Fonterra's new cream cheese plant in Canterbury will manufacture up to 24,000 metric tonnes of cream cheese annually, bound for China.
Fonterra's Head of Farm Source for Bay of Plenty Lisa Payne spoke to The Country Early Edition's Rowena Duncum about the Darfield plant and China's demand for New Zealand dairy products.
China's changing demographics have driven a surge in popularity for Western foods and the 20kg blocks of cream cheese from Darfield will meet growing demand for bakery goods, like cheese cakes and cheese tarts.
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