‘Any support is better than no support’: Dairy farmer defends $1-a-litre milk
After copping abuse from a random stranger in her local Woolworths for buying private-label milk, Townsville grandmother Nadine was fed up.
'Milk wars' battles on: NSW Hunter Valley dairy industry coping with crash in global market
Dairy farmers have told how they are still feeling the effects of the devastating «milk wars», years on from the industry shake up.
#Bega shares buy-up mystery
A volume of 9.4 million shares changed hands on Friday for $5.55 per share, representing an investment of $52 million in the New South Wales processor.
#Bega ready to fight for its #milk suppliers
Bega Cheese executive chairman Barry Irvin has fired a warning shot to his rivals, saying Bega will invest up to $25 million to shore up its milk supply in the face of stagnant national milk production and fierce competition for milk.
#Dairy bidding war comes to end
Saputo’s effort to take full control for Australian dairy company Warrnambool Cheese and Butter has ended, with Lion holding onto its stake.
#Cheese tussle's Chinese whispers
WARRNAMBOOL Cheese and Butter chief David Lord did not get his Christmas wish, with the takeover battle for his company failing to finish in 2013.
#Bega in talks with "non-Australian" investors on #Warrnambool stake: source
Bega Cheese Ltd is in talks with «non-Australian» investors on a possible sale of its stake in Australia’s oldest dairy firm, a source familiar with the situation said, adding a new twist to one of the country’s most contested takeover battles in years.
#Cheese wars: Australian dairy tops #Saputo’s bid for Warrnambool
Murray Goulburn Cooperative Co., Australia’s biggest milk processor, raised its takeover offer for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory Co., valuing it at A$505 million ($470 million) and topping two rival bids.
#Canadian firms lead in Aust dairy battle
The fate of Warrnambool Cheese and Butter lies with its Australian pursuers after Canadian bidder Saputo received takeover approval from the federal government.
#Bega Cheese board to ponder next moves
LATER this week Bega Cheese’s board of directors will meet. They may make their bid for Warrnambool Cheese & Butter Factory unconditional, while debating whether to raise their offer for the Victorian dairy company.