Primary Sector
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Primary Sector
Animal fats firm goes bust owing $3.5m
Breeding startup Synthase Biotech was set up in 2015 to stop fats from going rancid.
Primary Sector
Otis moves its oat milk production from Sweden to NZ
The company expects to produce around 500,000 litres in the first 30 days of operation.
Primary Sector
Receivers sell three farms out of mega dairy collapse
Group of firms head for liquidation after farms sell.
Primary Sector
'Influential' a2 holds Synlait's future in its hands
'Deeply committed' Bright Dairy secured its own $130m loan too.
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Riley Kennedy
Senior Journalist
Riley Kennedy joined BusinessDesk in 2022 and covers New Zealand’s primary sector, with a focus on the country’s agribusinesses and the broader food and fibre economy. He won the DairyNZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024, and was named Emerging Journalist of the Year by the New Zealand Shareholders Association in 2022. Riley previously worked as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times and holds a diploma in journalism from Wintec.
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