Synlait receives cease and desist letter regarding Pokeno plant

Synlait receives cease and desist letter regarding Pokeno plant
Rebecca Howard
By Rebecca Howard May 21 (BusinessDesk) - Synalit Milk has received a cease and desist letter regarding its Pokeno land but believes a practical solution is attainable.  Synlait has begun building a second nutritional powder manufacturing site that had been set to be commissioned in the upcoming 2019-2020 dairy season. When Synlait purchased the land in February 2018, that was conditional on the seller, Stonehill Trustee, procuring the removal of the covenants on the land which restricted its use to grazing, lifestyle farming or forest...

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