a2 Milk and Synlait head to arbitration after good faith talks hit stalemate

a2 Milk and Synlait head to arbitration after good faith talks hit stalemate
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a2 Milk Co and Synlait Milk will enter binding arbitration after the milk marketing company and its processor hit an impasse in their efforts to reach a deal both could live with. Milk marketing firm a2 cancelled its supply agreement with Synlait last month in an effort to end the exclusive manufacturing and supply rights the milk processor holds over a2’s infant milk formula products for sale in China, Australia and New Zealand. Synlait disputed the cancellation, kicking off 20 working days of good faith negotiations, which hav...

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