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Fonterra and Nestlé's sale of DPA Brazil faces challenge

Fonterra and Nestlé's sale of DPA Brazil faces challenge

The two dairy giants agreed to sell DPA for $210 million. 

Rebecca Howard 26 Jul 2023
Hart family's Walter & Wild sells essence of Hansells brand
Retail

Hart family's Walter & Wild sells essence of Hansells brand

The Hart family's Walter & Wild paid $15m for the Hansells brand.

Staff reporters 25 Jul 2023
Dairy exports help trim annual trade deficit to $16b
Economy

Dairy exports help trim annual trade deficit to $16b

The seasonally adjusted quarterly trade balance still shows a deficit of $2.7b.

Staff reporters 24 Jul 2023
How bad could this dairy season get?
Finance

How bad could this dairy season get?

Dairy prices have already slipped three times this season – it only started in June.



Riley Kennedy
Riley Kennedy

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Riley won the Dairy NZ Industry Award at the NZ Guild of Agricultural Journalists and Communicators Awards in 2024. He was the New Zealand Shareholders Association emerging journalist of the year in 2022.  His journalism experience includes more than a year as a business specialist at the Otago Daily Times. He has a diploma in journalism from Wintec. 

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