Milk growth 'critical' for #Fonterra

Milk from New Zealand dairy farms drives Fonterra’s future, but there is work to be done on improving the company’s reputation, says chief executive Theo Spierings.

Product mix big call for #Fonterra

Fonterra’s top executives will have plenty to think about early next year when they devise the co-operative’s next three-year business plan.

#Fonterra opens up, recovers in China

FONTERRA’S sales in China are nearly back to pre-botulism scare levels and in the ingredients business they are higher, chief executive Theo Spierings says.

#Report recommends Fonterra shed 'Fortress Fonterra' reputation; employ PR people directly; change plant cleaning; create new risk committee

A Fonterra-board appointed inquiry into a recent Botulism scare has recommended Fonterra change its plant cleaning procedures, employ more communications people and shed a reputation it has with its clients and regulators for being «Fortress Fonterra.»   The Inquiry led by Chapman Tripp partner Jack Hodder, QC, made 33 recommendations to the board after looking […]

#Fonterra Aims to Rebuild Consumer Confidence

When Theo Spierings’s phone rang on Aug. 1, he knew it must be bad news. The chief executive of Fonterra Cooperative Group Ltd., the world’s biggest dairy exporter, was in Europe to attend a family funeral, and he didn’t expect to be disturbed.