The multibillion-dollar NZ interests of the world’s largest dairy companies

The multibillion-dollar NZ interests of the world’s largest dairy companies
The world's biggest dairy firms have interests in NZ. (Image: BusinessDesk)
Michael Neilson
The country’s top 10 independent, foreign-owned dairy companies in New Zealand raked in over $5.6 billion in sales in the most recent financial year, increasing their collective revenue by more than 30% over the past five years.  The figures highlight NZ’s place as a strategic dairy hub for multinational food giants – from Chinese Government-backed processors to European household names.  It comes as international interest in acquiring Fonterra Co-operative Group’s consumer business, Mainland Group, heats up, w...

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