'War room' helps Fonterra weather covid-19

'War room' helps Fonterra weather covid-19
Rebecca Howard
Fonterra’s covid-19 'war room' is making strategic decisions on a daily basis that reaped benefits in China, but the dairy giant isn't downplaying the potential impact of a global recession. Normally “we try and lock production plans in on a monthly basis just to give clarity to our manufacturing facilities,” chief executive Miles Hurrell said during an online press briefing yesterday. “What covid has brought about is effectively a daily tactical plan.” There are usually 1,200 or so people in Fonterra’s Auckland headquarters. Today there...

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