Fonterra shareholders talk confidence and excitement at AGM

Fonterra shareholders talk confidence and excitement at AGM
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Ella Somers
When Fonterra chair Peter McBride opened the floor to shareholder questions at the dairy giant’s annual meeting on Thursday, there was a long pause.“There must be a question,” he said, looking around the room.After another pause, an attendee raised their hand and took the microphone, telling the board they guessed someone had to go first.Once that first question had been thrown out into the room, shareholders were keen to get their feelings off their chest. ScrutinyMcBride and chief executive Miles Hurrell faced most...

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