maker

Fonterra kicks off $144 million partnership with Dutch cheese maker
By Fiona Rotherham Feb. 17 (BusinessDesk) - Fonterra Co-operative Group, the world’s largest dairy exporter, has commissioned a new dairy ingredients plant in Heerenveen, in the north of the Netherlands, its first wholly-owned and operated ingredients plant in Europe. Under a partnership signed two years ago, Dutch Cheese manufacturer A-ware Food Group has built and will operate an adjacent cheese plant while Fonterra will operate the dairy ingredients plant. It’s the biggest sourcing deal the cooperative has signed in Europe, though it h...