McDonalds chooses Fonterra as ANZ Supplier of the Year
Everyone knows McDonald’s – it’s the world’s largest restaurant brand, operating more than 40,000 restaurants in 115 countries, serving 63 million customers every day.
McDonald’s is also one of Fonterra’s top strategic B2B customers, using around 27,000 MT of the Co-op’s cheese and 18,000 MT of liquid dairy every year.
It’s a partnership cultivated over many years, and recently Fonterra was named as McDonald’s ANZ Supplier of the Year.
Talking about the win, Hailey Ryan, General Manager, Global Quick Service Restaurants, says this achievement represents the Good Together attitude right across the supply chain to provide world-class service to McDonald’s.
“We use our farmers' top-quality milk to make many dairy products for McDonald’s, including the uniquely golden cheese that goes on nearly all their burgers across Asia Pacific.
“This cheese is made with love and care at our Eltham factory in New Zealand and the Ridge Street site in Australia. At Eltham alone, we produce three billion burgers' worth of cheese each year.”
Tom Mahony, McDonald’s Senior Director of Supply Chain, says Fonterra was chosen as their ANZ Supplier of the Year for several reasons.
“Fonterra truly represents what it means to be a strategic partner. Their depth of knowledge, experience, and innovation across the dairy industry is second to none, not to mention the quality of their products.
We use our farmers' top-quality milk to make many dairy products for McDonald’s, including the uniquely golden cheese that goes on nearly all their burgers across Asia Pacific.
“Their Account Management team are at the top of their game and continually go the extra mile to achieve the right outcomes. They are transparent and know our business intimately.
“Their focus to deliver on food safety, best practice sharing and optimal commercial outcomes are chief amongst their core strengths in how they support our business across both Australia & NZ, and more broadly throughout the region,” says Mahony.
As Fonterra doubles down on deepening its position as the world’s leading provider of dairy ingredients across its Ingredients and Foodservice channels, strengthening its partnerships with customers like McDonald’s will continue to play a vital role.