UPDATE: Bay of Plenty Maori partner with Japan's Imanaka on high-value dairy products

UPDATE: Bay of Plenty Maori partner with Japan's Imanaka on high-value dairy products
Tina Morrison
(Adds Cedenco comment in 14th paragraph) By Tina Morrison Feb. 7 (BusinessDesk) - A group of Maori organisations has partnered with Japanese food company Imanaka to develop a milk processing plant to make high-value niche products in Kawerau. Kawerau Dairy is a collaboration between 11 Maori Bay of Plenty entities, which own two thirds of the venture, and Imanaka’s Cedenco Dairy unit, which owns the remaining third. They expect the first stage of the $32 million project to begin operations early next year. The dairy venture is follo...