Lewis Road Creamery founder Peter Cullinane won't rule out legal action against Fonterra over allegedly negotiating a "greedy deal" with supermarkets.

A new $240 million mozzarella plant will be the single largest foodservice investment in the history of New Zealand's dairy industry.

Fonterra will build a $240 million mozzarella plant in South Canterbury, making it the largest producer of natural mozzarella in the Southern Hemisphere.

A fifth of share milkers who responded to a Federated Farmers survey said they were coming under pressure from their bank on their

Lewis Road Creamery founder Peter Cullinane is accusing Fonterra of negotiating a "greedy" deal with supermarkets.

Fonterra has told shareholders that the indicative payout level this season will be $6.40 per kilogram of milk solids.

From Monday milk tankers and other essential freight will be given access in and out of Kaikoura.

Some of New Zealand's biggest companies are lending their muscle to help start-up businesses get off the ground.

When it comes to eating ice cream, the people of Invercargill are New Zealand champions.

Dairy giant facing fresh calls to stop use of palm kernel expeller in the wake of "appalling" labour abuse claims against its Singapore-based supplier.

South Island dairy products processor Synlait Milk has increased its forecast farmgate milk price by $1 to $6 per kilogram of milk solids.

Senior Fonterra executive Nicola Willis has resigned her Auckland-based position to seek nomination for the National Party in the Labour-held seat of Wellington Central.

Fonterra is developing a new range of products to appeal to Asian markets including candy cheese, low salt cheese, and medicinal lactose.

Fonterra Cooperative Group says milk collection has been restored in earthquake damaged Culverden, Waiau and Amuri areas.

Fonterra has raised its forecast payout to farmers by 75c per kilogram of milksolids as production dwindles.

The kiwi fell against a resurgent greenback after Federal Reserve chair Janet Yellen said the case has grown for a hike in US interest rates.

Fonterra today increased its 2016/17 forecast Farmgate Milk Price by 75 cents to $6.00 per kgMS.

A Fonterra milk tanker driver was uninjured when his truck and trailer crashed off the road near Woodville this morning. The tanker

Dairy prices have risen 4.5 per cent at Fonterra's latest GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Fonterra expects disruption to milk collection and farms that cannot be reached may have to dispose of their milk.

Farm finances starting to look much better after a big lift in dairy prices at the latest GloblaDairyTrade sale.

Economists went back to the drawing board to revise up their farmgate milk price forecasts.

At the latest GlobalDairyTrade auction the key whole milk powder price went up nearly 20 per cent.

NZX dairy futures point to another gain at this week's GlobalDairyTrade auction.

Anchor butter is a familiar sight on New Zealand supermarket shelves, but in far-flung Azerbaijan, they are eating it too.

Fonterra Cooperative Group is assessing the impact of a big drop in milk production this month on its contract book and future production plans.

Fonterra Co-operative Group has suspended a distribution agreement with China's Jiawai.

COMMENT: My lunch guest was the alleged fraudster at the heart of the expired milk products scam, Fran O'Sullivan writes.

Fonterra's NZX-traded units were unchanged despite news over the weekend that 19 people had been arrested in alleged milk powder scam.

Nineteen people have been arrested in China for allegedly repackaging expired Fonterra milk powder with a view to sell it.