Bega Group to Fonterra: Let us bid

Bega Group to Fonterra: Let us bid
Bega owns the Vegemite brand and now it wants Anchor, Mainland and its own cheese brand. (Image: Getty)
Riley Kennedy
Bega Group wants the chance to bid for the consumer business being spun out of Fonterra Co-operative Group and claims to have been left out.But the New Zealand dairy co-op says it is following a typical process with the steps that would be expected.Australian dairy company Bega, which counts Australian billionaire Andrew (Twiggy) Forrest’s investment group Tattarang as its largest shareholder, says it has the backing to pull together a compelling offer to take the Oceania operation while a partner takes the Asian assets.Or it could make a...

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