'Waiting game': Fonterra's ingredients chief on second Trump presidency

'Waiting game': Fonterra's ingredients chief on second Trump presidency
Richard Allen is Fonterra's president of global markets ingredients. (Image: Fonterra)
Riley Kennedy
A waiting game.That is how Fonterra’s new ingredients chief describes the mood as the world watches Donald Trump’s second crack at the United States’ presidency unfold.Trump, set to be sworn in on Tuesday morning New Zealand time, will become the second United States president to serve non-consecutive terms in office.He takes the keys to the White House from Joe Biden, having defeated Vice-President Kamala Harris in November’s election.Richard Allen has recently returned to NZ, having been based in Chicago for two years...

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