Coming soon to Dunsandel: The ‘evolution’ in Synlait Milk’s strategy

Dunsandel will be Synlait Milk’s only site after Abbot takes over the North Island site. (Image: Synlait)

Tue, 25 Nov 2025

It will be an evolution, not a revolution.That’s how chief executive Richard Wyeth sees Synlait Milk’s reset strategy that is currently in the works.With 99.99% in support of the $307 million deal to offload its loss-making North Island assets, the leadership of the soon-to-be solely South Island dairy processor will spend the summer months creating a plan for the future.That plan, an update on which is expected at its half-year results in March next year, is expected to see the company move past a “prolonged period of firefig...

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