Synlait boosts supply deal with Chinese formula brand New Hope Nutritionals

Synlait boosts supply deal with Chinese formula brand New Hope Nutritionals
Paul McBeth
By Paul McBeth Aug. 16 (BusinessDesk) - Synlait Milk, the NZX-listed milk processor, will triple its infant formula supply with Sichuan-based New Hope Nutritionals over the next five years in a new deal with the Chinese company.  Rakaia-based Synlait's new arrangement will underpin applications to register New Hope's Akara and e-Akara brands with the China Food and Drug Administration, building on a three-year relationship where Synlait took a quarter stake in the Chinese infant formula brand.  "The agreed infant formula volumes with N...