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Japan hungry for high-value dairy ingredients 

Fonterra was part of a recent New Zealand business delegation to Japan, a market that is one of the Co-op’s top export destinations for high-quality, innovative dairy ingredients.

July 10, 2024

Global

USA, the land of opportunity

As the USA celebrates its Independence Day holiday, we thought it was a good opportunity to showcase the impact your milk makes in the Co-op’s fourth largest market by value.

July 04, 2024

Global

Fonterra’s Dairy Products Shine on the Global Stage

Fonterra has once again proven its excellence in the dairy industry with a series of impressive wins at the UK’s prestigious International Cheese and Dairy Awards (ICDA), the world’s biggest platform to champion world-class producers of cheese and dairy products.

July 04, 2024

New Zealand

Chinese Premier visits Fonterra’s headquarters in Auckland

As part of an official visit to New Zealand, Premier Li Qiang visited the Fonterra Centre in Auckland accompanied by New Zealand Prime Minister, Christopher Luxon and other officials.

June 15, 2024

Global

Innovation the key for growth in China 

We’ve been providing nutritious and high-quality dairy products to customers and consumers for more than 50 years, and the opportunity for further growth in China is significant.

May 14, 2024

New Zealand

Powering up while bringing emissions down: Manufacturing process heat

We are already well underway with shifting our manufacturing operations to renewable energy sources. Over the past six years, we have carried out decarbonisation projects at five different sites and we’re looking forward to continuing this momentum.

May 06, 2024

Global

Fonterra looks to make the most of free trade with the UK 

New Zealand's UK Free Trade Agreement (FTA) went live last May and is widely seen as one of the country's most comprehensive Free Trade Agreements. It enables high quality market access for the first time in over 50 years, when the UK was one of New Zealand's largest export markets.

April 15, 2024

Sustainability

Introducing: Fonterra’s new Sustainability Advisory Panel Members

Fonterra is pleased to announce two new Sustainability Advisory Panel Members – the new Chair Rachel Taulelei (Ngāti Raukawa ki te Tonga, Ngāti Rārua) and new member and current Fonterra farmer Adrian Ball.

March 13, 2024

Community

International Volunteer Day 2023

Each year on the 5th of December, International Volunteer Day provides volunteers and organisations the opportunity to celebrate their efforts, to share their values, and to promote their work among their communities. Learn more below about how our amazing teams across the globe are supporting their communities.

December 05, 2023