Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
Fonterra Comments on China
Sep 25, 2008 - 9:27:25 PM
New Zealand co-operative Fonterra's CEO, Andrew Ferrer, comments on the Chinese milk scandal. Fonterra owns 43% of Sanlu.

Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
Fonterra and the China Milk Scandal
Sep 25, 2008 - 9:21:01 PM
Paul French in the China Herald, Do not forget Fonterra, argues that China's melamine milk scandal has been covered pretty well by the media but that the New Zealand co-operative Fonterra, which owns 43% of Sanlu, has not been covered in such depth.
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Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
Australian and New Zealand Co-op Merger?
Nov 6, 2007 - 10:07:16 PM
United Farmers Co-operative in Western Australia has announced that it has entered into exclusive discussions with New Zealand's Fertiliser Co-operative Limited to finalise a proposed merger.
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Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
Fonterra's Listing Options
Sep 11, 2007 - 7:22:24 AM
According to Andrew Janes in The Dominion Post, 11 September 2007, the New Zealand Fonterra co-operative has two capital structure options under review - both involving publicly listing part of the co-operative.
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Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
Fonterra Pricing
Jul 26, 2007 - 8:09:31 AM
New Zealand's largest co-operative Fonterra has announced its opening prices for its Victorian and Tasmanian milk suppliers for 2007/08. Read the Fonterra news release.
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Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
NZ Commerce Commission Explains
Jul 22, 2007 - 2:53:29 PM
The New Zealand Government's Commerce Commission has explained why it would not allow the New Zealand Foodstuffs co-operatives or the investor-owned Woolworths Limited to acquire up to 100% of the shares in, or assets of, The Warehouse Group Limited. Read Commerce Commission news release.
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Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
Fonterra - in or out?
Jul 10, 2007 - 9:07:46 AM
Australian investor-owned dairy company National Foods has suggested there is no discussion with New Zealand co-operative Fonterra about a purchase of the company.
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Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
Australia and New Zealand's Dairy Industry
Jul 6, 2007 - 7:41:00 PM
Will there be further consolidation of the Australian and New Zealand dairy industry and will this strengthen or weaken co-operative ownership?
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Co-op Education
Co-operative Education in Australia and Singapore
Jul 5, 2007 - 8:05:42 PM
Co-operative education is about the integration of co-operative values, principles and practices in the business strategies, plans and operations of co-operatives. Yet, Australia's co-operatives tend to ignore the critical relevance of co-operative education.
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Co-op Activities : Asia Pacific
Fonterra in Australia and New Zealand
Jun 9, 2007 - 7:49:10 PM
WAFarmers Dairy Section President Tony Pratico is calling for dairy co-operative Fonterra to reconsider their 2007/08 farm gate price increase. Mr. Pratico's comment is about how supplier non-members in Australia are differently from supplier members in New Zealand. Read the news release about Fonterra.
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