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Fonterra

New Zealand dairy co-operative

fonterra.com
Headquarters
Auckland, New Zealand
Company type
Private company
Number of employees
10,000+

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Latest news about Fonterra

In short: Fonterra executed a strategic transformation by selling its global consumer business, appointing a new CEO, and returning $3.2 billion to farmers.

Company announcements

  • Fonterra

    Fonterra announces interim leadership changes

    Elisa Giusti assumes President Global Ingredients Growth role; Gaby Amade takes President Global Ingredients Sales and Operations. Changes interim until permanent structure confirmed.

  • Fonterra

    Fonterra appoints Richard Allen as new CEO

    Richard Allen, current President Global Ingredients, succeeds Miles Hurrell on 1 May 2026. He joined Fonterra in 2008 with extensive experience in supply chain and global operations.

  • Fonterra

    Fonterra announces $35 million investment in Edgecumbe pastry butter expansion

    It increases production capacity to meet global demand, with construction underway and first product in April 2027. This supports high-value dairy strategy.

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    Fonterra agrees to resolve Greenpeace's misleading label claim

    Fonterra accepts that '100% New Zealand' and 'Grass Fed' combined on Anchor butter labels likely misled consumers unaware of supplemental feeds like PKE. The label is removed.

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Media coverage

  • NZ Herald

    Fonterra farmer $3.2b capital return tipped to cut debt and boost upgrades

    The dairy giant last month paid out $3.2 billion to its 8000 suppliers/shareholders, equating to an average of $400,000 per farm ($2 per share, tax-free...

  • Scoop

    Fonterra Announces Interim Leadership Changes

    Fonterra Co-operative Group Ltd has today announced interim changes to the leadership of its Global Ingredients business ahead of Richard Allen, current President Global Ingredients...

  • CNN

    Two tried over tainted milk powder

    A melamine dealer and a producer on Friday stood trial in China's Hebei Province, according to state media, in the latest development in the tainted...

  • Scoop

    New Report Exposes Shocking Scale Of Fonterra's Greenwashing

    The scale of Fonterra's greenwashing efforts has been exposed by a new study, which analysed more than 1,200 environmental claims made by dairy giants all...

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